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Batteries
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...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Aluminum signs $795 mn contract for cathode foil raw materials
Lotte Aluminum, a manufacturer of cathode foils for secondary batteries in South Korea, announced on Monday that it has signed a long-term purchase ...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys holds consultations for partners to help them move overseas
South Korea's auto powertrain maker Hyundai Transys said on Monday that a total of 23 suppliers received its video consultation assistance for eight...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility gets int'l certification for offshore wind power system
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Monday said it is Korea's first to receive international certification for an eight-me...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Dec 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
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...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
BGF EcoMaterials to partner with Hwaseung Material for composite materials
BGF EcoMaterials, a materials unit of the BGF Group, said on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Hwaseung Material, a fine chemical company,...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Baring PEA breaks $1 bn PI Advanced Materials buyout deal
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia has broken a deal to buy a majority stake in the world’s largest polyimide film manufacturer PI Adv...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Rotem delivers first batch of K2 tanks to Poland in $3.4 bn deal
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense equipment maker, said on Wednesday it has delivered the first batch of its battle tanks to Poland as part ...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea develops carbon composite materials as its 2nd steel industry
The South Korean government will invest 185 billion won ($139.6 million) by 2030 in the development of technology for carbon composite materials, wh...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air signs agreement with L3Harris for airborne control system
Korean Air Lines Co. is collaborating with L3Harris International, an American aerospace contractor, to introduce the airborne control system for th...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries establishes chief AI officer post
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has created the position of chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CAIO) to propel a major busines...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to unveil new future mobility technologies at CES 2023
Korea's largest auto parts supplier Hyundai Mobis will take part in CES 2023, the world's largest info tech exhibition, to showcase cutting-edge t...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Dec 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Pay seeks to acquire Loca Mobility up for sale by MBK Partners
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is seeking to acquire Loca Mobility Corp...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Nexen Tire and Design Council Busan join hands for futuristic models
Nexen Tire said on Thursday that it has developed three types of future concept tires, including "BTR," "Mearth," and "Nocturne," in collaboration...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
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...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
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...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Mobis to use self-running robots at Ulsan plant
Hyundai Mobis on Sunday said it will develop mobile robots usable at manufacturing sites and logistics hubs as well as a related logistics system ...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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 ...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
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...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
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...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Tesla’s Musk names Korea among top candidate sites for Gigafactory
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that South Korea is among its top candidates to build in Asia another Gigafactory, the US ele...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea's SK Inc. revs up power semiconductor value chains via M&As
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, is ramping up its value chain of third-generation semicondu...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KEB Hana secures 6% stake in Onmind, part of SK Square's porfolio
SK Square Co. announced on Monday that Onmind Inc., one of its portfolio companies, raised 2 billion won ($1.5 million) from KEB Hana Bank. The...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan Fuel Cell expands exports with China deal
South Korea's Doosan Fuel Cell on Monday said it has signed an export contract worth 346.9 billion won($255 million) to supply large-scale versions ...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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