Samsung unveils mid-band 5G equipment to target $9.9 bn US market

Samsung unveils mid-band 5G equipment to target $9.9 bn US market

Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a range of fifth-generation wireless equipment solutions targeting the US mobile service market, expected to ac...

Global infra boom revives S.Korea’s heavy equipment sector

Global infra boom revives S.Korea’s heavy equipment sector

South Korea’s heavy machinery manufacturers are making a strong start this year, reporting the highest first quarter revenue figures since 201...

Hyundai Heavy wins $202 mn shipbuilding order

Hyundai Heavy wins  $202 mn shipbuilding order

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has won an order worth 227 billion won ($202 million) to build three liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, said its...

Snowballing losses cloud Hyundai Heavy’s 2021 IPO plans

Snowballing losses cloud Hyundai Heavy’s 2021 IPO plans

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. saw its net losses snowball in 2020, clouding its initial public offering plans for this year....

Samsung Heavy sets new global record with $2.5 bn order

Samsung Heavy sets new global record with $2.5 bn order

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has landed an order to build 20 very large container ships (VLCS) at 2.8 trillion won ($2.5 billion), t...

KIC, Hyundai Heavy to co-invest $900 mn in growth firms

KIC, Hyundai Heavy to co-invest $900 mn in growth firms

The sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will make co-investments worth up to 1 trillion won ($900 million) alongside the Hyunda...

Hyosung to equip airbags on Amazon’s self-driving cars

Hyosung to equip airbags on Amazon’s self-driving cars

Hyosung Advanced Materials will equip Amazon’s fully autonomous vehicles with its next generation one piece woven (OPW) airbags. The company s...

Hyundai Heavy adds $724 mn order, reaching 29.5% of 2021 target

Hyundai Heavy adds $724 mn order, reaching 29.5% of 2021 target

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has won new orders worth 823 billion won ($724 million) to build a total of 10 vessels for four global clients in Afr...

Hyundai Heavy, Aramco form global hydrogen partnership

Hyundai Heavy, Aramco form global hydrogen partnership

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. and Saudi Aramco have agreed to launch a hydrogen partnership in a step toward building a ...

Hyundai Heavy hires Korea Investment, 4 others as IPO managers

Hyundai Heavy hires Korea Investment, 4 others as IPO managers

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., which plans to list its shares on the local bourse this year, has mandated Korea Investment &...

KKR signs $580 mn share purchase of Hyundai Heavy’s A/S arm

KKR signs $580 mn share purchase of Hyundai Heavy’s A/S arm

KKR & Co. signed a definitive agreement on Tuesday to buy a stake in Hyundai Global Service Co. from Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. for 6...

Hyundai Heavy seals $757 mn stake purchase in Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy seals $757 mn stake purchase in Doosan Infracore

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. signed a definitive agreement on Friday to buy a controlling stake in Doosan Infracore Co....

Hyundai Heavy announces 5-for-1 share split, 2020 operating loss

Hyundai Heavy announces 5-for-1 share split, 2020 operating loss

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. on Thursday announced a five-for-one share split after reporting an operating loss in 2020 due to weak shipbui...

Hyundai Heavy plans IPO this year; valuation to approach $4.5 bn

Hyundai Heavy plans IPO this year; valuation to approach $4.5 bn

South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is planning a trading debut this year, with the proceeds marked for future growth engines to power th...

Hanjin Heavy set for sale to Dongbu-led consortium

Hanjin Heavy set for sale to Dongbu-led consortium

A South Korean consortium led by construction firm Dongbu Corp. has been picked as the preferred negotiator to buy a controlling stake in cash-strap...

Doosan Heavy clinches $562 mn Guam power plant deal

Doosan Heavy clinches $562 mn Guam power plant deal

  Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has clinched an order to build a combined cycle power plant in Guam from a consortium of Kore...

Hyundai Heavy hits jackpot again, clinches $915 mn ship orders

Hyundai Heavy hits jackpot again, clinches $915 mn ship orders

South Korea's major shipbuilding companies are on a winning streak, securing lucrative contracts to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, Ve...

Three Korean consortiums in final bid for Hanjin Heavy

Three Korean consortiums in final bid for Hanjin Heavy

South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has drawn three final bidding groups comprised of domestic companies and private ...

Hyundai Heavy tapped for Doosan Infracore purchase

Hyundai Heavy tapped for Doosan Infracore purchase

A few months after announcing plans to sell a 36.07% controlling stake, Doosan Infracore Co. has found its new home in the world's largest shipbuild...

Hyundai Heavy endures to be likely buyer of Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy endures to be likely buyer of Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, is one step closer to acquiring a 36.07% controlling stake in Doosan Infracore...

Samsung Heavy, Daewoo Shipbuilding fetch over $4 bn in orders

Samsung Heavy, Daewoo Shipbuilding fetch over $4 bn in orders

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry appears to be entering full recovery mode after almost a year-long drought in orders thanks to Samsung Heavy...

Companies listed on tech-heavy Kosdaq score high in Q3 on pandemic

Companies listed on tech-heavy Kosdaq score high in Q3 on pandemic

South Korean companies listed on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market posted one of their best third quarters ever thanks to strong sales related to anti-viru...

Hyundai Heavy, Samsung Heavy pull in over $1 trn in VLCC orders

Hyundai Heavy, Samsung Heavy pull in over $1 trn in VLCC orders

South Korea’s shipbuilders have made a clean sweep of year-end orders owing to to contracts placed for very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Demand...

Hyundai Heavy affiliate wins $375 mn order for 2 LNG carriers

Hyundai Heavy affiliate wins $375 mn order for 2 LNG carriers

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., a shipbuilding arm of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, has won a 425 billion won ($375 million) orde...

KKR mulls investment in Hyundai Heavy's maintenance arm

KKR mulls investment in Hyundai Heavy's maintenance arm

South Korea's leading shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is in talks with global private equity firm KKR to secure investments as part ...

GS E&C challenges Hyundai Heavy in Doosan deal

GS E&C challenges Hyundai Heavy in Doosan deal

GS Engineering & Construction Co. (GS E&C) has joined the bidding for a stake in Doosan Infracore Co. after the bid submission deadline, a mov...

Hyundai Heavy, and five other Korean groups shortlisted for Doosan Infracore deal

Hyundai Heavy, and five other Korean groups shortlisted for Doosan Infracore deal

Doosan Group has shortlisted six bidders, including Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., and four local private equity groups, to acquire a controll...

Korea’s Hanjin Heavy up for sale, preliminary bidding by Oct. 26

Korea’s Hanjin Heavy up for sale, preliminary bidding by Oct. 26

Creditors of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. will put the cash-strapped South Korean shipbuilder up for sale next month as the lenders ...

Hyundai Heavy, MBK among prelim bidders of Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy, MBK among prelim bidders of Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., the world’s biggest shipbuilder and South Korea-based MBK Partners have submitted non-binding bids for a ...

Celltrion rebuts JP Morgan’s heavy downgrade; shares rebound from sharp fall

Celltrion rebuts JP Morgan’s heavy downgrade; shares rebound from sharp fall

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. on Sept. 10 rebutted J.P. Morgan’s massive downgrade of its target price for the biopharmaceutical company. T...

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