SK C&C to automate production process of SKC's US subsidiary

SK C&C announced on Wednesday that it will start a project to install a full-process automation system based on its smart factory platform I-FAC...

SK Innovation, SungEel HiTech form discarded battery joint venture

South Korea's SK Innovation Co. is forming a joint venture with SungEel HiTech Co., a company that recycles discarded batteries, to extract metals f...

LG Energy-GM JV secures $2.5 bn loan from US for EV battery production

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday its joint venture with General Motors Co. has attracted $2.5 billion via a loan...

SK Energy buys stake in subscription car wash service

South Korea is seeing growth in the variety of services for the rising number of eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) on the nation's roads.Industry...

S.Korean battery sector scrambles for talented manpower

South Korea’s battery industry has suffered from a talent shortage, especially in the research and development, design as well as process sect...

SK Biopharmaceuticals launches epilepsy drug in France

South Korean SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. said on Friday that its treatment of epilepsy "Cenobamate" has been approved for sale in France.The company l...

SK Telecom gets global approval for UAM-interworking tech standard

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. on Thursday said the International Telecommunication Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) approved ...

LG Group think tank unveils breakthrough AI tech Exaone

LG AI Research, the artificial intelligence (AI) think tank of South Korea's LG Group, on Thursday unveiled Exaone, a gigantic AI technology that ra...

SK Hynix develops world's fastest server DRAM sample

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed working samples of DDR5 multiplexer combined ranks dual ...

SK Chemicals obtains highest ESG rating among listed companies

SK Chemicals obtained the highest grade in a recent ESG (environmental, social, and governance) rating evaluation of 1,033 listed companies, the com...

SK Car Rental acquires ISO 45001 for safety, health management system

SK Car Rental said on Wednesday that it has obtained the safety and health management system (ISO45001) certification from the British Standards Ins...

SK On-Ford Motor EV battery joint venture breaks ground in Kentucky

NEW YORK – SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, and Ford Motor Co. have begun building their multi-billion-dollar joint venture in...

SK Discovery launches bio strategy, investment division

Korea's chemical company SK Discovery Co. on Tuesday said it launched a bio strategy and investment division headed by Kim Jung-hoon, director of SK...

POSCO wins $689 mn battery material deal with GM-LG joint venture

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Dec. 5 that it has signed a $688.6 million deal to provide a key...

SK Gas achieves milestone of zero accidents for 28 consecutive years

SK Gas said on Monday that its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import terminal in Pyeongtaek had achieved a record of no accidents for 28 consecutive ...

SK Telecom wins global awards for innovative virtualization technology

SK Telecom, a leading South Korean 5G services provider, announced on Sunday that it won two global awards: Global Telecom Awards 2022 and Leading L...

LG Energy, GM to inject another $275 mn in Tennessee plant

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co. plan to inject an additional $275 million in a US electric vehicle battery...

Korea Semiconductor Academy launched to nurture field workers

The Korea Semiconductor Academy was established Thursday with former SK Hynix CEO Seok-hee Lee at its helm.The launch ceremony was held at the Korea...

SK Inc. bulks up green investments to achieve net zero by 2035

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, is taking preemptive steps to expand its eco-friendly busin...

SK On attracts $1 billion in investment

SK On, the electric battery affiliate of Korea's petroleum, alternative energy and oil exploration corporation SK Innovation, has secured 1.3 trilli...

Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'

BAY CITY, Michigan – For the first time since taking office, United States President Joe Biden toured a US subsidiary of South Korean conglome...

SK Telecom to team up with Singapore's Singtel for metaverse venture

SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore's top telecom provider Singtel Group on joint business o...

SK picglobal builds DPG-only production facility 

SK picglobal, a joint venture between SKC's chemical division and a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) named PIC, have built a pla...

SK Innovation to adopt internal carbon pricing system

SK Innovation Co. on Sunday announced its adoption this year of an "internal carbon pricing system" recently approved by its board of directors. Th...

Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, and SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will b...

SK expands sustainable food biz with $7.5 mn US investment

SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has expanded its sustainable food business by investing in a US-bas...

SK On, EcoPro, China’s GEM to build battery materials plant in Indonesia

SK On Co., a South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, has joined forces with two energy materials companies to build a nickel intermediate ...

Hanwha Q CELLS to join EU project for cutting-edge solar batteries

Hanwha Q CELLS Co. on Thursday said it will join an R&D project for next-generation solar cells that has received 15 million euros (around 20 bi...

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc Co. will exchange part of its treasury shares with those of LG Chem Ltd. and Hanwha Corp. in a move seen to strengthen the secondary batt...

SK Chemicals' copolyester lines certified on carbon reduction

South Korea’s SK Chemicals Co. said on Wednesday it has earned sustainability certifications for its nine copolyester product lines from UL So...