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Robotics
POSCO to raise steel plant safety with robots
POSCO Research Institute, a think tank under South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Group, on Sunday said it signed an agreement with Withrobot an...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO-led consortium wins $6.7 bn green hydrogen deal from Oman
A consortium led by South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group won a $6.7 billion deal to build the world’s largest green hydrogen plant in Duqm, a p...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s Enchem to build lithium salt plant in Saemangeum
Enchem Co., South Korea’s top electrolyte manufacturer, on Thursday announced the investment of 600.5 billion won ($473.5 million) to build ...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Samyang opens $22 mn surgical suture plant in Hungary
Samyang Holdings Corp., the world’s top biodegradable suture yarn manufacturer, completed the construction of a 28 billion won ($21.9 million)...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX to promote lithium business with Chinese company
South Korea's general trading company STX announced on Wednesday its plans to accelerate its lithium business with a leading Chinese lithium produce...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy, SK REIT to establish complex energy platforms
South Korea's SK Energy announced on Wednesday its partnership with Clean Energy REIT, a real estate subsidiary of SK REIT, to embark on the SK Eco-...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, GM to build JV plant for EV batteries in Indiana
South Korea's major secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. and General Motors (GM) of the US will set up a joint venture (JV) plant for electric ve...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea launches its first offshore wind installation vessel
Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries launched South Korea's premier offshore wind installation vessel, the Hyundai Frontier, on Tuesday. This ...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO breaks ground on lithium hydroxide plant in S.Korea
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of the world’s sixth-largest steel maker,held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday to mark the commen...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Enemies at the door: Copycat Samsung plant in China
As Samsung Electronics Co. endeavors to cement its leadership in the semiconductor market, so its competitors are pulling out all the stops to toppl...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy to establish R&D center in Busan
Samsung Heavy Industries is pushing forward with the establishment of a research and development (R&D) center in Busan. This move is part of the...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai ramps up ties with Samsung, SK, LG for EVs, self-driving cars
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is strengthening its tech alliance with its local partners such as Samsung, LG and SK to stay ah...
Jun 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to expand EV battery care with 7 imported car dealers
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. has teamed up with seven imported car dealers in the country to expand the company's electric vehicle (EV) b...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis exceeds $770 bn in R&D investment in 2023
South Korea's car parts maker Hyundai Mobis is turning into a software-oriented mobility company by investing over 1 trillion won ($772.3 million)...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US emerges key to Korea’s nuclear power plants exports to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, which is seeking to build two 1.4 gigawatts (GW) nuclear power plants, is demanding that the US allow uranium enrichment, according to...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, SK battery JV may receive up to $700 mn in US grants
Hyundai Motor Co. and SK On Co. could receive up to $700 million in US tax breaks and grants for their electric vehicle battery plant under construc...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics to double production by 2032; eyes ADCs, M&As
BOSTON – Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s No. 1 contract drugmaker, plans to more than double its total annual production capacity to ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dong-A Eng Co.
Key facts Main Business Industrial mold design and manufacturing / machinery manufacturing212.1 Millions USE(Automated Optical Inspection; AOI...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's new hybrid car registrations in May exceed diesel's for first time
The number of newly registered hybrid cars in South Korea overtook that of diesel cars for the first time thanks to consumer focus on such models,...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO-GM JV to double cathode output, build precursor plant
South Korean battery materials producer POSCO Future M Co. said on Friday it will inject 1 trillion won ($765 million) into its joint venture with G...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea hosts first Universo Ferrari exhibition in Asia
For the first time in Asia, South Korea is hosting an event featuring the history of the Italian sports car brand Ferrari.Ferrari on Thursday opened...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma wins contract to build blood products plant in Indonesia
GC Biopharma Corp., a South Korean pharmaceutical company, announced on Thursday that it has received approval from the Indonesian Ministry of Healt...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to expand smart factory systems to N.America JVs
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. will introduce smart manufacturing systems to all its joint venture battery plants under construction in...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai Oilbank to build eco-friendly power plants
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank is pursuing the construction of eco-friendly power plants powered by liquefied natural gas and blue hydrogen.The co...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem breaks ground on 4th cathode material plant in S.Korea
LG Chem Ltd., the top chemicals company in South Korea, said on Wednesday it broke ground on the country’s largest plant to produce carbon nan...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Schaeffler Korea to produce parts for hybrid cars, EVs
Schaeffler Korea Corp., the largest plain and roller bearing provider to automotive and industrial sectors in South Korea, is set to celebrate 70 ye...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Int'l secures graphite supply from Tanzania
South Korea's POSCO International has signed a deal on the supply of natural graphite to strengthen its battery raw materials unit.The company on ...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s first integrated car plant being transformed into Kia’s EV base
GWANGMYEONG, Gyeonggi Province -- Kia Corp.'s oldest integrated auto plant — which is also South Korea’s first of its kind — was c...
May 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy's Ochang plant, Korea's EV cell mother factory
OCHANG, North Chungcheong Province -- LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, on Thursday for the ...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO completes giga steel plant in China
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO announced on Thursday that it has completed a specialized integrated processing facility for giga ste...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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