LG welcomes Samsung’s likely re-entry into OLED TV market

LG welcomes Samsung’s likely re-entry into OLED TV market

Samsung Electronics Co.'s expected re-entry into the OLED TV market will further expand the growing segment, which is gaining popularity in the...

From TV to window: New displays from Samsung and LG

From TV to window: New displays from Samsung and LG

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display Co., the two archrivals in the TV panel market, are unveiling new displays with enhanced picture and sound qu...

LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022

LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022

South Korea’s initial public offering market is expected to set a record in 2022, heating up from the start of the year as LG Energy Solution ...

LG Display reveals 30% brighter OLED EX

LG Display reveals 30% brighter OLED EX

LG Display Co. revealed a 30% brighter OLED panel during Wednesday’s press event. During the media event held in Seoul’s LG Science...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

LG Group's No. 2 exec Kwon to head EV battery unit

LG Group's No. 2 exec Kwon to head EV battery unit

Kwon Young-soo, the No. 2 leader of South Korea's LG Group, will be appointed as the chief executive officer of LG Energy Solution Ltd. next month, ...

Tesla’s shift to LFP cells to shake global battery industry

Tesla’s shift to LFP cells to shake global battery industry

Tesla Inc.’s shift to less expensive batteries for its electric vehicles is expected to shake the global battery industry.The world’s to...

LG Energy, Stellantis to launch $3.4 billion EV battery JV in US

LG Energy, Stellantis to launch $3.4 billion EV battery JV in US

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. are launching a 4 trillion won ($3.4 billion) joint venture ...

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