e-Battery Track
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO seeks $1 bn restructuring amid weak steel, battery materials sectors
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. said on Monday it plans to sell 61 unprofitable and non-core assets to raise 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) a...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On bags $1.8 billion EV battery deal with Nissan
Loss-making SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, has hit the jackpot with a $1.8 billion deal to supply electric vehicle batter...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Coupang Eats starts food delivery service in Japan
Coupang Eats, a food delivery app operated by South Korea's No. 1 e-commerce platform Coupang Inc., launched its first overseas service in Japan.Acc...
Jan 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Sales of K-Beauty surges in US e-commerce
The popularity of South Korean cosmetics in the US has increased, with sales of the products growing at four to five times the rate of the market ...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Allsale, K-beauty's leading ambassador to the US
Allsale Corporation, a South Korean startup operating an influencer marketing platform, is in talks with investors to further support Korean cosmeti...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang, Naver in dead heat for South Korea’s e-commerce market lead
Coupang Inc. and Naver Corp., South Korea's top two e-commerce players, are expected to further narrow the gap in their race for the market lead thi...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK, Lotte's restructuring to drive Korea's M&A market in 2025
SK and Lotte groups remain the focus for South Korean dealmakers as the two conglomerates accelerate restructuring by divesting non-core assets, a s...
Jan 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant, BMW team up for battery recycling
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, partnered with German luxury carmaker BMW to...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply batteries to US solar EV startup Aptera for 7 years
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, agreed to supply cylindrical products to Aptera Motors Corp., a US solar ele...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to produce all-solid-state batteries in 2026
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will unveil a sample of an ultra-compact all-solid-state battery within the year for mass production...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy logs 1st quarterly loss in over 3 years, outlook remains gloomy
LG Energy Solution Ltd. reported its first quarterly loss in more than three years on Thursday, adding to concerns that the world’s third-larg...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea’s Shinsegae, China’s Alibaba to set up e-commerce joint venture
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group has joined forces with Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to better co...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
HD Hyundai Infracore to invest $79.6 mn in engine, battery pack
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Provinc...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Land manages New Balance’s record $689 mn in Korean sales
South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has achieved 1 trillion won ($689 million) in Korean sales of the global sports footwear and apparel b...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO Holdings unveils aggressive value-up plan, hike in cash dividends
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group on Monday unveiled a spate of corporate value-up measures, including a highe...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Qualcomm to commercialize BMS solution
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to commercialize its new system-on-chip (SoC)-based bat...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy wins 7.5GWh ESS project from Excelsior Energy in US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has landed a deal with US renewable energy infrastructure fund Excelsior Energy Capital (Excelsior) to supply a 7.5-gigawatt...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
POSCO to raise up to $691 million as next year’s 1st corporate bond issuer
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group plans to raise up to 1 trillion won ($691 million) in the country’s fi...
Dec 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung E&A enters SAF EPC market with $955 mn Malaysian bioplant deal
Samsung E&A Co., the construction and engineering unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, said on Wednesday it has clinched ...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry ‘relief pitcher’ Han Jin-man vows to improve 2-nm yields
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new contract chipmaking business chief said on Monday he will go all-in to improve the company’s advanced 2-nanomete...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hanwha E&C to resume $10.4 billion Bismayah new city project in Iraq
Hanwha Engineering & Construction Co., an affiliate of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, said on Friday it is set to fully resume a $10.4 billio...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Quick delivery war deepens Korean big-box retailer-Baemin ties
As competition for same-day delivery heats up in South Korea, traditional big-box retailers are rushing to join hands with the country’s No. 1...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to build the Hyundai Cente...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michi...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Land sets sights on Vietnam as its next China, to open 10 outlets by 2025
South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has set its sights on Vietnam as its next target market after China, planning to open 10 outlets there...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean pension funds buy a net $1.2 bn in Kospi stocks in November
South Korean pension funds continued their Kospi market buying spree for a fourth straight month in November, notching their largest net purchases o...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea Zinc, Hanwha to co-work on Austrailian BESS project
Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, said on Tuesday its Australian subsidiary Ark Energy selected Hanwha Corp. as the pref...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem signs deal to secure 100,000 tons of lithium from ExxonMobil
South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement to secure a key battery material from US mu...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply 2170-type cells to Bear Robotics
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed an initial agreement to supply cylindrical battery cells to Bear Robotics I...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean EV, battery makers to suffer from Trump’s plan to end incentives
WASHINGTON/SEOUL — US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is seeking to eliminate federal incentives for electric vehicles, d...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet