LG Chem’s CEO searches for talent in Japan to lead new growth engines

Vice Chairman and CEO Shin Hak-cheol of South Korea's largest chemical company LG Chem Ltd. is looking for talent in Japan to lead his company's thr...

S.Korea's trade deficit hits 15th straight month

South Korea last month suffered its 15th straight month of trade deficit, its longest streak since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, due to the de...

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...

LG Innotek develops flexible vehicle lighting Nexlide-M

South Korea's electronic component maker LG Innotek on Wednesday announced the release of Nexlide-M, or a flexible 3D lighting component for vehicle...

POSCO, LG Electronics to jointly build smart factory

POSCO Holdings Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that they will collaborate to upgrade POSCO's smart factory technology. The initi...

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...

POSCO Group, SKC to jointly develop lithium metal cathode material

South Korea’s POSCO Group and SKC will jointly develop a dream lithium metal cathode material for commercialization by 2026 under a strategy t...

Foreign demand for chip stocks powers Kospi to 1-year high

South Korea’s main bourse Kospi on Tuesday hit its highest closing since June last year, boosted by foreigners’ net buying in semiconduc...

LG Electronics to release monitor that folds neatly in bag

LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday will release the portable screen and stand StanbyME Go, which targets the growing ranks of South Korea's campers as...

POSCO to develop internal-use AI tool to replace ChatGPT

Steel giant POSCO Group has embarked on the development of an AI chatbot for internal use amid growing concerns about data leaks through generative ...

LG Electronics blocks access to generative AI in company

LG Electronics Inc. has decided to block access to generative AI services through its intranet. Industry sources said on Friday, LG Electroni...

Hyundai revs up US advance with $4.3 billion battery JV with LG

Hyundai Motor Co. has taken another step closer to receiving US tax credits for its electric cars sold in the country by signing a 5.7 trillion won ...

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 ...

LG Electronics starts production of EV chargers

South Korea's electronic giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it has started production of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, marking i...

S.Korean Hanwha to spend $1 bn on US acquisitions, business

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to invest $1 billion in acquisitions of companies in the US and businesses ...

Doosan Group to show hydrogen turbine model in Busan

Doosan Group companies including Doosan Enerbility Co., Doosan Fuel Cell and Doosan Fuel Cell Power will participate in the upcoming "World Climate ...

Jeju Air CEO sees Korea-Indonesia routes as blue ocean

South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. will make the most of the post-pandemic recovery in travel demand by exploring South...

UAE to find $2 bn investment opportunities in S.Korea

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reviewing $2 billion worth of investment project in South Korea, such energy and information communications techno...

HD Hyundai Energy Solutions wins its first solar module order in Africa

South Korea's HD Hyundai Energy Solutions Co., HD Hyundai Co.'s solar power subsidiary, on Monday said it will supply solar modules for construction...

S.Korea selects 100 core technologies to achieve carbon neturality

South Korea has designated 100 core technologies to achieve carbon neutrality including heat pumps that retrieve heat from air and water, the green ...

LG Innotek seeks to bolster innovation through a broader talent pool

Efforts by LG Innotek Co. to diversify its talent pool have borne fruit by boosting its competitive edge, under its chief executive's focus on bro...

Resumption of LG Energy Solution's JV in Canada gets green light

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. has received the green light to resume construction of an electric-vehicle battery joint venture in Ca...

LG leader Koo seeks new growth drivers at group strategy meetings

Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, is seeking new growth drivers by hosting strategy meetings groupwide.L...

LG Energy Solution secures lithium concentrate in N.America

South Korea's battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Friday that it has signed a lithium concentrate supply contract with Australian c...

LG Electronics to participate in Frieze Art Fair in New York

LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday that it will participate in Frieze New York, one of the world's three major contemporary art fairs, from May 17...

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...

LG Electronics enters antibacterial glass powder sector

LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday said it will promote as one of its new growth engines antibacterial glass powder, or fine particles made with cru...

LG Chem aims higher for battery materials with diverse portfolio

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday revised up its 2030 sales goal for battery materials by 45% after it delivered stronger-than-expected re...

Canada’s Trudeau to visit Seoul as LG-Stellantis battery JV suspended

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. have stopped construction at a $ 4 billion electric vehicle ...

Samsung Engineering, OMV sign agreement for modular project

South Korea's Samsung Engineering has partnered with global integrated energy company OMV for project collaboration. Samsung Engineering announced T...