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Korean chipmakers
Samsung CEO says construction of Taylor foundry on track
A US road in Taylor, Taxas, where global chip giant Samsung Electronics Co. is building a $17 billion fabrication plant on a scale of about 5 millio...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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)
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Corporate strategy
S.Korea's SKC Solmics changes name to SK Enpulse
South Korea's SKC Solmics, a wholly owned fine ceramics subsidiary of SKC, on Sunday said it changed its name to SK Enpulse.With 100% investment fro...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank Launches 3D-based metaverse pilot service
Woori Bank launched a 3D-based metaverse pilot service, the bank said on Friday.The bank will provide two services, one for interaction with small b...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems opens UAE branch as core base for Mideast exports
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. on Thursday opened a branch office in Abu Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the company's business gro...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, Nokia demonstrate Korea's first open RAN base station
SK Telecom Co. said on Tuesday that it verified jointly with Nokia the stable 5G speed and coverage performance in a field test by installing a clou...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dong Yang Steel Pipe signs contract with Japanese EPC company
DongYangSteelPipe, a steel pipe unit of KBI Group, said on Tuesday that it had signed on the previous day an agreement with a Japanese EPC (engineer...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction
Hyundai Engineering Co. said on Tuesday it has obtained both domestic and foreign quality certifications to start the nuclear power plant EPC (desig...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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)
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Korean startups
Smart transportation solution provider Alt-A enlists pre-Series A funding
Alt-A, which provides a transportation system specialized in last-mile roads, said Monday that it has received pre-series A funding from Shinh...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s 3 nm chip production yield rises sharply
Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply increased its production yield of the industry’s most advanced 3-nanometer chips for fabless clients, acco...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric signs MOU with Plastic Energy for plastic recycling plant
SK Geo Centric, a subsidiary of South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co., will join hands with a global company to build a super-large waste plas...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung Engineering wins $1.3 bn order to build ethylene plant in Qatar
South Korea's Samsung Engineering Co. said on Jan. 9 it has signed a 1.6 trillion won ($1.3 billion) contract to build the world's largest ethylene ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Seoul in talks to share nuclear plant export profits with Westinghouse
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corp. are in discussion with Westinghouse Electric Corp. to share pr...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotteria launches renewed soybean-based meat burger
Lotteria, South Korea's fast food franchise run by Lotte GRS, launched "Ria Miracle Burger II" with 100% plant-based patties using soy protein.It is...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
WeMade signs partnership with Chinese digital asset exchange
WeMade said on Wednesday that it would sign a non-fungible token (NFT) partnership with Zhongchuanyuezhong Cultural Development Co. which operates a...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy certified for CMSR power barge design
South Korea's main shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that it has completed the conceptual design for the compact molten salt re...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean companies expect exports to decline in 1% range this year
South Korea's companies expect both sales and exports this year to decline in the 1% range from last year, predicting economic growth in the low 1% ...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Applied Materials injects $40 mn in glass substrate maker Absolics
Applied Materials Inc., a global leading equipment and software supplier to semiconductor makers, has invested 51 billion won ($40.2 million) in Abs...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Digital wallet Klip sees its subscriber number surpass 2 million
Ground X, Kakao Corp.'s blockchain technology subsidiary, said on Monday that the number of cumulative subscribers to its digital asset wallet "Klip...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to consider EV assembly plant in Saudi Arabia
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, plans to consider building an assembly plant for electric vehicles and internal combustion e...
Jan 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SuperBin completes plastic recycling factory in Seoul suburb
SuperBin, a South Korean startup reshaping the waste recycling ecosystem using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, on Thursday said it had co...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
KCC ramps up glass wool production capacity
KCC Corp., a global applied materials chemical company, is accelerating its foray into the inorganic insulation material-based glass wool market.The...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hanwha Techwin showcases smart parking solution
Hanwha Techwin, a South Korean company specializing in video surveillance solutions, said on Thursday that it held a showcase event at its 63 Conven...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Doosan Corp. starts building flexible copper-clad layer plant
South Korea's Doosan Corp. is expanding its production line for flexible cooper-clad layers (FCCL) to boost competitiveness in electronic materials ...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang develops polycarbonates made of 90% recycled plastic
Samyang Corp., a food and chemical affiliate of Samyang Group, on Wednesday said it had developed South Korea's first eco-friendly polycarbonates co...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches cloud-based communication platform
South Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. on Tuesday said it launched a communication platform service (CPasS) that integrates and manages communication ...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hansol Chemical to enter bio industry with BiOCS acquisition
Hansol Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s paper-focused conglomerate Hansol Group, is expanding its business scope to biomaterials by acqui...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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