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Fiber & Textile
Hyosung showcases world’s first bio spandex at Seoul textile exhibition
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, is showcasing the world’s first commercialized plant-based spandex at an internationa...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Uplus aims to recycle 100% of industrial waste in 3 years
LG Uplus Corp. announced it will recycle 100% of industrial waste from its plants by 2025.The mobile network arm of LG Corp. published a report title...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG eyes clean tech supremacy with $1.5 bn spending on green projects
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG is setting its sights on clean energy technology as it steps up efforts to transform into an eco-f...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun
South Korea's top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co., a unit of conglomerate SK Inc., is slated to complete talks to invest 130 billion won ($9...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carve-out, bolt-on key themes driving M&As: BDA Partners
Amid escalating market uncertainties, M&As are not just a growth tactic but survival tools for businesses, Euan Rellie, co-founder and managing p...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK to invest $30 mn in ammonia-based power solutions developer Amogy
SK Innovation Co. announced Tuesday it will inject $30 million into Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc. The intermediate holding company of SK Group and the am...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hanwha to announce plans to enhance shareholder value in H2
South Korea’s Hanwha Corp. discussed on June 10 its ESG activities in the first half of this year and is set to announce plans for enhancing sh...
Jun 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Global pension funds veto more of Korean firms' agendas
Global pension funds are expanding their influence as key shareholders of major companies in South Korea. Some of the world’s largest pension ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean refiners: Lubricating the future of electric vehicles
With the rise of electric vehicles globally, South Korea’s major oil refiners are jockeying to become leading suppliers of lubricants and coola...
Apr 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization
Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familiar ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG 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 wo...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startups need to embrace ESG, industry insiders say
Environmental initiatives such as RE100 and high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards are not just for conglomerates anymore, accord...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ETFs
The Korea Economic Daily's index set for ETF market debut
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been solidifying their position in the investment market of Korea for the past years. Individual investors in South...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Corporates raise record-high $193 bn via stakes, bonds in 2021
Korean companies raised capital of 231.5 trillion won ($193.2 billion) through stock and bond issuance in the domestic market in 2021, according to ...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Engineering’s new business keywords: Hydrogen, mini reactors
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, is reorganizing its business structu...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Engineering to make hydrogen from plastic waste
Hyundai Engineering Co., a construction unit of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group, is spending 400 billion won ($336 million) to build a plant to pro...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Kosdaq Listed Companies Association announces top Kosdaq blue chips
The Kosdaq Listed Companies Association of South Korea announced its top Kosdaq blue chips during its 13th annual award conference held on Dec. 16.S...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C secures €70 mn green loan from BNP Paribas for warehouses
South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) said on Dec. 16 it has become the first Korean construc...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS beats Blackstone, Brookfield in Asian real estate AUM
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, was ranked as the world’s second-largest asset management co...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sustainable packaging firm SUPASO wins grant, office space via D.DAY event
D.CAMP, Korea’s non-profit foundation focused on helping young entrepreneurs, has joined forces with SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. to find promising s...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Chem, GS Caltex to produce biodegradable plastic material
South Korea’s top petrochemical maker LG Chem Ltd. and the No. 2 refiner GS Caltex Corp. have agreed to jointly produce a biodegradable plastic...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste treatment
Hyundai Motor Group seeks to buy Korea waste treatment firm
Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, has joined the race to buy a South Korean garbage treatment company as the gro...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen maker to issue first bond
South Korea’s Samyang Foods Co., the maker of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, plans to issue its first corporate bonds ever as it is expanding bu...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea to buy back treasury bonds to curb rising interest rates
South Korea plans to buy back 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) worth of government bonds in a move to stem a jump in market interest rates.The Ministry ...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Group to reform governance structure with stronger board of directors
SK Group will undergo a major governance reform with significant empowerment of the board of directors in making key management decisions. The group ...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative food
SK Inc, STIC invest $55 million in US alternative dairy maker Perfect Day
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, and private equity firm STIC Investment Inc., have invested a combined 65 billion ...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business
Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled ...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Are global GSS bonds sustainable?
Global green, social sustainability (GSS) bonds may not be stable enough yet. The bonds where proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance or re-f...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Thursday it is spending 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) to strengthen its green busines...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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