SK Telecom revs up digital economy on its metaverse platform

SK Telecom revs up digital economy on its metaverse platform

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is accelerating a digital economic system on its metaverse platform ifland, the telecom giant ...

SK Ecoplant bets on US battery recycling firm Ascend Elements

SK Ecoplant bets on US battery recycling firm Ascend Elements

South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co., formerly SK Engineering & Construction Co., signed a stock purchase agreement (SPA) on Aug. 31 to invest $5...

SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction

SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction

SK Innovation Co. published its 2022 Net Zero Special Report on the company website on Wednesday, detailing its plan of action for Scope 3 carbon em...

Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

The emergence of a rival is usually a cause of distress for existing players.Micron Technology Inc.’s entry into the DDR5 DRAM arena, however,...

Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking

Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking

Samsung SDI Co., the world's sixth-largest battery maker, is set to push forward the start of its plant construction in the US by two months in resp...

SK Group reworks 'financial story' action plans

SK Group reworks 'financial story' action plans

Chief executives of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group are overhauling their action plans to implement the “financial story&rdquo...

Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform

Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform

South Korea’s Com2uS Studios, the creator of the popular game Summoners War, said on Thursday it will unveil a real-life-like metaverse platfo...

SK, SABIC to invest $150 mn to boost Korean capacity

SK, SABIC to invest $150 mn to boost Korean capacity

SK Geo Centric Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) have agreed to co-invest 200 billion won ($150 million) to increase their production of ...

SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to China’s top data center operator GDS

SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to China’s top data center operator GDS

South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. has forged a partnership with China’s top data center developer and operator GDS to jointly enter the Sout...

SK taps Korean PE for $1.5 bn after Carlyle's Lee quit

SK taps Korean PE for $1.5 bn after Carlyle's Lee quit

SK On Co. has turned to domestic private equity firms to raise up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) after talks with four big global funds have dried...

SK, SK Energy acquire US energy solution provider Atom Power

SK, SK Energy acquire US energy solution provider Atom Power

SK Inc. and SK Energy announced they have jointly acquired North Carolina-based energy solution enterprise Atom Power Inc. for $150 million.The thre...

SK Group invests $250 mn in Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor firm TerraPower

SK Group invests $250 mn in Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor firm TerraPower

South Korea’s SK Group said on Monday it invested $250 million in TerraPower, a US venture founded by billionaire Bill Gates. The holdi...

SK seeks to build EV charger plant in US on subsidies

SK seeks to build EV charger plant in US on subsidies

SK Group, South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate, is seeking to build an electric vehicle charger plant in the US in a move to accelerate the expans...

SK Geo Centric to build high value-added material plant in China

SK Geo Centric to build high value-added material plant in China

South Korea’s major petrochemical company SK Geo Centric Co. is set to build an ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) plant in China with a local partne...

SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup

SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup

SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) secured battery separator orders from Vietnam’s No. 1 conglomerate Vingroup, in the latter's push to expand into ...

SK Discovery to control affiliates’ entire biotechnology business

SK Discovery to control affiliates’ entire biotechnology business

SK Discovery Co., an intermediate holding company of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will take charge of the entire biotech...

SK Telecom launches NFT marketplace open beta service

SK Telecom launches NFT marketplace open beta service

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. launched an open beta service of its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace TopPort as the com...

SK Hynix unveils world's first 238-layer NAND; Samsung SSD 20 times faster

SK Hynix unveils world's first 238-layer NAND; Samsung SSD 20 times faster

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are set to overtake their rivals in the industry’s...

SK Nexilis to unveil ultra-high strength EV battery copper foil

SK Nexilis to unveil ultra-high strength EV battery copper foil

SK Nexilis Co., a unit of South Korean chemical materials maker SKC Ltd., has developed technology to mass produce ultra-high strength copper foil, ...

S.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance

S.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance

August could mark a turning point for South Korea’s semiconductor industry.The country has been keeping tight-lipped on whether or not to join...

SK Hynix develops highest density DRAM-based memory system

SK Hynix develops highest density DRAM-based memory system

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. said on Monday that it has developed its first double data rate 5 (DDR5) DRAM-based compute express link (CXL) mem...

SK to build first chip packaging plant in US with $22 bn investment

SK to build first chip packaging plant in US with $22 bn investment

WASHINGTON DC – SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Wednesday it will build its first memory chip packaging fac...

SK Geo Centric, Veolia join forces to lead Asia’s plastic recycling business

SK Geo Centric, Veolia join forces to lead Asia’s plastic recycling business

SK Geo Centric, an SK Innovation Co. subsidiary focused on the eco-friendly chemical business, joined hands with Paris-based Veolia Environnement S....

SK Chem to build plastic recycling plants in China

SK Chem to build plastic recycling plants in China

SK Chemicals Co. plans to build plastic recycling plants in China in partnership with a Chinese eco-friendly materials supplier as its parent SK Gro...

SK, Naver to launch cloud services for Korean public institutions

SK, Naver to launch cloud services for Korean public institutions

South Korea’s leading cloud computing and software services providers are slated to join forces to launch a service for smart working in Korea...

SK Square makes its first exit seeking new target firms

SK Square makes its first exit seeking new target firms

South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. has sold all of its shares in Korean biotech NanoEntek Inc., a 28.4% stake, for 58 billion won ($44.3 mil...

SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty

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...

SK E&S to invest $25 mn in turquoise hydrogen firm Monolith

SK E&S to invest $25 mn in turquoise hydrogen firm Monolith

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday it is set to invest $25 million in US turquoise hydrog...

SK Telecom to take lead in UAM biz with telco know-how

SK Telecom to take lead in UAM biz with telco know-how

BUSAN -- South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to dominate the urban air mobility market based on its expertise and know-how in...

SK Biopharmaceuticals signs epilepsy drug deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma

SK Biopharmaceuticals signs epilepsy drug deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma

South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has signed a deal to license out its technology for Cenobamate, an antiepileptic drug, to Brazil&rsquo...

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