SKIET bets big on Europe's battery separator market

DABROWA GORNICZA, Poland – The production line of lithium-ion battery separators in SK IE Technology Co.’s (SKIET) factory in Dąbrowa G&...

Samsung takes on TSMC with strengthened chip design IPs

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, aims to drastically expand its chip design intellectual property (IP) partnersh...

Samsung C&T to participate in SMR project in Romania

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. is working with NuScale Power, a leading American nuclear power company, to promote the construction of a small ...

Samsung SDI, GM to build JV plant for EV batteries in Indiana

South Korea's major secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. and General Motors (GM) of the US will set up a joint venture (JV) plant for electric ve...

S.Korea rejects Broadcom’s corrective steps on unfair biz

South Korea’s antitrust body dismissed corrective measures proposed by US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. to avoid penalties over its alleged unfair b...

POSCO breaks ground on lithium hydroxide plant in S.Korea

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of the world’s sixth-largest steel maker,held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday to mark the commen...

Enemies at the door: Copycat Samsung plant in China

As Samsung Electronics Co. endeavors to cement its leadership in the semiconductor market, so its competitors are pulling out all the stops to toppl...

Samsung to collaborate with world's leading solar company

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with SolarEdge Technologies, the world's leading solar smart inverter company, to...

SKC to sell unit to Glenwood PE at $390 mn for future biz

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, is set to sell a subsidiary to Glenwood Private Equity in a deal estimated at 500 billion won ($3...

Samsung Elec joins global 4-day workweek push for work-life balance

Samsung Electronics Co. is joining the global four-day workweek move, albeit only partially, under its chief Jay Y. Lee’s leadership that emph...

Display makers LG, Samsung gear up for OLED gaming monitor boom

South Korea’s two largest panel makers – LG Display Co. and Samsun Display Co. – are bracing for a gaming monitor boom as gamers w...

Samsung Heavy to establish R&D center in Busan

Samsung Heavy Industries is pushing forward with the establishment of a research and development (R&D) center in Busan. This move is part of the...

Samsung releases world's first dual QHD gaming monitor

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it will sequentially release its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) gaming monitor Odyssey OLED G9...

Samsung Bioepis to enhance biosimilar presence with Epysqli

FRANKFURT – Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung, is looking to gain ground in the ra...

Hyundai ramps up ties with Samsung, SK, LG for EVs, self-driving cars

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is strengthening its tech alliance with its local partners such as Samsung, LG and SK to stay ah...

Korea’s cathode supplier L&F aims to make it big with anodes: CEO

DAEGU – L&F Co., a former LCD backlight unit maker, has long been a stranger even to locals in Daegu, a provincial city 165 km away from S...

LG Energy to expand EV battery care with 7 imported car dealers

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. has teamed up with seven imported car dealers in the country to expand the company's electric vehicle (EV) b...

Samsung unveils 2023 model TV, home appliances in China

Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it held the 2023 China Tech Seminar in Beijing, China, on Friday, unveiling the new TV and home appliance tec...

Samsung's Bespoke life: Beyond customized to stylish

Samsung Electronics Co. has expanded the concept of Bespoke home appliances from creating customized products to creating "a stylish life" to better...

Korean battery maker SK On attracts $400 mn from Hillhouse

South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has secured $400 million from Hillhouse, a Singapore-headquartered asset management firm, investment banking so...

Samsung top in world smartphone market in Q1, beating Apple

Samsung Electronics Co. regained the top spot in the smartphone market, surpassing Apple in the first quarter of 2023. This outcome was driven by th...

Samsung Biologics, Pfizer sign $411.3 mn agreement for long-term CDMO

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s No. 1 contract drugmaker, announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership with Pfizer on Thursday, marking...

Hyundai, SK battery JV may receive up to $700 mn in US grants

Hyundai Motor Co. and SK On Co. could receive up to $700 million in US tax breaks and grants for their electric vehicle battery plant under construc...

Samsung to supply new Exynos auto chip to Hyundai in close tie-up

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will supply one of its latest automotive chips to Hyundai ...

Samsung to showcase new Galaxy foldables in Seoul in July

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, will showcase new foldable smartphones in the Galaxy Z series next month for th...

LG Energy, Novonix join hands for US EV battery material

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has teamed up with Novonix Ltd., an Australian cell ingredi...

Samsung Biologics to double production by 2032; eyes ADCs, M&As

BOSTON – Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s No. 1 contract drugmaker, plans to more than double its total annual production capacity to ...

Investment in battery raw materials raises sodium hydroxide prices

The price of sodium hydroxide or caustic soda, an essential component in the smelting of raw materials for producing batteries, is rising because So...

Samsung Electronics makes 17-fold gains from investment in ASML

Slightly more than a decade ago, ASML Holding N.V. had to reach out to its customers such as Samsung Electronics Co., Intel Corp. and Taiwan Semicon...

Samsung perfects the home theater with top-notch multichannel soundbar

Samsung Electronics Co. is not only the world’s biggest TV and memory chip maker but also the global No. 1 soundbar brand thanks to its top-no...