Samsung to invest $230 bn in Korea on speedy govt support

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is set to spend 300 trillion won ($230.4 billion) to build semiconductor manufactur...

HD Hyundai Infracore targets eco-friendly equipment market

HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment unit of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, is set to make inroads into the eco-friendly sector...

Genesis GV70 EV tops German magazine comparison

The Electrified GV70, an electric SUV from Hyundai Motor Group's luxury brand Genesis, has won the top spot in a comparison test run by Germany's ...

LG Chem to sell $1.6 bn stake in LG Energy to foreign investors

South Korea’s leading chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. is slated to secure about 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) by selling a minority stake in it...

Kia starts delivering electric SUV EV9 to customers

Kia Corp. announced on Sunday that its first large-scale electrified sport utility vehicle (SUV), the EV9, will be available for delivery to custome...

Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...

Daesang to produce new eco-friendly material Cadaverine

Daesang Corp., South Korean manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, announced on Wednesday that it has developed a new eco-friendly mat...

Hyundai's Kona Electric nears 300,000 in cumulative sales

Kona Electric, the best-selling Korean electric vehicle (EV) of Hyundai Motor Co.'s compact sports utility vehicle (SUV), is on the verge of reachin...

POSCO Int'l to supply nearly 7 mn motor cores to Hyundai Motor

South Korea's largest trading company POSCO International on Thursday said its affiliate POSCO Mobility Solution will supply motor cores to Hyundai ...

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...

Samsung Heavy starts to construct ammonia test facility

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Thursday that it has commenced the construction of an  ammonia test facility at ...

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...

Hyundai doubles down on green bus push against Chinese ascent

Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to start remodeling its conventional bus production facility at home this fall to ramp up zero-emission and low-floor ...

SK Ecoplant seeks to establish eco holding firm, sell 40% stake to PEFs

SK Ecoplant Co. is seeking to establish an interim holding firm for its waste management subsidiaries and sell its stake to private equity firms as ...

Moody’s cuts credit view on KEPCO to lowest investment grade

Moody’s on Friday cut its view on KEPCO’s credit to the lowest investment grade, a move that could lead the rating agency to downgrade t...

Hyundai E&C, Holcim to jointly develop low-carbon construction materials

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) said on Thursday that it has established an agreement with Holcim, a renowned global ...

Hanon to build $40 mn heat pump systems plant in US state of Georgia

Hanon Systems Corp., a South Korean thermal management systems provider for automakers, is set to inject $40 million to establish a plant in the US ...

POSCO, JSW discuss eco-friendly reduction steel production

Chairman of POSCO Group Choi Jeong-woo met with Sajjan Jindal, Chairman of JSW Steel, India's largest steel conglomerate, to discuss collaboration...

Boeing-backed Huneed eyes civil aircraft market beyond jets

South Korea’s Huneed Technologies specializes in aircraft components such as military communications equipment and supplies them to the armed ...

Kolon Industries to develop biodegradable plastics

Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturer, is embarking on the development of biodegradable plastics using food wast...

Renault Korea seeks to establish R&D center in Busan

Renault Korea has announced plans to establish an R&D center in Busan.The Busan city government announced it will sign a "Business Cooperation A...

Hyundai’s design inspiration: Pony Concept restored after 50 years

For Hyundai Motor Co., the Pony – its first car – is a bittersweet memory.When Hyundai set its sights on car manufacturing back in 1974,...

Hansae to build eco-friendly clothing plant in Vietnam

South Korean textile and clothing maker Hansae on Friday announced plans to build a plant in Vietnam to expand production of eco-friendly clothing u...

Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo

Hyundai Motor Co., in celebration of the first anniversary of its reentry into the Japanese market, is introducing a locally tailored "assurance pro...

S.Korea’s January-April car exports at record high of $23.2 bn

In an impressive surge, South Korea's automobile exports soared to an unprecedented high of $6.16 billion (8.2 trillion won) in April, marking a sta...

Hyundai Wia starts to produce coolant hub module

Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, is making a full-scale entry into the market for electric vehicle thermal management s...

LS Electric to unveil eco-friendly smart energy techs in Vietnam

South Korea's LS Electric Co. announced on Monday its participation in the highly anticipated "Electric Energy Show 2023" to be held in Hanoi, Vietn...

SK Chemicals, Comex jointly develop eco-friendly food storage containers

South Korea's SK Chemicals announced on Monday the launch of "Eco Clear," an airtight container developed in collaboration with Comex Industrial Co....

Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant

Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) ...

KEPCO vows to save $19 bn in 5 yrs; CEO offers to resign over swelling losses

South Korea’s state-run utility monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday vowed to save nearly 26 trillion won ($19.5 billion) ove...