SK Chemicals obtains highest ESG rating among listed companies
SK Chemicals obtained the highest grade in a recent ESG (environmental, social, and governance) rating evaluation of 1,033 listed companies, the com...
Lotte Chem, Air Liquide Korea launch JV for hydrogen business
South Korea’s chemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp. and Air Liquide Korea, the Korean unit of the French company Air Liquide SA, announced on Tue...
SK Discovery launches bio strategy, investment division
Korea's chemical company SK Discovery Co. on Tuesday said it launched a bio strategy and investment division headed by Kim Jung-hoon, director of SK...
SK Gas achieves milestone of zero accidents for 28 consecutive years
SK Gas said on Monday that its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import terminal in Pyeongtaek had achieved a record of no accidents for 28 consecutive ...
SK picglobal builds DPG-only production facility
SK picglobal, a joint venture between SKC's chemical division and a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) named PIC, have built a pla...
Hanwha, DL Chemical to split up two-decade-old YNCC joint venture
Yeochun NCC Co., a leading South Korean petrochemical producer, will split up after its two owners – Hanwha Group and DL Group – have ag...
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 ...
Polysilicon maker OCI to spin off its major chemical units
OCI Co., South Korea’s lone polysilicon producer, is set to spin off its chemical units and transform itself into a holding company.On Wednesd...
SK Chemicals' copolyester lines certified on carbon reduction
South Korea’s SK Chemicals Co. said on Wednesday it has earned sustainability certifications for its nine copolyester product lines from UL So...
One out of six married women in South Korea opts out of workforce: NSO
One out of six married women in South Korea has opted out of the workforce, to take on most of the childrearing burden in the family. Around 1....
GS Caltex to enter carbon capture, utilization and storage sector
South Korea's oil refining and energy giant GS Caltex has teamed up with leading domestic companies in their respective fields to enter the carbon c...
POSCO Chemical completes world's largest cathode materials plant
POSCO Chemical will soon launch operations at its newly completed factory for cathode materials, the biggest of its kind in the world with an annual...
Lotte to spend $651 mn to save affiliate from Legoland woes
Lotte Group is set to inject a total of $651 million through its chemical units to save a construction affiliate from the fallout of a debt default ...
Lotte Chemical posts deficit for second straight quarter
Lotte Chemical on Tuesday announced that it suffered 423.9 billion won ($308 million) in operating loss on a consolidated basis in the third quarter...
Aekyung Chemical develops 1st domestically made refrigeration lubricant
Korea's Aekyung Chemical, an affiliate of Aekyung Group, along with GS Caltex, has made the nation's first localized refrigeration lubricant in line...
SK On to buy battery material lithium hydroxide from Chile's SQM
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric battery maker, said on Sunday it signed a deal on Nov. 4 to purchase lithium hydroxide, a key ba...
North Korea Barrages south with missiles; South Korea swiftly responds
SEOUL—North Korea unleashed its biggest barrage in years, firing nearly two dozen missiles, including one that flew south of its disputed mari...
Korea's SK Chemicals to make chemically recycled food containers
South Korea's SK Chemicals on Tuesday said it has joined forces with Poolinglim P&P to make the nation's first food containers using chemically ...
POSCO Chemical posts record third-quarter sales, operating profit
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., on Monday posted record revenue and operating profit in the third...
LG Energy set to ink graphite deal with Australia’s Syrah Resources
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement to explore graphite procurement from Australia&rsquo...
POSCO Chemical may clinch megadeal to supply cathode to Ford Motor
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is looking to forge a long-term contract to supply cathode, a key...
Samsung leader Lee calls on mgt to raise shareholder value
Samsung Electronics Co. set up a task force team dedicated to increasing its shareholder value last month, according to industry sources on Oct. 4. ...
Korea ramen packet maker inks $1 bn battery material deal
A South Korean instant noodle packet maker has secured a $1 billion deal to supply battery materials to a joint venture between General Motors Co. a...
Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3
DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korean conglomerate DL Group, is forecast to post robust third-quarter results despite sluggish sa...
Shipyards, TV plants to shut down as typhoon lands on Korea
The world’s two largest shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., decided to shut down t...
Precision Biosensor enters Italy with chemical test kits
South Korea’s diagnostic devices supplier Precision Biosensor Inc. has signed an export contract with Italian medical device company Borden Ch...
SK, SABIC to invest $150 mn to boost Korean capacity
SK Geo Centric Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) have agreed to co-invest 200 billion won ($150 million) to increase their production of ...
Korean chip exports to China rise thirteenfold in 21 years
China was South Korea’s top semiconductor buyer, purchasing 39.7% of overall Korean chip exports in 2021. The percentage increased 13 times ...
LG Chem, ADM to build two bioplastics plants in Illinois
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), a globa...
Samsung Elec. unveils Odyssey Ark, 55-inch curved gaming screen
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday announced the global launch of Odyssey Ark, the world’s first 55-inch 1000R curved gaming screen. 100...
