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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha seeks more M&A targets: Group’s heir apparent
Hanwha, the South Korean chemicals-to-financial conglomerate, has been a key player in the M&A market with a series of acquisitions in recent ye...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharamaceuticals
Korea’s Genome & Company aims US CMO market
South Korea’s microbiome medicine developer Genome & Company geared up for entering the U.S. market to boost profits and make inroads into...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen, launch H2 council
South Korea’s major conglomerates are going big on hydrogen, launching a business council and investing heavily in related projects to gain th...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Intel to invest up to $95 billion in European chipmaking amid US expansion
Intel Corp. plans to build new chipmaking facilities in Europe valued at up to $95 billion, responding to a cross-border race to add manufacturing c...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor’s Chung Euisun: Vision 2040 for hydrogen society
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has set out its vision for a hydrogen society, in which the clean energy source is harnessed not just for tr...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Steel stocks rally on iron ore price falls, Q3 outlook
Shares in South Korean steelmakers rose sharply in active trade on Tuesday, on the prospect that the declining iron ore price and Chinese rivals' ou...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business
POSCO and GS Group have teamed up to expand their battery recycling and hydrogen businesses. The move came as South Korea’s top steelmaker POS...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Chem unveils new cover window technology for foldable devices
LG Chem Ltd., the chemical unit of South Korea’s LG Group, said on Tuesday it has developed a new cover window that folds both ways – in...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Iljin Hysolus shares hit ceiling on first day of trading
South Korea’s only mass-producer of hydrogen tube trailers, Iljin Hysolus Co. made a strong debut on Kospi by reaching the price ceiling on it...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, aims to turn into an eco-friendly company with an enterprise value of 35 trillion won ($3...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate rebranding
SK Global Chemical rebrands as plastic recycler SK Geocentric
SK Innovation Co.’s petrochemical unit SK Global Chemical Co. has undergone a corporate name change to SK Geocentric Co., in a move to reident...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to ramp up production capacity of foldable devices by 50%
Samsung Electronics Co. will expand the production capacity of foldable devices amid an unexpected global craze over its Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip ...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea’s hydrogen council to launch Sept. 8; Hyundai to unveil new tech
The South Korean version of the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led initiative to harness the clean energy source, will officially launch on Sept. 8 ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Oilbank to make hydrogen fuel cell components from 2023
Hyundai Oilbank Co. will enter the hydrogen fuel cell components market by building separator production plants within this year with commercializat...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SM to absorb music production unit before founder's stake sale
SM Entertainment Co., a South Korean music powerhouse, will absorb a music production company wholly owned by its founder and chief producer Lee Soo...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Mobis to invest $1.1 bn to make hydrogen fuel cells
Hyundai Motor Group’s long-term ambition to create a full-fledged hydrogen value chain, from fuel cell production to hydrogen-powered logist...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hydrogen tank maker Iljin Hysolus to make Kospi debut Sept. 3
South Korea’s leading hydrogen tank maker Iljin Hysolus Co. will be listed on Kospi on Sept. 3, according to the company’s IPO briefing ...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SM Lab develops cathode with 98% nickel, industry’s highest density
SM Lab, a South Korean battery material startup, has developed a cathode with 98% nickel content, the highest density ever for rechargeable batterie...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Systems invests $300 million in UK satellite firm OneWeb
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, is investing $300 million in UK’s satellite communications firm OneWeb ...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korean govt to spend $1.9 billion to become world’s leading vaccine maker
The South Korean government will invest 2.2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) by 2025 to become a top five vaccine producer in the world. President Moon J...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Carmakers log strong profits despite chip shortage
Global carmakers such as Stellantis N.V., BMW, Ford Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Group surprised investors with strong earnings despite the automotiv...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries posts strong Q2 results with growth in all key areas
Kolon Group’s industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. saw a quarterly operating profit over 100 billion won ($87 million) for the fir...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hanwha, Korea Western Power to test mixed hydrogen combustion
Hanwha General Chemical Co. and Korea Western Power Co. joined hands for the first test in the country to use mixed hydrogen combustion technologies...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO partners with Australia’s Roy Hill for carbon neutrality initiatives
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO and Australia’s major iron ore supplier Roy Hill have strengthened their existing partnership to cond...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Apple adds LG Elec to iPhone vendor list in Korea
LG Electronics Inc. will begin to sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone at its retail stores across South Korea from mid-August, as the Korean home appliance mak...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Shinsegae enters alternative meat market with own brand
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s food affiliate Shinsegae Food Inc. has entered the fast-growing alternative meat mar...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co. plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US, joining South Korean battery producers’ move to gain ground ...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
California to deploy 30 Hyundai hydrogen trucks for public projects
Hyundai Motor Co.’s XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell trucks will be running the roads of California as part of two publicly funded projects to improv...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Underwater cables
LS Cable to build Korea’s tallest cable production tower, invest $161 million
LS Cable & System Ltd. is investing 185.9 billion won ($161 million) to expand its high-voltage underwater cable manufacturing facilities, inclu...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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