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Carbon neutrality
US Novelis to build $53 mn aluminum recycle center in Korea
Novelis Inc., the world’s top aluminum recycler, is set to invest $53 million in another recycling and casting center in South Korea to meet t...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis posts $1.26 billion in global biosimilar sales
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said on Friday that sales of its five biosimilar products in global markets, excludi...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmetics stocks buoyed by ‘With Corona’ expectations
Shares of cosmetics and skincare companies in South Korea have surged recently on expectations of easing pandemic-related restrictions. A few...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Online platforms emerge as new battlefield for auto sales in Korea
Visiting a car dealer’s stylish showroom to touch, feel and sometimes test drive a car before purchase has for decades been a rite of passage ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PI Advanced up for sale in deal estimated at $1 bn
Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity is putting a majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials Co., the world's largest polyimide (PI) film ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HMM returns to annual profit in a decade as stake sale looms
HMM Co., South Korea’s largest container line, returned to an annual profit for the first time in a decade, boosted by higher freight rates an...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, LG Chem deliver record results in 2021
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. and its parent company LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday delivered their largest-ever results in 2021, as the increased ...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to take fresh crack at Japan market with online EV sales
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. is reentering the Japanese car market after a 12-year hiatus with its latest electric vehicles, as the growing deman...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Bioscience posts record earnings driven by COVID-19 vaccines
SK Bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, has posted record 2021 revenue and operating profit, boosted by contrac...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Industrial devices
Korea’s Point Mobile expands supply deal with Amazon to offline units
Point Mobile Co., South Korea’s top enterprise handheld devices maker, expanded a supply deal with Amazon.com Inc. to offline units of the wor...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chemical to invest $502 mn in eco-friendly materials plants in Korea
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to spend 602 billion won ($501.5 million) in building eco-friendly materials plants at one of its pe...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Mastern buys Pangyo office landmarks for $834 mn
Mastern Investment Management Co., a Seoul-based real estate investment firm, has acquired Alpharium Tower I and II in Pangyo from ARA Asset Manag...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Netmarble shares slide on report of CJ ENM's stake sale plan
Shares in South Korea's leading game developer Netmarble Corp. plunged 8.7% on Thursday to end at its lowest level in more than one and a half years...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record US car sales as Japanese firms struggle
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their combined auto sales in the US rise to their highest leve...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha inks $1.7 bn K9 howitzer deal to Egypt
Hanwha Defense Co. signed a contract to sell K9 self-propelled howitzers to Egypt on Tuesday in a deal worth over 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion.)Of t...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Innovation not looking at listing battery unit for now
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. is not currently considering an initial public offering of its battery subsidiary, an executive said on Friday...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Daewoo consortium to develop building complex in Hanoi new town
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. has said it signed a contract on Jan. 26. to develop the H1HH1 block in Starlake, a new urban town in no...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver to invest $330 mn in content business expansion
Naver Corp., South Korea’s online portal giant, decided to make an additional investment in a web content unit to expand its global webtoon an...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG overtakes Whirlpool as top appliance maker with record 2021 sales
LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top manufacturer of home, kitchen and laundry appliances after posting record...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung, Lotte, POSCO to build hydrogen plant in Malaysia
Samsung Engineering Co., Lotte Chemical Corp., and POSCO signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (S...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy, GM to build $2.6 bn battery plant in Michigan
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., plan to build the third US electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan with a $2.6 billion investment...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Aju sells San Jose-based hotel at $63 mn after five years
Aju Hotels & Resorts Co., a hospitality firm under Korean conglomerate Aju Group, has sold its San Jose-based hotel to an affiliate of US hosp...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Plastics drive Korea's highest-ever exports in 2021
Plastics rise as Korean SMEs’ main export Many Korean small and medium enterprises performed exceptionally amid the economic recovery in 2021...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS, Shinhan post 70% return a year from Amazon warehouse sale
A Korean consortium led by IGIS Asset Management Co. and Shinhan Global Investment Banking (GIB) has signed a contract with a US asset manager to se...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia lead rivals in 2022 US best car awards
Hyundai Motor Group’s major auto brands have won a record number of best car awards by the U.S. News & World Report in recognition of thei...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Joint ventures
Doosan to build Saudi Arabia's largest steel casting plant
Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co., South Korea's power plant components supplier, signed a preliminary agreement on Wednesday to build Sa...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to offer auto finance in France to boost Europe vehicle sales
Hyundai Capital Services Inc., a financial services subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, and CGI Finance, a unit of Societe Generale Group, have launc...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Affinity to send teaser for Burger King Korea, Japan sale
Affinity Equity Partners is set to send an investment teaser this week for the planned sale of Burger King’s operations in South Korea and Jap...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to revive India steel mill construction plan
POSCO Co. plans to build a steel mill jointly with India's Adani Group in western India, the South Korean steelmaker said on Thursday, after its pre...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor aims to triple Genesis G90 sales by 2023
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Thursday it aims to triple the global sale of the Genesis G90 over the next couple of years by launching the flagship luxu...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai Steel to displace Baoshan as GM Korea's supplier
- 2 S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim up for sale for $295 mn
- 3 BOK chief warns against aggressive policy rate cuts, sees need for fiscal stimulus
- 4 S.Korea eases path for foreign REITs in senior housing push
- 5 Koramco targets $7 bn bets on Korea data centers