Petrochemicals
Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical sells off debt-ridden JV to China's Sanjiang
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical posts fifth straight quarterly operating loss in Q2
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has posted an operating loss for a fifth straight quarter due to sluggish petrochemical demand.The company ...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
S.Korea’s petrochemical players boost plastic container recycling
South Korea's major petrochemical companies have entered the sector for 100% recycled plastic containers through cooperation with food and cosmetics ...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hanwha TotalEnergies completes building POE pilot plant
Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical Co., a South Korean joint venture between Hanwha Group and TotalEnergies, announced on Thursday that it has comple...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hyundai Engineering's petrochemical plant in Poland starts pilot output
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering has started pilot small-scale output ahead of mass production at its petrochemical plant in Poland. Constru...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem to sell $1.6 bn stake in LG Energy to foreign investors
South Korea’s leading chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. is slated to secure about 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) by selling a minority stake in its...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochem signs MOU with Japanese second-largest refiner
South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical Co. and Idemitsu Kosan Co., a Japanese refining and petrochemical company, announced on May 17 that they have signe...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK Chemicals, Comex jointly develop eco-friendly food storage containers
South Korea's SK Chemicals announced on Monday the launch of "Eco Clear," an airtight container developed in collaboration with Comex Industrial Co.,...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) t...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK Geo Centric, Loop to set up plastic recycling plant in Korea
SK Geo Centric Co., a petrochemical unit within South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said on Wednesday it will set up a joint venture with a Nasdaq-li...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries achieves certification for eco-friendly petroleum resins
Kolon Industries Inc., a Korean manufacturer of chemical and textile products, announced on Monday that it has become the first company in the domest...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hyundai E&C consortium breaks ground on $7 bn S-Oil Shaheen project
A South Korean consortium led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. has embarked on building 9.26 trillion won ($7 billion) petrochemical fac...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK Earthon to be reborn as carbon-neutral company
SK Earthon, an oil development subsidiary of South Korea's SK Innovation Co., plans to transform into a carbon-neutral company focused on oil explora...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
S.Korea's Taekwang Industrial acquires ISO 45001 certification
Taekwang Industrial Co., a textile and petrochemical subsidiary of Taekwang Group, announced on Sunday that it has achieved ISO 45001 certification f...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Fine Chemical transforms from ugly duckling to golden swan
For Samsung Group, the fine chemicals business was an ugly duckling losing money while other affiliates, including Samsung Electronics Co., were flus...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochem's rubber products win eco-friendly certification
Kumho Petrochemical Co. said on Tuesday that its four synthetic rubber products including SSBR, HBR, LBR, and NdBR have earned International Sustaina...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Top petrochemical makers secure cash on economic slowdown woes
South Korea's top petrochemical firms raised 2.6 trillion won ($2.1 billion) via corporate bond sales and rights offering earlier this month to gird ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon, Hyosung to give up control over nylon material maker Capro
South Korea’s Hyosung Group and its longtime rival Kolon Group in the fiber, textile and petrochemical businesses are poised to give up their m...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chem to sell Pakistan unit for $156 mn to finance other projects
Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to sell its Pakistan unit for 192.4 billion won ($155.8 million won) to a chemical company in the country as the South Ko...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hyundai Heavy develops new chemical-resistant paint for PC carriers
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said Wednesday that it has developed a paint product for petrochemical product (PC) carriers with significantly improv...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem unveils eco-friendly bioplastic, supplies to US toy firm Mattel
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, has unveiled a new eco-friendly high-performance bioplastic and supplied it to Mattel Inc....
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hanwha, DL Chemical to split up two-decade-old YNCC joint venture
Yeochun NCC Co., a leading South Korean petrochemical producer, will split up after its two owners – Hanwha Group and DL Group – have agr...
Nov 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochemical to recycle plastic waste with French partner
Kumho Petrochemical on Tuesday said it has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French engineering service provider Technip Energies o...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Geo Centric secures $363 mn in sustainability loans on favorable terms
SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, said on Tuesday it has secured 475 billion won ($363 million) in sustainability-linked loan...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
S-Oil to OK $6 billion Shaheen project as Saudi prince heads to Seoul
S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., will approve the much-touted 8 trillion won ($6 billion) Shaheen project to expand its p...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
GS Caltex seeks balanced growth with $2 billion new olefin complex
GS Caltex Corp., South Korea’s second-largest oil refiner, said on Friday it has completed the construction of a 2.7 trillion won ($2 billion) ...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Oil prices to remain high, petrochem a concern: GS Caltex CEO
GS Caltex Corp. Chief Executive Hur Sae-hong said on Monday he expects global oil prices, which remain elevated due to geopolitical tensions, won&rsq...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hyundai unveils Korea’s first heavy-feed petrochemical plant
Hyundai Chemical Co. on Wednesday held an official ceremony of completion of South Korea’s first heavy-feed petrochemical complex (HPC), design...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3
DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korean conglomerate DL Group, is forecast to post robust third-quarter results despite sluggish sale...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Korean petchem producers cut output on weaker margins
South Korea’s petrochemical makers reduced ethylene production as a global economic slowdown is expected to hurt demand in the second half with...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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