lg nyc times square
Scope
Date
~
-
Batteries
LG Energy partners with Seoul Nat'l Univ. for battery technology
South Korea's No. 1 secondary battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Seoul National University on Friday signed an agreement to establish an indu...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Tech, Media & Telecom
Metaverse-based virtual offices: New breadwinner for LG CNS
LAS VEGAS – While buzzwords such as avatar and the metaverse are on everyone’s lips these days, waking up in the morning and going to a ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Bio & Pharma
LG Chem completes acquisition of US biotech firm AVEO
LG Chem Ltd. is set to complete its $571 million purchase of the US biotech firm AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Friday, which would strengthen its ant...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Debt financing
Hyosung Chemical fails to sell any bonds in demand forecast
South Korea's Hyosung Chemical has failed to receive a single purchase order in its demand forecast for corporate bond issuance.Investment banking s...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Artificial intelligence
KT to unveil super AI to challenge OpenAI's ChatGPT
South Korea’s KT Corp. is set to commercialize a super artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the first half of this year, according to industry...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Electronics
LG UltraGear selected as official monitor for League of Legends
LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday that its UltraGear gaming monitor, with enhanced gamer-specific features, has been selected as the official moni...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean startups
Medical platform operator Integration raises $8 mn in Series B funding
Integration Inc., which operates specialized platforms for medical personnel such as Traditional Korean Medicine doctors and dentists, has raised 10...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Banking & Finance
Kookmin Bank launches foreign currency trading platform KB Star FX
South Korea's largest lender Kookmin Bank on Monday launched its new contactless platform for foreign exchange transactions dubbed KB Star FX.The on...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Batteries
Hanwha, LG Energy team up for US battery production
South Korea’s Hanwha Group will invest in LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s battery production lines for energy storage systems (ESS) in the US, some ...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Petrochemicals
Lotte Chem to sell Pakistan unit for $156 mn to finance other projects
Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to sell its Pakistan unit for 192.4 billion won ($155.8 million won) to a chemical company in the country as the South K...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Automobiles
Kia's Carens selected as Car of Year in India
Kia Corp. won the "Car of the Year in India" for the first time in three years and five months after entering the Indian auto market.Kia said Sunday...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Electronics
LG Elec's Tennessee plant named Lighthouse Factory by WEF
LG Electronics Inc.'s home appliance factory in Tennessee, the US, has been selected as a "Lighthouse Factory" by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Leadership & Management
LG Chem CEO named to head industrial body of World Economic Forum
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Sunday said its CEO and Vice Chairman Shin Hak-cheol on Thursday will be named chair of the Chemical and Advanced Mate...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Batteries
LG Energy, Honda to build $4.4 billion battery plant in Ohio
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Honda Motor Co. have launched their first US joint venture to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio, LG said o...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek eyes top spot in FC-BGA substrate market
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. will boost the production of its flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) packages, or high-density package substrates,...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Chemical Industry
LG Chem to recycle marine wastes to produce plastics
South Korea's largest chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a domestic resource circulation start-up Netspa...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Electronics
LG OLED evo selected as best product in Japan
LG Electronics Inc.'s OLED evo was selected as the best product by Japan's most well-known audio and video publications.The South Korean company sai...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Chemical Industry
Hyundai L&C wins GR certification for recycled PET packaging sheets
Hyundai Living & Culture, Hyundai Department Store Co. Group's building materials unit, said on Wednesday that it has received Good Recycled Pro...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Chemical Industry
Lotte Chemical conducts product risk assessment first time in Korea
Lotte Chemical Corp. said on Tuesday that it is conducting a risk assessment for its products for the first time in the domestic chemical industry...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Chemical Industry
Japanese carmaker adopts metal-replacing plastic from LG Chem
A new engineering plastic made of the compound material LUCON TX5007 and developed by South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. has been applied to the front fende...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Batteries
Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant
Ford Motor Co. is in talks with LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, to build a cell factory in...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Batteries
LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. posted its largest-ever profit in 2022, driven by strong sales after its US joint venture with Ge...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
DSME puts welding collaborative robots into field
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said on Monday that it developed a collaborative robot, or cobot, that welds pipes in the ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience's shingles vaccine obtains product approval from Malaysia
SK Bioscience Co. said on Monday that its shingles vaccine Sky Zoster has been given approval by Malaysia's National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Age...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Electronics
LG Elec sweeps 1st place in Best Washers chosen by US consumers
LG Electronics Inc. swept this year's top spot in all major categories of best washing machines evaluated by Consumer Reports, a leading US consum...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Airlines
Air Busan launches new Busan-Clark flight
Air Busan Co. began operating its first new flight route this year between Busan and Clark, the Philippines, and started a new leap forward in earne...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean Innovators at CES 2023
LG unveils self-driving auto parts, brighter OLED panels
LG Group’s two units have showcased new automotive and display products, which would expand their presence in the autonomous driving and premi...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean Innovators at CES 2023
LG Elec to increase partnerships for business expansion
LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is seeking more partnerships with global leading companies and increas...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus announces official start of original content production
LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it would officially kickstart producing original content, following its pilot program about desserts relea...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean Innovators at CES 2023
LG Elec, Magna expand partnership into self-driving tech
LAS VEGAS – LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance producer, expanded its partnership with Canadian car parts maker Magna I...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 MBK-owned Homeplus looks for new owner as M&A emerges as option
- 2 Hyundai Steel to displace Baoshan as GM Korea's supplier
- 3 S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim up for sale for $295 mn
- 4 BOK chief warns against aggressive policy rate cuts, sees need for fiscal stimulus
- 5 S.Korea eases path for foreign REITs in senior housing push