LG Energy, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build battery recycling joint venture
South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and China’s mining company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. have agreed to launch a ba...
Korean smartphone parts makers' stocks rebound in July
South Korea’s smartphone parts makers' shares are showing signs of a rebound following a steady decline since early this year. China’s s...
Kia posts record-high double-digit profit margin in second quarter
Kia Corp., South Korea’s largest automaker, said on Friday it posted its first-ever double-digit operating profit margin in the second quarter...
LG Energy to double Ford battery pack production line in Poland
LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK Innovation Co., and other South Korean companies are poised to strengthen their business ties with Michigan-based Ford M...
POSCO Holdings Q2 profit down on higher raw material costs
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s steel giant, reported a lower profit in the second quarter on rising raw material pr...
Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025
South Korea’s battery manufacturer Samsung SDI Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony for Plant 2 to make cylindrical batteries in Seremban, Mal...
SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has decided to hold off on a 4.3 trillion won ($3.3 billion) plan to build a new N...
Korea to raise cash support on foreign investments in key sectors
South Korea plans to spend more cash on attracting foreign investments in high-tech and core supply chain industries as foreign direct investment to...
Korea’s battery recycling company SebitChem seeks IPO
SebitChem Co., South Korea’s secondary battery recycling company, is seeking an initial public offering, taking advantage of investors’ ...
LS Group to bolster batteries, EVs and chipmaking, chairman says
South Korean conglomerate LS Group is seeking business opportunities in the materials and parts sectors led by the fast-growing battery, electric ve...
SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market
South Korea’s battery maker SK On Co. and US automaker Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday officially launched a joint venture for the North American ...
The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups
South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...
Korean manufacturers’ dependence on China intensifies
South Korean manufacturers are importing even more key industrial raw materials from China, deepening concerns over the dependence of Asia’s f...
Korean PE firms' 2021 funds bet on parts makers, dividend stock
IMM Investment Co. and STIC Investments Co., the two most active South Korean private equity firms in 2021 fundraising, made bets on a dividend-focu...
Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business
Hyundai Mobis Co., a car parts maker within South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group, is set to launch an electric vehicle battery rema...
POSCO, LS Electric to build EV parts plants in Mexico
South Korea's POSCO International Co. broke ground on an electric vehicle parts plant in northern Mexico on July 6, while LS Electric Co. signed a t...
POSCO sees battery materials sales double by 2030
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. expects sales of its rechargeable battery materials to more than double to 41 trillion won ($31 billion) by ...
LG Energy to supply $765 million batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, has agreed to supply its cylindrical batteries to Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan...
Infotainment, telematics define LG’s new future with $6.2 billion in orders
When LG Electronics Inc. surprised the market last year by announcing that it was exiting the mobile phone business, one of its mainstay businesses,...
LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...
Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials
The much-touted sale of a controlling stake in Iljin Materials Co., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, is flagging as big spenders are ...
POSCO Chemical, Britishvolt sign initial deal for battery materials
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s top steel maker, and UK electric vehicle startup Britishvolt Ltd. have signed an initial agreement...
LG Magna to spend $78 mn on China capacity expansion
LG Magna e-Powertrain Co. will invest $78 million in its Chinese plant of electric vehicle parts to meet growing demand in the world’s largest...
SK Materials, Showa Denko to jointly seek US semiconductor gas business
SK Materials Co., an industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Inc., and Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko K.K. have agr...
Hyundai Mobis sees global carmakers’ orders up 50%
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts producer, expected orders from global carmakers excluding Hyundai Motor Group affiliates t...
Supply crisis dwarfs S.Korean display equipment makers
South Korea’s display equipment makers are suffering from the global supply disruption with forced delayed shipments of products to clients, i...
Samsung SDI inks $6.6 bn deal for 60% of elecfoil needs
Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s major battery maker, inked a $6.6 billion contract to secure 60% of its needs for elecfoil, an ingredient for c...
Falling nickel prices: A boon for Korean battery makers over Chinese rivals
South Korea’s three battery players – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. – are getting a tailwind from the fal...
Rolls-Royce awards Hanwha Aerospace for trusted partnership
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co., has been chosen as one of the best partners of Rolls-Royce, the world’s leading aircraft engine ma...
Samsung SDI to develop cylindrical batteries for Tesla, other EV makers
Leading South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is ramping up facilities for cylindrical batteries to supply its products to Tesla Inc. and oth...
