SK Innovation, Ford to invest $11.4 billion to build largest EV battery JV

SK Innovation, Ford to invest $11.4 billion to build largest EV battery JV

SK Innovation Co. and Ford Co. will invest a combined $11.4 billion to build an assembly and battery complex and two additional battery factories in...

S.Korea plans to tighten ability-to-repay rules

S.Korea plans to tighten ability-to-repay rules

South Korea's new household lending rules, set to be unveiled next month, will center on tightening the assessment of borrowers' repayment capabilit...

SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai IONIQ 7

SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai IONIQ 7

SK Innovation Co. is set to supply batteries for the IONIQ 7, Hyundai Motor Co.’s large electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) to be unveiled in...

SK Hynix-led $101 bn Korean chip project delayed again

SK Hynix-led $101 bn Korean chip project delayed again

SK Hynix Inc.’s $101 billion project to build a semiconductor complex in South Korea was delayed again, stoking concerns that the world’...

SK Innovation shareholders approve battery split-off; 2022 IPO unlikely

SK Innovation shareholders approve battery split-off; 2022 IPO unlikely

Shareholders of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Thursday approved the company's plan to separate its battery business into a new entity.Und...

SK, Asia Pulp to develop eco-friendly packaging paper

SK, Asia Pulp to develop eco-friendly packaging paper

SK Geo Centric Co., South Korea’s leading petrochemical company, will develop eco-friendly paper coating materials to enter the recyclable pac...

SK's car-sharing service SoCar Malaysia sees valuation top $210 mn

SK's car-sharing service SoCar Malaysia sees valuation top $210 mn

Car-sharing platform SoCar Mobility Malaysia has raised around 65 billion won ($55.6 million) from South Korean private equity firm EastBridge Partn...

NPS to veto SK Innovation’s battery unit split-off

NPS to veto SK Innovation’s battery unit split-off

South Korea’s pension fund is set to veto SK Innovation Co. 's plan to split off its battery unit as the move could undermine shareholder valu...

SK, Group14 Technologies to build $726 mn battery material plant

SK, Group14 Technologies to build $726 mn battery material plant

SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of SK Group, said on Tuesday it is jointly investing 850 billion won ($726 million) wit...

EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct

EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct

South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is set to unveil its plans for manufacturing in other countries including the United State...

EcoPro BM’s magic to hit $9 bn jackpot after 10-year dark ages

EcoPro BM’s magic to hit $9 bn jackpot after 10-year dark ages

South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. won a near $9 billion order from SK Innovation Co., an unusually large contract for a medi...

Korea postpones forex bond sale to October

Korea postpones forex bond sale to October

South Korea’s government delayed a sale of foreign exchange stabilization fund bonds to next month, disrupting local companies’ plans to...

SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion

SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, has acquired Key Capture Energy LLC (KCE), a US operator of energy storage projects, as t...

SK holds off indefinitely on petrochem unit stake sale

SK holds off indefinitely on petrochem unit stake sale

South Korea's SK Innovation Co. has put on hold indefinitely its plan to sell up to a 49% stake in SK Geocentric Co., formerly known as SK Global Ch...

Activist fund urges SK Chemicals to sell part of SK Bioscience stake

Activist fund urges SK Chemicals to sell part of SK Bioscience stake

A Singaporean activist fund has urged South Korea’s SK Chemicals to sell some of its shares in SK Bioscience Co., saying its corporate value h...

Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene

Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene

Amazon Global Store posted a stellar first-week performance in South Korea. The service, launched at the end of August on SK Telecom Co.’s onl...

SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO

SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO

SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based IUM ...

SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company

SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, aims to turn into an eco-friendly company with an enterprise value of 35 trillion won ($3...

LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...

SK Global Chemical rebrands as plastic recycler SK Geocentric

SK Global Chemical rebrands as plastic recycler SK Geocentric

SK Innovation Co.’s petrochemical unit SK Global Chemical Co. has undergone a corporate name change to SK Geocentric Co., in a move to reident...

SK gas stations to become CJ Logistics micro-fulfillment centers

SK gas stations to become CJ Logistics micro-fulfillment centers

South Korea’s leading logistics company CJ Logistics Corp. teamed up with SK Energy to aim the domestic quick commerce market, utilizing gas s...

Amazon teams up with SK’s 11Street to offer Global Store for Koreans

Amazon teams up with SK’s 11Street to offer Global Store for Koreans

SK Telecom Co.’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. has teamed up with Amazon, the world’s largest online shopping mall, to offer the US c...

Samsung Elec, SK Hynix shares jump alongside US peers

Samsung Elec, SK Hynix shares jump alongside US peers

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix sharply rose on Aug. 24 after suffering a continuous sell-off. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained for ...

SK Group’s holding firm to absorb SK Materials in corporate restructuring

SK Group’s holding firm to absorb SK Materials in corporate restructuring

SK Inc., the investment and holding company of SK Group, will absorb SK Materials Co., the group’s industrial gas manufacturing affiliate, in ...

SK E&S gears up for more US renewable energy investment'

SK E&S gears up for more US renewable energy investment'

SK E&S Co, South Korea’s top city gas supplier, is preparing for additional investment in the US renewable energy sector. The move is to e...

Shinsegae's e-commerce arm SSG.COM seeks 2022 IPO

Shinsegae's e-commerce arm SSG.COM seeks 2022 IPO

SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korea's retail titan Shinsegae Inc., has begun the process to go public next year, with its valuation estimat...

SK E&S' $2 bn preferred share deal shortlisted to four candidates

SK E&S' $2 bn preferred share deal shortlisted to four candidates

SK E&S Co., the largest city gas supplier in South Korea, has shortlisted four candidates among seven preliminary bidders to invest in 2 trillio...

Korean won at 11-month low as foreigners dump $6.1 bn in stocks this week

Korean won at 11-month low as foreigners dump $6.1 bn in stocks this week

The South Korean won tumbled to a near 11-month low as foreign investors dumped $6.1 billion in local stocks this week much more than their total se...

MSCI adds SK Bioscience, SKIET, EcoPro BM to Korea Index

MSCI adds SK Bioscience, SKIET, EcoPro BM to Korea Index

Global index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) added SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), SK Bioscience Co. and EcoPro BM Co. to its K...

SK Bioscience to kick off phase 3 vaccine trials

SK Bioscience to kick off phase 3 vaccine trials

SK Bioscience Co. has received approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for phase 3 clinical trials of its COVID-19...

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