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Pre-IPOs
SK Pharmteco to raise up to $498 mn on $5 bn valuation
SK Pharmteco, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for pharmaceuticals, is slated to raise 400 billion ($332.2 million) to 6...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Biotech firm EDGC embarks on metaverse journey
EONE-DIAGNOMICS Genome Center Co. ( EDGC ) announced this week it would participate in AI Human Metaverse Project consortium – along with seven ...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea 2021 exports hit record on strong sales of key products
South Korea’s exports last year hit a record on strong sales of key products such as semiconductors, automobiles and petrochemicals.Exports su...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmeceuticals
Kolon resumes Invossa phase 3 clinical trials in US
Kolon TissueGene Inc., the cell therapies unit of South Korean pharmaceutical company Kolon Life Science Inc., said on Dec. 28 it has resumed admi...
Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea battery makers suffer under growing China dominance
South Korean battery manufacturers are suffering from the growing dominance of their Chinese competitors in the world’s electric vehicle marke...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to adopt Siemens' digital factory technology
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to adopt Siemens AG's smart factory technology to accelerate the digitization of its battery manufacturi...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea to report first-ever population drop in 2021
South Korea's total population in 2021 is set to decline for the first time since the country began collecting census data, hit by a sharp fall in b...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical, GM to launch new battery material JV in US
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. said on Thursday it is forming a new joint venture with US top automaker General Motors Co. to produce cathod...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS posts $56.5 bn return for first three quarters of 2021
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) Investment Management said on Nov. 29 it earned 67.4 trillion won ($56.5 billion) return for the first ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KIC sees 11 alternative investment managers resign by November
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) saw as many as 10 professionals of its alternative investment division resign from the South Korean sovereign wea...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha acquires 16.67% of REC Silicon for $160 mn for US solar projects
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. has agreed to buy a 16.67% stake in Norway-based polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon ASA for $160.5 mill...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to make naphtha from plastic waste
Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce naphtha by injecting plastic waste pyrolysis oil into the process of refining crude oil, poised to become the ...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood to join GS' acquisition of S&I E&C
South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction Co. said on November 17 that it has selected Korean private equity...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Orchestra PE buys Korean pizza brand Banolim
Orchestra Private Equity set up Orchestra Private Equity IV (OPE IV) to invest $32 million in Korea’s pizza chain operator Banolim Food Co. an...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to expand medical equipment business with pain-relieving device
LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its business scope to the medical equipment sector with a plan to unveil a pain-relieving device in an effort to ga...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola
LG Energy Solution Ltd., a leading South Korean battery maker, has signed a deal to supply batteries to Nikola Corp., a US hydrogen fuel cell electr...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Foreign brokerages dominate S.Korea list of short sellers
Foreign brokerage companies have dominated the list of short sellers in South Korean stock markets since the short-selling ban was lifted on large-c...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, Kia invest in US solid-state battery startup Factorial
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. invested in US solid-state battery startup Factorial Energy in a move to secure various technologies for the next-ge...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Tesla’s shift to LFP cells to shake global battery industry
Tesla Inc.’s shift to less expensive batteries for its electric vehicles is expected to shake the global battery industry.The world’s to...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Mobis breaks ground on $1.1 bn hydrogen fuel cell plants
Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, on Thursday broke ground on a hydrogen fuel cell plant, part of its 1.32 trillion won...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK, Plug Power launch JV to grab Asia’s hydrogen fuel cell market
SK Group’s city gas supplier SK E&S Co. said on Oct. 6 that it has officially kicked off the joint venture (JV) with the American hydrogen...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant
Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the two South Korean comp...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea’s hydrogen council to launch Sept. 8; Hyundai to unveil new tech
The South Korean version of the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led initiative to harness the clean energy source, will officially launch on Sept. 8 ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Oilbank to make hydrogen fuel cell components from 2023
Hyundai Oilbank Co. will enter the hydrogen fuel cell components market by building separator production plants within this year with commercializat...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Are global GSS bonds sustainable?
Global green, social sustainability (GSS) bonds may not be stable enough yet. The bonds where proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance or re-...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Mobis to invest $1.1 bn to make hydrogen fuel cells
Hyundai Motor Group’s long-term ambition to create a full-fledged hydrogen value chain, from fuel cell production to hydrogen-powered logist...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
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...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to make equity investment in Germany’s H2 Mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. is investing in H2 Mobility Deutschland GmbH & Co., a German operator of hydrogen fueling stations, as the top South Korean au...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion to enter clinical trials of new COVID-19 treatment
South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. will launch the first-phase clinical trials of its new COVID-19 treatment candidate next month, followi...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KOMIPO raises $300 mn in dollar bonds at lower-than-expected cost
Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) raised $300 million in a dollar corporate bond at a lower interest rate than planned on strong demand among foreign...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet