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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband applies quantum cryptography to Korea network
SK Broadband Co., a South Korean internet service provider, succeeded in using quantum cryptography for the government’s backbone communicatio...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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 ...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK Gas, Lotte Chemical to launch JV for hydrogen power generation
SK Gas Co., a South Korean major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) provider, and Korean chemicals firm Lotte Chemical Corp. are slated to set up a joint...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC to sell plastic film business to Hahn & Co. for $1.3 billion
SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is selling its plastic film business to private equity firm Hahn & Co. fo...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK set to buy stake in Bill Gates' TerraPower
SK Innovation Co., South Korea's leading petrochemical company, is planning to buy a stake in TerraPower, a US nuclear power venture founded by Bill...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
Jun 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
SK transmits 5G, mobile edge computing-based TV signals
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has become the world’s first company to transmit television signals on the 5G and mobile edging computing (...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
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...
May 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, GM JV inks battery materials supply deal worth $16 bn
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. and General Motors Co. on Friday agreed to set up a joint venture that will supply about 20 trillion won ($16...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
POSCO Group looks to treble corporate value by 2030
South Korea’s POSCO Group will invest 53 trillion won ($42 billion) by 2026 primarily in its steel, rechargeable battery materials and hydroge...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG bets $34 bn on battery, automotive electronics biz for its future
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, is set to pour $34 billion into the battery, automotive electronics and other future grow...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK takes aim at chips, batteries, bio with $195 billion investment
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, on Thursday announced a plan to invest 247 trillion won ($195 billion) in k...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S, Australia’s Santos eye joint carbon capture, hydrogen projects
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, and Australia’s leading energy company Santos Ltd. are seeking ...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to raise yields with smart factory solutions
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 electric vehicle battery makers, plan to adopt smart factory solutions to i...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, Stellantis pick Indiana for US EV battery plant
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest battery maker, and Dutch-domiciled multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. picked the state of...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK becomes first group to disclose monetized social value
SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, created 18.4 trillion won ($14.5 billion) in social value in 2021, up 60% from the year pr...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant to invest $80 mn in Malaysia for SE Asia biz
South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co. is set to expand its business in Southeast Asia with an $80 million investment in M...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK invests in US digital healthcare firm Cala Health
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has dipped its toes into the rapidly growing digital healthcare market by investing in Cala Health, a US-bas...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK ties up with Bill Gates’ TerraPower for small nuclear reactor biz
SK Group, South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate, joined hands with TerraPower, an advanced nuclear power venture founded by billionaire Bill Gates,...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to add prismatic types to EV cell lineups
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 battery makers, respectively, are set to add prismatic batteries to their l...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK On bolsters M&A team with new executive hires
SK On Co., an electric vehicle battery maker of SK Innovation Co., is bolstering its M&A team by hiring M&A experts from a leading law firm ...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s Iljin to build $391 mn battery materials plant in Spain
South Korea’s Iljin Materials Co. plans to invest 500 billion won ($391.2 million) in a battery materials plant in Spain, its first production...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Hynix board strengthens role for greater say
SK Hynix Inc.’s board of directors is actively involved in the South Korean chipmaker’s management from the stages of strategy formulati...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Square taps NPS PE expert as global investment head
South Korea’s investment firm SK Square Co. announced on Thursday that it has chosen Harvey Hakjin Bae, a former alternative investment expert...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to build $2.3 bn EV battery plant for Hyundai in US
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, plans to build a new US factory to supply batteries to a planned E...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy completes LFP battery development for Tesla
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery producer, boosted its muscle to court industry leader China’s Con...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy begins joint research on smart factory tech with elite institute
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Pohang-based Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) announced Wednesday they will embark on join...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR to buy SK’s gas production facility for more than $785 mn
KKR & Co., a global private equity firm, is set to buy South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s industrial gas production facility at slightly...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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