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Energy
Samsung Eng. wins ADNOC’s $80.7 mn joint project
South Korea’s Samsung Engineering Co. has won a $80.7 million joint project from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) for multi-billion-dollar g...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils 200-megapixel image sensor for Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday unveiled its latest image sensor, the ISOCELL HP2, with improved pixel technology, which is widely expected to ...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox to build plant for finished toxin products in Dubai
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. will build a plant for finished products containing botulinum toxin in the United Arab Emirates...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to break ground on new Korean EV plant in March
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is set to break ground in March on a domestic factory to produce electric purpose-built vehicles (PB...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung hires ex-Yogiyo CEO to lead online sales as rivals axe jobs
Samsung Electronics Co. has hired Kang Shin-bong, former chief executive of Yogiyo, South Korea’s second-largest food delivery platform, to le...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung CEO says construction of Taylor foundry on track
A US road in Taylor, Taxas, where global chip giant Samsung Electronics Co. is building a $17 billion fabrication plant on a scale of about 5 millio...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec's Tennessee plant named Lighthouse Factory by WEF
LG Electronics Inc.'s home appliance factory in Tennessee, the US, has been selected as a "Lighthouse Factory" by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung may cut spending as foundry players brace for downturn
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, may slash its investment for contract chipmaking known as foundry, as its peers...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Honda to build $4.4 billion battery plant in Ohio
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Honda Motor Co. have launched their first US joint venture to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio, LG said o...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung SDS calls attacks on cloud biggest threat to cyber security
Cloud protection is the top cyber security concern for companies this year, a study says.Samsung SDS Co. on Thursday said this in its report "Top Fi...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek eyes top spot in FC-BGA substrate market
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. will boost the production of its flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) packages, or high-density package substrates,...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 5 nm high-performance SSD faster, uses less power
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it is ready to produce in large quantities PM9C1a, its latest ...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix to benefit from Intel’s Sapphire Rapids CPU
The much-awaited launch of Intel Corp.’s latest processors dubbed Sapphire Rapids is a boon for leading memory chipmakers such as Samsung Elec...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Biologics receives Terra Carta Seal
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, said on Wednesday it was awarded the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Ter...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dong Yang Steel Pipe signs contract with Japanese EPC company
DongYangSteelPipe, a steel pipe unit of KBI Group, said on Tuesday that it had signed on the previous day an agreement with a Japanese EPC (engineer...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction
Hyundai Engineering Co. said on Tuesday it has obtained both domestic and foreign quality certifications to start the nuclear power plant EPC (desig...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix introduces AI solution to semiconductor process
SK Hynix Inc. said on Tuesday that it has started to improve production efficiency and yield by introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant
Ford Motor Co. is in talks with LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, to build a cell factory in...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. posted its largest-ever profit in 2022, driven by strong sales after its US joint venture with Ge...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s 3 nm chip production yield rises sharply
Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply increased its production yield of the industry’s most advanced 3-nanometer chips for fabless clients, acco...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric signs MOU with Plastic Energy for plastic recycling plant
SK Geo Centric, a subsidiary of South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co., will join hands with a global company to build a super-large waste plas...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung Engineering wins $1.3 bn order to build ethylene plant in Qatar
South Korea's Samsung Engineering Co. said on Jan. 9 it has signed a 1.6 trillion won ($1.3 billion) contract to build the world's largest ethylene ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Seoul in talks to share nuclear plant export profits with Westinghouse
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corp. are in discussion with Westinghouse Electric Corp. to share pr...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Broadcom to give Samsung warranties to avoid Korea penalties
US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. agreed to provide three-year warranties and technical support for components equipped in products such as smart devices o...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Samsung to launch its first robot to assist with elderly care
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker, is set to launch its first robot later this year to care for the elde...
Jan 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Samsung, Harman unveil in-vehicle driver alert system
When a driver feels drowsy and his eyelids start slipping, a red light flickers on his dashboard with a warning sound.That’s the key feature o...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung’s Q4 profit tumbles; cuts 2023 chip profit forecast by half
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, posted its worst quarterly operating profit in eight years on F...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
With SmartThings Station, Samsung wants a more connected world
LAS VEGAS, NV – Imagine there’s a single easiest way to manage a myriad of devices simultaneously.Imagine all the people, connected live...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Samsung's OLED smartphone screen gets Ultra Dynamic Range mark
In an industry first, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) smartphone screen made by Samsung Display has received global certification for its ult...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy certified for CMSR power barge design
South Korea's main shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that it has completed the conceptual design for the compact molten salt re...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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