SK Materials’ shares fly high on rosy business outlook
Shares of SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, are hovering around all-time high levels ami...
SK Materials to form a JV with US battery startup Group14 Technologies
SK Materials Co., SK Group’s industrial gas manufacturing arm, will set up a joint venture (JV) with a US battery materials startup Group14 ...
LG Chem to invest $8.7 bn in battery material, renewable, bio sectors
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Wednesday it will invest 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the battery material, renew...
SK IE Technology throned as top battery materials stock on Korean bourse
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a unit of SK Innovation Co., has climbed to the top ranking among battery materials makers in terms of market capitali...
POSCO Chemical to bolster EV presence with 60,000-ton cathode plant
POSCO Chemical Co. will invest 600 billion won ($523 million) from 2022 to build a cathode materials plant in Pohang city with an annual capacity of...
Kodak, National Geographic pivot to become fashion brands in Korea
For more than a century, Kodak was a household name for quality cameras that were treated as valuable possessions -- often kept in the cabinet and o...
Crude oil, nitric acid and yarn turn eco-friendly amid ESG boom
South Korean material makers are boosting their efforts to go green as they increasingly adopt eco-friendly technologies for raw materials such as c...
LG Energy, POSCO invest $15 mn in Aussie battery material supplier
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and POSCO have agreed to invest a combined 17 billion won ($15 million) in Australia's Queensland Pacifi...
SK invests in the US 'turquoise' hydrogen maker Monolith Materials
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of SK Group, has made another big investment in the US hydrogen segment.On Jun. 3, SK said that it bough...
Heavy cost pressure set to drive up car prices
South Korea’s automakers are facing a drastic increase in manufacturing costs. Raw material prices are soaring and the global chip shortage re...
SK Nexilis, POSCO move forward with EV battery materials projects
With competition heating up in the global race for more eco-friendly cars, South Korea’s major companies are moving forward with their plans t...
Lotte Chem in hydrogen deal with Air Liquide, invests $185 mn in materials
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is diversifying into electric vehicle raw materials and hydrogen businesses as new growth drivers, moving a...
Korea’s major firms look for M&A targets in battery materials business
South Korea’s major companies are looking for merger and acquisition opportunities in the rechargeable battery materials sector, which is grow...
Posco Chemical to supply EV battery materials to GM-LG Energy JV
Posco Chemical Co., the secondary battery materials unit of POSCO, will supply anodes, a key material used in electric car batteries, to the joint v...
Hydrogen, aerospace, materials: key words for Korean business leaders
South Korea’s top conglomerates have enjoyed their domestic market leadership for decades with a focus on the steel, shipbuilding and petroche...
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...
Graphene Square aims global with mass production of 'wonder material'
Graphene is often called a “wonder material” because of the extraordinary properties that come from its nano-scale structure. It is an e...
PI Advanced Materials emerges as high-tech golden goose
Back in 2019, SKC Kolon PI, a maker of industrial film, was put up for sale as the company’s two largest owners thought the business’s g...
POSCO acquires stake in Tanzania graphite mine to boost battery materials biz
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO's commitment to innovation and growth has been well demonstrated this year, as it wraps up acquisition ...
NPS boosts holdings in parts, materials, leisure stocks
The National Pension Service has raised exposure to parts, materials and leisure stocks in South Korea that had underperformed the broader markets, ...
POSCO Chem eyes No.1 spot in battery materials sector
South Korean steelmaker POSCO launched in 1968 with a mission to aid the country's economic growth through its steel business. True to its inten...
POSCO aims for top spot in EV battery materials market
Electric car batteries are often dubbed as "another semiconductor" in South Korea, a reference to the importance of semiconductor chips, key drive...
Kolon Industries to mass produce key material for fuel cells
Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturing company, is readying for the mass production of a key material for fuel cells...
Hyundai Motor unveils sustainable fashion collection from recycled car materials
Hyundai Motor Co. displayed fashion items made of discarded materials from the automotive manufacturing and scrapping process on Oct. 8, calling it a ...
POSCO partners with ExxonMobil to target LNG storage tank materials market
POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel producer, will collaborate with US-based oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) t...
Korean building materials firm seals 4th US hotel purchase for $87 mn
South Korea’s construction materials company, Aju Group, closed a $87 million acquisition of a hotel near Seattle from Marriott International Inc. las...
Graphene Square eyes global market with the next ‘wonder material'
Graphene is often called a “wonder material” because of the extraordinary properties that come from its nano-scale structure. It is an exc...
(DO NOT EDIT)CAPA: Korean mold maker Dong-A ENG advances with green mobility
CAPA: Dong-A ENG Co. (company logo) Key facts - Main business: Industrial mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing- Mainstay products/s...
