Hyundai, SK battery JV may receive up to $700 mn in US grants

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...

Samsung Biologics to double production by 2032; eyes ADCs, M&As

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 ...

Dong-A Eng Co.

Dong-A Eng Co.

Key facts Main Business Industrial mold design and manufacturing / machinery manufacturing212.1 Millions USE(Automated Optical Inspection; AOI...

S.Korea's new hybrid car registrations in May exceed diesel's for first time

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,...

POSCO-GM JV to double cathode output, build precursor plant

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...

South Korea hosts first Universo Ferrari exhibition in Asia

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...

GC Biopharma wins contract to build blood products plant in Indonesia

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...

LG Energy to expand smart factory systems to N.America JVs

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...

HD Hyundai Oilbank to build eco-friendly power plants

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...

LG Chem breaks ground on 4th cathode material plant in S.Korea

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...

Schaeffler Korea to produce parts for hybrid cars, EVs

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...

POSCO Int'l secures graphite supply from Tanzania

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 ...

Korea’s first integrated car plant being transformed into Kia’s EV base

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...

LG Energy's Ochang plant, Korea's EV cell mother factory

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 ...

POSCO completes giga steel plant in China

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...

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

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 ...

Korea’s L&F to build $609 mn EV battery precursor plant

Korea’s L&F to build $609 mn EV battery precursor plant

L&F Co., a major South Korean electric vehicle battery material maker, is set to spend up to 800 billion won ($608.8 million) on a factory in ...

Hyundai’s N Vision 74 praised at Italy’s classic-concept car show

Hyundai’s N Vision 74 praised at Italy’s classic-concept car show

Hyundai Motor Co., which has stunned the auto industry with its rebuilt 1974 Pony Coupe concept, has again enthralled car enthusiasts with its ...

Hyundai completes Nürburgring 24 Hours for 8th consecutive year

Hyundai completes Nürburgring 24 Hours for 8th consecutive year

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that its Elantra N TCR (known domestically as Avante N TCR) and i30 Fastback N Cup Car triumphed...

CJ CheilJedang builds world's biggest frozen pizza plant in US

CJ CheilJedang builds world's biggest frozen pizza plant in US

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. built the world's largest frozen pizza plant in the US to overtake Nestle on the related American marke...

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

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,...

Korea's SK E&S plans $14 bn joint investment in hydrogen biz

Korea's SK E&S plans $14 bn joint investment in hydrogen biz

South Korea’s SK E&S Co. is poised to spend 18.5 trillion won ($13.9 billion) with partners by 2025 to set up a hydrogen industry value ch...

Hansae to build eco-friendly clothing plant in Vietnam

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...

Nexen Tire invests $1.3 bn to build US factory

Nexen Tire invests $1.3 bn to build US factory

South Korea's Nexen Tire Corp. plans to invest $1.3 billion (1.73 trillion won) to build its first-ever factory in the United States. Starting fro...

LG Chem secures exclusive deal for Israeli desalination project

LG Chem secures exclusive deal for Israeli desalination project

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday that it has been awarded the exclusive contract as the sole supplier of reverse osmosis (RO) membran...

Chevrolet Trailblazer tops in US small SUV market

Chevrolet Trailblazer tops in US small SUV market

Chevrolet Trailblazer claimed the top spot in the subcompact crossover SUV market in the United States in the month of April. It maintained its posi...

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

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...

Korea starts building Shin Hanul, reviving aim to be nuclear powerhouse

Korea starts building Shin Hanul, reviving aim to be nuclear powerhouse

South Korea has begun construction of the main parts of the Shin Hanul nuclear reactors No. 3 and No. 4, reviving its goal of becoming a global nucl...

Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant

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) ...

POSCO International to set up EV parts factory in Poland

POSCO International to set up EV parts factory in Poland

POSCO International, the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., plans to build an elect...

Korean waste management firm Koentec on market for $730 mn US unveils 25% tariffs on S.Korea, sets Aug. 1 deadline for agreement Samsung’s Q2 operating profit plunges 56% on sluggish chip sales Samsung Heavy Industries clinches $635 mn preliminary FLNG deal with African shipowner Gochujang, fiery seasonings: K-sauces go viral among adventurous foreign palates