SK Hynix's Intel NAND chip deal wins US regulatory approval

SK Hynix's Intel NAND chip deal wins US regulatory approval

The US antitrust regulators have approved of SK Hynix Inc.'s $9 billion acquisition of Intel Corp.'s NAND memory chip business, also under review by...

SK Innovation board says no costly settlement with LG

SK Innovation board says no costly settlement with LG

SK Innovation Inc.’s board members on Thursday advised the South Korean electric vehicle battery maker not to pay hefty compensation for a set...

Affirma, EastBridge to invest $350 mn in SK's mobility venture

Affirma, EastBridge to invest $350 mn in SK's mobility venture

  Affirma Capital and South Korea-based EastBridge Partners will invest a combined 400 billion won ($350 million) in SK Telecom Co.'s mobility...

SK Bioscience IPO draws record-high demand from retail investors

SK Bioscience IPO draws record-high demand from retail investors

South Korean vaccine maker SK Bioscience Co. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, raising around 63.6 trillion won ($56 billio...

SK Group's financial story: Measure, divest and focus

SK Group's financial story: Measure, divest and focus

Last month, South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group agreed to sell its 21-year-old baseball club SK Wyverns to the country’s leading...

SK in stake sale talks for SPC set up to buy Plug Power

SK in stake sale talks for SPC set up to buy Plug Power

SK Holdings Co. is in negotiations with several private equity firms to sell up to a 49% stake in a special purpose company (SPC) set up to invest $...

SK Bioscience’s $1.3 bn IPO generates $10 mn in underwriting fees

SK Bioscience’s $1.3 bn IPO generates $10 mn in underwriting fees

The initial public offering of SK Bioscience Co. was priced at the upper end of its price band of 65,000 won ($57.3) per share on Monday to raise 1....

SK, POSCO agree to develop new lightweight materials for future mobility

SK, POSCO agree to develop new lightweight materials for future mobility

South Korea’s SK Global Chemical, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK Innovation, and POSCO have joined hands to develop steel and plastic composi...

SK Innovation divests of stakes in US shale oil fields

SK Innovation divests of stakes in US shale oil fields

SK Innovation Co. has sold its entire ownership in its US shale oil fields and their relevant facilities, in line with its parent group's efforts to...

SK Hynix produces mobile DRAM with industry’s largest capacity

SK Hynix produces mobile DRAM with industry’s largest capacity

SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, has started mass production of 18 gigabyte (GB) mobile DRAM, which offers the industry&...

US' ITC says 10-year import ban on SK not excessive

US' ITC says 10-year import ban on SK not excessive

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has stated that the 10-year exclusion order prohibiting SK Innovation Co. from importing battery product...

SK Bioscience attracts NPS, GIC in successful bookbuilding

SK Bioscience attracts NPS, GIC in successful bookbuilding

South Korea-based SK Bioscience Co. has successfully concluded the bookbuilding for its initial public offering, attracting institutional investors ...

US politicians urge review of ITC ruling over LG, SK battery dispute

US politicians urge review of ITC ruling over LG, SK battery dispute

The trade secret dispute between LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. is taking a new turn as US state politicians raise their voices again...

SK Hynix to unveil industry’s smallest pixel image sensor, eyes $24.9 bn market

SK Hynix to unveil industry’s smallest pixel image sensor, eyes $24.9 bn market

Leading global chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. plans to unveil the industry’s smallest 0.7-micrometer pixel image sensor this year to enhance its pr...

SK Group eyes IPO of headquarter-backed REIT in 2021

SK Group eyes IPO of headquarter-backed REIT in 2021

South Korea’s SK Group has begun the process to list a real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by its head office building and some 100 pet...

Hyundai, SK in hydrogen tie-up as part of $38 bn industry cooperation

Hyundai, SK in hydrogen tie-up as part of $38 bn industry cooperation

South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor Group and energy conglomerate SK Group have agreed to tie up in hydrogen-related projects as part of an...

SK teams with Plug Power to tackle Asia's hydrogen ecosystem

SK teams with Plug Power to tackle Asia's hydrogen ecosystem

South Korea-based SK Group is ready to take on the growing Asian fuel cell market, having finalized a $1.6 billion deal to acquire around a 10% stak...

SK Holdings raises $1 bn from block sale of SK Biopharm shares

SK Holdings raises $1 bn from block sale of SK Biopharm shares

South Korea's SK Holdings Co. has offloaded an 11% stake in SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. in a block trade for 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) as part of ...

SK Bioscience eyes $900 mn annual sales from vaccine business

SK Bioscience eyes $900 mn annual sales from vaccine business

South Korea’s SK Bioscience Co. is looking to post 1 trillion won ($900 million) in annual revenue from its vaccine business as the biopharmac...

SK Group to sell stake in petrochemical arm; seeks global partnership

SK Group to sell stake in petrochemical arm; seeks global partnership

South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is eyeing a joint venture with a global petrochemical firm as part of the group’s stra...

SK under increasing pressure for costly settlement with LG

SK under increasing pressure for costly settlement with LG

SK Innovation Co. may brace for a billion-dollar settlement with LG Energy Solution Co., after it lost a lengthy legal battle with its hometown riva...

LG, SK, Hanwha accelerate shift to renewable energy with push for RE100

LG, SK, Hanwha accelerate shift to renewable energy with push for RE100

Following in the footsteps of SK Group, which last year declared that it will switch to renewable energy for plant operations, a number of South Kor...

Controversy surrounds SK Bioscience’s $1 bn IPO valuation  

Controversy surrounds SK Bioscience’s $1 bn IPO valuation  

SK Bioscience Co., a spin-off of SK Chemicals Co.'s vaccine division, is set to list on the South Korean stock exchange on March 18 to raise up to $...

SK Bioscience aims for March listing; enterprise value may reach $4.5 bn

SK Bioscience aims for March listing; enterprise value may reach $4.5 bn

South Korea-based SK Bioscience Co. is planning its trading debut next month on the country's main bourse, Kospi. The company's enterprise value is ...

SK Telecom creates dedicated IPO team to boost valuation

SK Telecom creates dedicated IPO team to boost valuation

South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has set up an exclusive team to oversee the initial public offering process for its affili...

SK E&S to sell 49% stake in city gas businesses; valued over $900 mn

SK E&S to sell 49% stake in city gas businesses; valued over $900 mn

South Korea-based energy company SK E&S Co. is pushing to liquidate its assets by carrying out a stake sale in its profitable city gas businesse...

SK E&S to sell 49% stake in city gas businesses; valued over $895 mn

SK E&S to sell 49% stake in city gas businesses; valued over $895 mn

South Korea-based energy company SK E&S Co. is pushing to liquidate its assets by carrying out a stake sale in its profitable city gas businesse...

SK Hynix completes construction of its largest $3.14 bn chip plant

SK Hynix completes construction of its largest $3.14 bn chip plant

SK Hynix Inc. has completed the construction of its largest chip plant, which will use cutting-edge technology to produce memory semiconductors to m...

SK Hynix sees robust chip demand; Q4 profits jump y/y

SK Hynix sees robust chip demand; Q4 profits jump y/y

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest DRAM maker, reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday and expected the DRAM marke...

SK Innovation’s Q4 EV battery business revenue hits record high

SK Innovation’s Q4 EV battery business revenue hits record high

South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Friday posted record sales revenue in its electric-vehicle battery business in the fourth quarter of 2020 a...

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