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Factory suspension
Hyundai Motor to halt plant for a week; Kona, IONIQ 5 affected
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will halt its main plant in Ulsan for a week due to a component supply disruption, the latest si...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET to build additional battery separator plants in Poland
SK Innovation Co.’s material business arm SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) is set to construct two additional electric vehicle battery separator p...
Mar 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery shares tumble as VW gears up for in-house production
Shares of South Koreas’ major battery makers tumbled on Tuesday after Volkswagen AG announced it will gradually switch the type of batteries u...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy may build US, Europe plants to supply new batteries to Tesla
LG Energy Solution Ltd. may build an electric vehicle battery plant in the US to supply advanced battery cells to Tesla Inc. for its new models to b...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to introduce batch production system at local plant
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is considering introducing a new factory idea for its major local plant aimed at better responding to rising m...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production
The global semiconductor shortage that has hit the automotive industry is also making its impact on major smartphone makers around the world. ...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Semiconductor shortage
Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production
The global semiconductor shortage that has hit the automotive industry is also making its impact on major smartphone makers around the world. ...
Mar 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, GM in talks to build 2nd EV battery plant in Tennessee
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. is exploring building a second electric car battery plant in the US with joint venture partner General M...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Graphene Square aims global with mass production of 'wonder material'
Graphene is often called a “wonder material” because of the extraordinary properties that come from its nano-scale structure. It is an e...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to ramp up fuel cell car production
South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to produce around 17,000 units of its hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) this year, thrice t...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault vows action if Korean unit fails to improve productivity, cut costs
French auto giant Groupe Renault has warned of stern action against its struggling South Korean unit, urging it to improve productivity and cut cost...
Feb 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to invest $750 million in Vietnam OLED module plant
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, will invest $750 million in its display plant in Vietnam to meet rising demand from electr...
Feb 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung mulls $17 billion Austin chip plant, seeks tax breaks
Samsung Electronics Co. is seeking tax breaks of $805.5 million from the US state of Texas in return for a new $17 billion chip plant, which the Sou...
Feb 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyosung, Linde to create world's largest liquid hydrogen plant
South Korea-based Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp. and global industrial gas supplier Linde plc. have agreed to establish the world's largest liquid h...
Feb 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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GM Korea to cut production; carmakers call for govt action
The South Korean arm of General Motors Co. has become the country’s first automaker forced to cut production due to the global semiconductor c...
Feb 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix completes construction of its largest $3.14 bn chip plant
SK Hynix Inc. has completed the construction of its largest chip plant, which will use cutting-edge technology to produce memory semiconductors to m...
Feb 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation to build 3rd EV battery plant in Hungary for $2.3 bn
SK Innovation Co. will build its third electric-vehicle battery plant in Hungary for $2.29 billion, aiming to grab a greater share of the fast-growi...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung says fully ready for M&As; silent on US foundry plant
Samsung Electronics Co. is well-geared up to chase M&A deals and expand its facilities over the next three years to make full use of its cash ho...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC to spend $600 mn to build copper foil plant in Malaysia
South Korea’s SKC Ltd. will build its first overseas plant of copper foils in Malaysia for 650 billion won ($588 million), as the chemical mat...
Jan 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung remains tight-lipped on new US chip plant reports
Samsung Electronics Co. was reported to be considering investing over $10 billion to build a new chip plant in the US. But the world’s top mem...
Jan 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
GM Korea to curb production as global chip shortages worsen
GM Korea Co., a subsidiary of US auto giant General Motors Co., is slashing production rates due to a component supply disruption, the latest sign t...
Jan 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai inks deal to build first overseas hydrogen fuel cell plant in China
Hyundai Motor Co. has signed a contract to build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as the South Korean company aims to en...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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F&B Industry
CJ Cheiljedang to set up food production plant in South Dakota
South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. will establish a food production plant that makes mandu in the 560,000 square meters of l...
Jan 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2021
K-startup products sweep CES 2021 innovation awards honors
A number of products and technologies of Korean startups have received Innovation Awards honors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021, the wor...
Jan 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
SK Innovation to raise $920 mn for US battery plant expansion
South Korea-based SK Innovation Co. is ramping up investment for its US-based electric vehicle battery business, with plans to raise up to 1 tri...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor to build first overseas hydrogen fuel cell plant in China
Hyundai Motor Co. will build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as the South Korean company aims to enter the world’...
Jan 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Factory suspension
Ssangyong Motor to briefly halt production at main plant
South Korea’s Ssangyong Motor Co. is temporarily suspending production at its main plant due to disruptions of auto parts supplies from its co...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Heavy clinches $562 mn Guam power plant deal
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has clinched an order to build a combined cycle power plant in Guam from a consortium of Kore...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC to build first overseas copper foil plant in Malaysia
SKC Ltd., a chemical materials maker of South Korea’s SK Group, is planning to more than quadruple its production capacity of copper foils, a ...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
SK Innovation partners with EVE to launch third battery plant in China
South Korea-based SK Innovation Co. has entered into a joint venture with Chinese battery maker EVE Energy Co. to set up a third battery plant in Ch...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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