LG Innotek shares surge on anticipation of Apple Car, new iPhone 

LG Innotek shares surge on anticipation of Apple Car, new iPhone 

Shares of Korean companies supplying parts to Apple rose sharply on Thursday. The jump comes on the back of robust iPhone sales and buzz that the ...

LG Display shares shine, reflecting metaverse hype

LG Display shares shine, reflecting metaverse hype

LG Display Co. ’s share price is continuing its upward trend, despite dampening LCD (liquid crystal display) panel prices. This is not in...

LG Display OLED TV panel sales top 20 mn units on strong demand

LG Display OLED TV panel sales top 20 mn units on strong demand

South Korea’s major display panel maker LG Display Co. is estimated to have sold more than 20 million units of organic light-emitting diode (O...

Kosdaq Listed Companies Association announces top Kosdaq blue chips

Kosdaq Listed Companies Association announces top Kosdaq blue chips

The Kosdaq Listed Companies Association of South Korea announced its top Kosdaq blue chips during its 13th annual award conference held on Dec. 16...

3D tech firm Koh Young wins highest ESG rating two years running

3D tech firm Koh Young wins highest ESG rating two years running

Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D image measurement tech company listed on the Kosdaq, has earned the highest AA rating from Sustinvest, ...

Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground

Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements are expected to drive high-performance chip demand higher, in particular from data center op...

Korean core companies’ stocks underperform global peers

Korean core companies’ stocks underperform global peers

The world sought new opportunities in 2021, recovering from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global major companies have been in cutthroat compet...

GS E&C secures €70 mn green loan from BNP Paribas for warehouses

GS E&C secures €70 mn green loan from BNP Paribas for warehouses

South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) said on Dec. 16 it has become the first Korean constr...

LG Chem, LG Energy acquire 2.6% of battery startup Li-Cycle for $51 million

LG Chem, LG Energy acquire 2.6% of battery startup Li-Cycle for $51 million

South Korea’s top chemical manufacturer LG Chem Ltd. and its battery affiliate LG Energy Solution Ltd. have acquired a combined 2.6% stake in ...

LG Energy to adopt Siemens' digital factory technology

LG Energy to adopt Siemens' digital factory technology

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to adopt Siemens AG's smart factory technology to accelerate the digitization of its battery manufacturi...

LG unveils multimodal ‘supergiant AI’ with unprecedented parameters

LG unveils multimodal ‘supergiant AI’ with unprecedented parameters

LG Corp.'s artificial intelligence research institute unveiled what it dubs a “supergiant AI” on Tuesday.The big reveal was for EXAONE, ...

Will LG Energy’s IPO overcharge?

Will LG Energy’s IPO overcharge?

The world’s second-largest electric-vehicle battery maker, LG Chem-owned LG Energy, is hoping a separate listing will give the ...

LG Elec expands global auto electronics market share

LG Elec expands global auto electronics market share

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is raising its market share in the global automotive electronics industry with the company’s audio, vi...

LG Energy unveils IPO price band for Korea’s largest listing

LG Energy unveils IPO price band for Korea’s largest listing

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set an initial public offering price band for the largest-ever initial listing in the country next...

KRX approves preliminary review of LG Energy IPO

KRX approves preliminary review of LG Energy IPO

The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Nov. 30 approved a preliminary review of LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s listing, paving the way for one of the largest-...

IONIQ 7 to beome home on wheels with LG appliances

IONIQ 7 to beome home on wheels with LG appliances

Hyundai Motor Co.’s IONIQ 7, its new all-electric sport utility vehicle to be launched in 2024, will be equipped with the home appliances of L...

LG Energy to secure $1.36 bn to raise US battery output

LG Energy to secure $1.36 bn to raise US battery output

LG Energy Solution Ltd. is set to secure $1.36 billion to expand US battery output capacity, joining the fundraising race among South Korean battery...

LG Electronics names strategy chief as new CEO

LG Electronics names strategy chief as new CEO

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday appointed its strategy chief Cho Joo-wan as the company's new chief executive officer, in a major resh...

Sustainable packaging firm SUPASO wins grant, office space via D.DAY event

Sustainable packaging firm SUPASO wins grant, office space via D.DAY event

D.CAMP, Korea’s non-profit foundation focused on helping young entrepreneurs, has joined forces with SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. to find promising...

LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion

LG Energy to list end-January with enterprise value up to $67 billion

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will list its shares on the main bourse around the end of January, valuing the top South Korean battery maker between 70 tri...

LG Elec brings GeForce Now games to smart TVs

LG Elec brings GeForce Now games to smart TVs

LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance giant, will now enable gamers to enjoy Nvidia Corp.’s game streaming service GeForce Now on the...

LG Chem, GS Caltex to produce biodegradable plastic material

LG Chem, GS Caltex to produce biodegradable plastic material

South Korea’s top petrochemical maker LG Chem Ltd. and the No. 2 refiner GS Caltex Corp. have agreed to jointly produce a biodegradable plasti...

Hyundai Oilbank to make naphtha from plastic waste

Hyundai Oilbank to make naphtha from plastic waste

Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce naphtha by injecting plastic waste pyrolysis oil into the process of refining crude oil, poised to become the ...

LG to expand medical equipment business with pain-relieving device

 LG to expand medical equipment business with pain-relieving device

LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its business scope to the medical equipment sector with a plan to unveil a pain-relieving device in an effort to ga...

LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola

LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to US fuel cell truck maker Nikola

LG Energy Solution Ltd., a leading South Korean battery maker, has signed a deal to supply batteries to Nikola Corp., a US hydrogen fuel cell electr...

[ASK 2021] Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers

[ASK 2021] Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers

Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers Discuss the complexities firms encounter when addressing ESG globally a...

LG, CJ join other Korean firms to run offices in Washington

 LG, CJ join other Korean firms to run offices in Washington

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea’s major business conglomerates are heading to Washington D.C. to run offices handling regulatory and gover...

LG overtakes Whirlpool as top home appliance maker after strong Q3

LG overtakes Whirlpool as top home appliance maker after strong Q3

LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken bigger home appliance rival Whirlpool Corp. after posting record quarterly sales, comfortably putting it on course...

LG Chem to set up separator JV in Hungary with Toray of Japan

LG Chem to set up separator JV in Hungary with Toray of Japan

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, has agreed to set up a joint venture with Japan’s Toray Industries Inc. for the producti...

Top Korean LPs to discuss post-pandemic investments

Top Korean LPs to discuss post-pandemic investments

The Korea Economic Daily is hosting Asia's biggest alternative investment forum in Seoul on Oct. 27, where chief executives of the National Pension ...

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