Lotte Hotel Yangon: Pain for POSCO International, Hotel Lotte

Lotte Hotel Yangon: Pain for POSCO International, Hotel Lotte

South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. and Hotel Lotte Co. have been suffering from sluggish earnings of their five-star hotel in Yangon, Mya...

POSCO to deploy more industrial robots at workplaces

POSCO to deploy more industrial robots at workplaces

POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to deploy more industrial robots at its factories to improve productivity and ...

POSCO to invest $20 billion in battery materials to rival Chinese firms

POSCO to invest $20 billion in battery materials to rival Chinese firms

POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest 25 trillion won ($20 billion) to secure a stable supply of key raw m...

KT showcases AI-powered robots, traffic control program at tech fair

KT showcases AI-powered robots, traffic control program at tech fair

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, unveiled its new digital transformation services using artificial intelligence, big data ...

POSCO returns from pandemic blues with record quarterly profit

POSCO returns from pandemic blues with record quarterly profit

South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO is returning even stronger from the pandemic-caused economic slowdown, with an all-time high revenue an...

POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds

POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds

POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...

POSCO Chem breaks ground for battery material plant

POSCO Chem breaks ground for battery material plant

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. started construction of a battery material plant in the country as a part of its plan to boost production cap...

POSCO, Hancock partner for low-carbon steel materials production

POSCO, Hancock partner for low-carbon steel materials production

South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Co. and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, a leading Australian mining firm, are slated to collaborate in low-car...

POSCO to invest $4 bn in Argentina battery materials project

POSCO to invest $4 bn in Argentina battery materials project

South Korea’s POSCO Group is set to spend $4 billion for the capacity expansion of a new lithium hydroxide factory in Argentina and cathode ma...

POSCO to build largest solid electrolyte plant for batteries

POSCO to build largest solid electrolyte plant for batteries

POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, said on March 14 it has started construction on a solid electrolyte manufacturing facilit...

POSCO, Hancock to restart multi-billion-dollar Hardey iron ore project

POSCO, Hancock to restart multi-billion-dollar Hardey iron ore project

South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, a leading Australian mining firm, have agreed to restart a long-dormant ir...

POSCO Chem, GM to build $400 mn battery material plant in Canada

POSCO Chem, GM to build $400 mn battery material plant in Canada

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. and US top automaker General Motors Co. decided to build a battery material plant in Canada.POSCO Chemical an...

POSCO launches holding firm to develop non-steel biz

POSCO launches holding firm to develop non-steel biz

POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, on Wednesday launched a holding company to develop the group into an eco-friendly future material...

POSCO Chem to expand low-expansion anode materials output

POSCO Chem to expand low-expansion anode materials output

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. plans to fivefold production of low-expansion anode materials, high-value-added ingredients for electric vehi...

Korea’s trading firms set sights on EV parts production for growth

Korea’s trading firms set sights on EV parts production for growth

South Korea’s general trading companies, which usually work as middlemen linking buyers with sellers, are seeking to transform into eco-friend...

LG recruits former WH deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for govt relations

LG recruits former WH deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for govt relations

LG Corp. announced on Sunday that the group has recruited former White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for its Washington D.C. office. Ha...

POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm

POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm

South Korea's POSCO Co. will transform into a holding company structure on Mar. 2, after its plan to split itself into a holding firm and a steelmak...

Samsung, Lotte, POSCO to build hydrogen plant in Malaysia

Samsung, Lotte, POSCO to build hydrogen plant in Malaysia

Samsung Engineering Co., Lotte Chemical Corp., and POSCO signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (S...

NPS approves POSCO's split into holding firm, steelmaker unit

NPS approves POSCO's split into holding firm, steelmaker unit

The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea, the largest shareholder of POSCO Co., has given its nod to the steelmaking giant’s plan to spli...

Proxy advisors recommend NPS vote for POSCO split-off

Proxy advisors recommend NPS vote for POSCO split-off

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the largest shareholder of POSCO Co., was recommended by all its four proxy advisors to vote for the s...

POSCO to revive India steel mill construction plan

POSCO to revive India steel mill construction plan

POSCO Co. plans to build a steel mill jointly with India's Adani Group in western India, the South Korean steelmaker said on Thursday, after its pre...

POSCO logs record profit on steel supercycle in 2021

POSCO logs record profit on steel supercycle in 2021

POSCO Co., the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, reported record earnings in 2021, adding to the bullish outlook, as China sustained a policy ...

Hylium, KRISO, POSCO receive initial approval for liquid hydrogen storage tanks

Hylium, KRISO, POSCO receive initial approval for liquid hydrogen storage tanks

Hylium Industries Inc. announced Wednesday that it has been granted an approval in principle (AIP) by the Korean Register for two types of jointly d...

SK subsidiaries form ICT alliance

SK subsidiaries form ICT alliance

South Korea’s third-largest chaebol, SK Group, announced its plans to launch a consultative body to create synergy among its three subsidiar...

POSCO breaks ground on China automotive steel plant with HBIS

POSCO breaks ground on China automotive steel plant with HBIS

China’s HBIS Group Co., the world’s third-largest steelmaker, and South Korea’s POSCO Co., the No. 6 player, broke ground on an au...

POSCO plans to cancel treasury shares in its holding firm

POSCO plans to cancel treasury shares in its holding firm

Top management of South Korea's POSCO Co. has decided to cancel treasury shares in its to-be-launched holding company, in an effort to win sharehold...

Korea 2021 steel output set to top 70 mn tons on supercycle

Korea 2021 steel output set to top 70 mn tons on supercycle

South Korea’s steel output last year was estimated to have topped 70 million tons as the industry enjoyed a steel supercycle for the first tim...

POSCO mothballs Korea’s oldest blast furnace for carbon neutrality

POSCO mothballs Korea’s oldest blast furnace for carbon neutrality

Park Tae-joon, the late honorary chairman of POSCO Co., and other key founding members of the global steel giant celebrated on June 9, 1973, when So...

POSCO puts stability above reform in management overhaul

POSCO puts stability above reform in management overhaul

South Korea’s steel giant POSCO has chosen stability over reform in its latest management overhaul, retaining most chief executives at group a...

POSCO to build mini mills for carbon neutrality

POSCO to build mini mills for carbon neutrality

POSCO Co., the world’s No. 5 steelmaker, plans to build mini mills, electric arc furnaces for hot rolled steel, in South Korea as part of it...

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