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Chemical Industry
LG Chem challenges top latex player Kumho with aggressive expansion
South Korea’s top chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. has vowed to leapfrog crosstown rival Kumho Petrochemical Co. to become the world’s top la...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical to bolster EV presence with 60,000-ton cathode plant
POSCO Chemical Co. will invest 600 billion won ($523 million) from 2022 to build a cathode materials plant in Pohang city with an annual capacity of...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
LG Chem to issue up to $1bn ESG bonds; Moody’s raises outlook to positive
South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
LG Chem stock plunges -6.73%, worst dip since March
LG Chem Ltd. suffered a broad sell-off on May 26, with more than 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion) of its market cap vanishing in a single trading day, ...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte Chem in hydrogen deal with Air Liquide, invests $185 mn in materials
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is diversifying into electric vehicle raw materials and hydrogen businesses as new growth drivers, moving a...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Water technology
LG Chem's water filter business thrives amid high demand in Middle East
LG Chem Ltd., the parent company of South Korea’s leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Co., is enjoying a strong rise in demand for its wa...
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG investment
LG Chem to invest $134 mn in incubator fund for firms with ESG tech
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical and battery maker, said on Tuesday it is investing 150 billion won ($134 million) in an incubator...
May 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Chem delivers Q1 earnings surprise on cash-cow petrochem business
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Wednesday that its quarterly revenue and operating profit rose to all-time highs in the January-March perio...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Lotte Chem eyes global EOA leadership with capacity expansion
Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to further expand the production line for ethylene oxide adduct (EOA), a specialty material used in the construction indu...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO Chem to build cathode factories in EU, US from 2022
POSCO Chemical Co., the secondary battery materials unit of POSCO, plans to ramp up its cathode production by building new plants in Europe and the ...
Apr 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Chem expands carbon nanotube production with new plant
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. has completed an extension of its production line for carbon nanotubes (CNTs), known as a wonder material for its strengt...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Posco Chemical to supply EV battery materials to GM-LG Energy JV
Posco Chemical Co., the secondary battery materials unit of POSCO, will supply anodes, a key material used in electric car batteries, to the joint v...
Apr 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem CEO vows stern action against SK in battery legal dispute
The chief executive of LG Chem Ltd. said on Thursday that the company will sternly deal with SK Innovation Co. in the battery technology trade secre...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Industrial nitrates
Hu-Chems set to solidify nitric acid leadership with Asia’s largest capacity
The semiconductor chip manufacturing process requires wafer – a thin slice of semiconductor on which integrated circuits are fabricated – ...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hu-Chems to solidify nitrate leadership with Asia’s largest capacity
The semiconductor chip manufacturing process requires that wafers – thin slices of semiconductor on which integrated circuits are fabricated &...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
LG Chem to issue over $1 bn in bonds; largest amount ever
South Korea-based LG Chem Ltd. is set to issue 1.2 trillion won ($1.1 billion) worth of bonds this week, making it the largest won-denominated bond ...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
LG Chem's bond issue raises over $2 bn in demand
South Korea-based LG Chem Ltd. received around 2.5 trillion won ($2.3 billion) worth of orders in the bookbuilding for its 600 billion won corporate...
Feb 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bioplastics
S.Korean chem firms hasten shift to bioplastics amid China's plastic ban
South Korea’s chemical industry is in crisis mode as China declares war on plastics, likely to deliver a heavy blow to Korean companies that b...
Jan 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte Chem ready to bid for JSR’s synthetic rubber business
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has completed due diligence on the synthetic rubber operation of JSR Corp., put up for sale by the Japanese...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero could face up to $1.4 bn in fines if it fails to sell Yogiyo
Food delivery giant Delivery Hero SE is facing some time pressure to sell South Korea’s No. 2 food delivery app Yogiyo, estimated at 2 trillio...
Jan 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
S.Korean chem firms look to specialty chemicals to drive growth
South Korea-based Kumho Petrochemical Co. stunned the market last year with a positive earnings surprise in the third quarter of 2020. The company...
Jan 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Battery boom to drive POSCO Chem's $1.1 bn rights offering
South Korea-based POSCO Chemical Co. has begun preparations for its rights offering, to the delight of shareholders as the company’s share pri...
Jan 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem eyes No.1 spot in battery materials sector
South Korean steelmaker POSCO launched in 1968 with a mission to aid the country's economic growth through its steel business. True to its inten...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem to power Wuxi plant with renewable energy bought from China
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. says it will power its battery component plant in China with renewable energy as part of its goal to be carbon neutral by...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem becomes supplier for GM-LG Energy Solution JV
POSCO Chemical Co., a secondary battery materials unit under POSCO, saw its share price surge on announcing that it has secured a contract worth bil...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem launches battery unit LG Energy Solution, eyes 2024 sales of $27 bn
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has officially launched its battery affiliate, LG Energy Solution, to carve out a greater share of the increasingly c...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, China’s CATL neck and neck in race for top battery player’s spot
Global competition for the world’s top spot for the manufacture of electric-vehicle batteries is getting fiercer as major players in South Kor...
Nov 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem beats CATL, Panasonic to supply batteries for Tesla’s Model Y SUV
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. will supply batteries to US electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc. for its latest mid-size SUV Model Y, to be manufact...
Nov 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biomaterials
LG Chem, Neste join forces to make bio-based synthetic resins
LG Chem Ltd. plans to produce synthetic resins such as polyolefin, polycarbonate and polyvinyl chloride, using biomaterials from Finland's diesel prod...
Nov 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
NPS dumps $265 mn LG Chem shares after spin-off announcement
The National Pension Service, the No. 2 shareholder in South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., has sold off around 300 billion won ($265 million) worth of shares ...
Nov 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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