Waste management
Waste management
SK Geo reconsiders extent of $1.3 bn plastic recycling plant project
May 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Korea Zinc buys US Kataman for $55 mn for recycling business
Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, acquired Kataman Metals LLC, a US-based scrap metal trading company, at $55 million...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia taps ex-BMW, Mercedes-Benz designers for China, Europe
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, has appointed former designers of German luxury carmakers BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz AG as chiefs of it...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Korea Zinc, LG Chem team up for US recycling business
Korea Zinc Inc., the leading global zinc and lead smelter, and LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top petrochemical producer, joined hands for the pla...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Electronics puts focus on customers to drive growth
LG Electronics Inc., transitioning into a smart life solution platform company from a simple white goods manufacturer, will enhance its customer-cent...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business
The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its core...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report
Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, t...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts
South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improve...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the ...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korean Kakao Pay’s acquisition of US' Siebert collapses
South Korean Kakao Pay Corp.'s takeover deal of US-based Siebert Financial Corp. has failed amid the growing legal risks surrounding top executives o...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has called on his cousin to help in the management of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate as it faces the challenge...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
LG Chem to manufacture flooring from waste PET bottles
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday its plan to produce an eco-friendly plasticizer derived from discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PE...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Samyang to make EV part from recycled fishing nets
South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. has begun developing eco-friendly and lightweight parts for electric vehicles (EV) by expanding ...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec looks to Google, Apple alumni for future growth
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, has tapped more alumni from US Big Tech companies such as Google, Ap...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia
South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant has joined forces with Netspa, a Busan-based startup for recycling waste fishing nets, t...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Schindler-invested Hyundai Elevator faces S.Korean activism
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., the No. 2 shareholder of which is Schindler Holding AG, has faced a request from a local activist investor ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
UBS names Credit Suisse Korea head as vice chair for Asia
UBS Group AG, a global investment bank, appointed Kyungin David Lee, chief of Credit Suisse Group AG’s Seoul branch, as vice chair for Asia and...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT earnings beat estimates in Q2; shares hit 6-month high
KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunications carrier, reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter on strong results for ...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
KPS to recycle waste batteries for Samsung Electronics
Segi Recycling Technology, aka Segi Retech, a secondary battery recycling subsidiary of South Korea's KPS Corporation, has entered the market for rec...
Jul 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK C&C to develop solution to prevent recycling fraud
SK C&C, an information and communications technology affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, on Thursday said it is developing a system for tr...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Geo Centric to attend event hosted by French president
South Korea’s recycling specialist SK Geo Centric on Monday said its CEO Na Kyung-soo will attend the next day the Choose France summit at the ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Kolmar Korea develops eco-friendly paper stick for cosmetic
Kolmar Korea, a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, has unveiled a new paper stick container made from mineral paper that is ca...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Toray Advanced Materials acquires S.Korea's water treatment company
Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. announced on Monday the acquisition of Hanmee Entec Co., Ltd., the industry's longest-running water treatment fac...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
ISS supports Shinhan Financial Group chairman nominee
Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) is supporting the appointment of Shinhan Financial Group chairman nominee Jin Ok-Dong as ...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Chemicals buys Chinese supplier’s recycled raw materials, PET unit
South Korea’s SK Chemicals has created a production system for chemically recycled raw materials and PET for about 130 billion won ($100.1 mill...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Incheon Petrochemical invests in domestic recycling waste tire startup
SK Incheon Petrochemical, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., on Sunday said it made an equity investment in the eco-friendly star...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US
South Korea's environment-focused energy company SK Ecoplant Co. on Thursday said it added a base for recycling electrical and electronic waste and d...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant to establish virtuous cycle ecosystem for waste resources
SK Ecoplant Co., a subsidiary of South Korea's SK Group that focuses on recycling, construction and renewable energy, announced on Tuesday a business...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SuperBin completes plastic recycling factory in Seoul suburb
SuperBin, a South Korean startup reshaping the waste recycling ecosystem using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, on Thursday said it had com...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Technocrats dominate major Korean companies’ leadership
Technocrats dominated the management of South Korea’s top 10 business groups, as technical specialists with deep understanding of business took...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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