SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has decided to hold off on a 4.3 trillion won ($3.3 billion) plan to build a new N...
Korea to raise cash support on foreign investments in key sectors
South Korea plans to spend more cash on attracting foreign investments in high-tech and core supply chain industries as foreign direct investment to...
Korea’s battery recycling company SebitChem seeks IPO
SebitChem Co., South Korea’s secondary battery recycling company, is seeking an initial public offering, taking advantage of investors’ ...
LS Group to bolster batteries, EVs and chipmaking, chairman says
South Korean conglomerate LS Group is seeking business opportunities in the materials and parts sectors led by the fast-growing battery, electric ve...
SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market
South Korea’s battery maker SK On Co. and US automaker Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday officially launched a joint venture for the North American ...
The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups
South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...
Korean manufacturers’ dependence on China intensifies
South Korean manufacturers are importing even more key industrial raw materials from China, deepening concerns over the dependence of Asia’s f...
Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business
Hyundai Mobis Co., a car parts maker within South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group, is set to launch an electric vehicle battery rema...
POSCO sees battery materials sales double by 2030
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. expects sales of its rechargeable battery materials to more than double to 41 trillion won ($31 billion) by ...
LG Energy to supply $765 million batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, has agreed to supply its cylindrical batteries to Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan...
LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...
Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials
The much-touted sale of a controlling stake in Iljin Materials Co., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, is flagging as big spenders are ...
POSCO Chemical, Britishvolt sign initial deal for battery materials
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s top steel maker, and UK electric vehicle startup Britishvolt Ltd. have signed an initial agreement...
SK Materials, Showa Denko to jointly seek US semiconductor gas business
SK Materials Co., an industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Inc., and Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko K.K. have agr...
Hyundai Mobis sees global carmakers’ orders up 50%
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts producer, expected orders from global carmakers excluding Hyundai Motor Group affiliates t...
Samsung SDI inks $6.6 bn deal for 60% of elecfoil needs
Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s major battery maker, inked a $6.6 billion contract to secure 60% of its needs for elecfoil, an ingredient for c...
Falling nickel prices: A boon for Korean battery makers over Chinese rivals
South Korea’s three battery players – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. – are getting a tailwind from the fal...
Samsung SDI to develop cylindrical batteries for Tesla, other EV makers
Leading South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is ramping up facilities for cylindrical batteries to supply its products to Tesla Inc. and oth...
POSCO, SK On forge strategic tie-up in rechargeable battery business
POSCO Holdings Inc., the investment holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, and SK On Co., the battery unit of SK Innovation Co.,...
LG Energy to invest $451 mn in mass production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cells
LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced Monday it will invest 580 billion won ($451 million) to manufacture battery cells for Austin-based Tesla, Inc.The ...
SK Innovation to focus on small reactors, batteries, waste recycling
SK Innovation Co., the refinery and chemicals unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK, is accelerating a shift toward eco-friendl...
S.Korean trucker strike enters 3rd day, targets Samsung’s supply chain
South Korea’s unionized truckers, on day three of a large-scale strike, have moved to disrupt the supply of materials needed to manufacture se...
LG Energy, German institutes to jointly research advanced batteries
The world’s second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has teamed up with two German research institutes to develop next-generation ...
Baring PEA set to buy $1 bn stake in PI Advanced Materials
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia is set to buy a majority stake in the world’s largest polyimide film manufacturer PI Advanced Mater...
LG Chem, Korea Zinc affiliate KEMCO to launch battery precursor JV
South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. and the world’s largest zinc and lead smelter Korea Zinc Co. have agreed to launch a ba...
Korea composite materials maker to expand aerospace biz
South Korea’s top advanced composite materials producer aims to speed up its expansion in the aerospace sector with the acquisition of an airp...
LG Chem to launch JV with China's Huayou Cobalt for battery materials
LG Chem Ltd. announced Tuesday it will set up a joint venture with Chinese mining company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. to secure a steady supply of ra...
Why batteries were left out of Samsung's huge investment plan
Citigroup Global Markets on Monday slashed its target price for Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three battery makers, by almost half and d...
Iljin Materials aims to complete stake sale in August
Iljin Materials Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials maker, accelerated the process of the sale of a majority stake in a deal esti...
SK On to bolster US business with Ford's EV pickup truck sales
SK On Co., South Korea’s leading electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is expected to improve production capacity as its client Ford Motor Co...
