Lithium Plus
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Batteries
Korea's Lotte Chem seeks more M&As for battery materials, CEO says
South Korea’s petrochemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp., which signed a 2.7 trillion won ($1.9 billion) deal to acquire the world’s fourth...
Oct 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources
SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term contract to procure lithium, a key battery material, fr...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to invest extra $1.1 billion in Argentine lithium plant
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest an additional $1.09 billion, or 5 trillion won, in its lithium produ...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On inks lithium deal with Australian firm for US tax credit
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has signed a deal with an Australian lithium producer. Securing the core ...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy in cobalt, lithium deals with three Canadian suppliers
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday it has signed battery materials supply deals with three Canadian minerals companies &ndas...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
TVing partners with Paramount Plus to challenge Netflix in Korea
South Korea's over-the-top streaming platform TVing Co. has partnered with global content provider Paramount Plus to challenge top OTT player Netfli...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startups race for top talent to fill CTO positions
Just a few years back, fashion startups in South Korea rarely saw the need for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The same was true for the so-c...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to invest $4 bn in Argentina battery materials project
South Korea’s POSCO Group is set to spend $4 billion for the capacity expansion of a new lithium hydroxide factory in Argentina and cathode ma...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO launches holding firm to develop non-steel biz
POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, on Wednesday launched a holding company to develop the group into an eco-friendly future material...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix ahead of rivals in 200-plus-layer NAND chips
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expected to lead rivals in the industry’s tran...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to spend $830 mn to build lithium plant in Argentina
South Korea's POSCO Group has earmarked $830 million for spending on a new plant in Argentina to extract lithium hydroxide, a material for electric ...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
US startup SES unveils game-changing lithium-metal battery
SES Holdings Pte. Ltd., one of the world’s top solid-state battery makers, unveiled a hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable battery with better pe...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET to start commercial operation of its first separator plant in Europe
South Korea’s SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), SK Innovation Co. 's battery material business subsidiary, plans to start commercial operation of ...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung unveils new microSD cards for advanced storage demand
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip maker, introduced new microSD cards with enhanced performance and stability on Sept. 8 to...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's plus-size fashion mall 09Women readies for 2022 IPO
The successful initial public offering of California-based plus-size fashion company Torrid Holdings Inc. has drawn attention to 09Women Co., a Sout...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Surging battery material costs put roadblock to EV growth
Prices of core raw materials such as lithium and cobalt for electric vehicle (EV) batteries jumped to threaten the global auto industry’s key ...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Disney Plus' S.Korea launch delayed after Netflix's court loss
Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) streaming service provider, has pushed back its South Korean service launch by about a quarter to the end o...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Naver's Line makes remote working the new norm; who will be next?
South Korea-based Line Plus Corp. is set to become the country's first large business group to allow employees to work from home permanently. T...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build S.Korea’s first lithium plant by 2023
South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO will build the country’s first lithium extraction factory in Gwangyang, 300 km south of Seoul, al...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO's lithium reserves in Argentina soar to $31 bn
The value of lithium reserves at a salt lake in Argentina, which South Korean steelmaker POSCO acquired for $280 million in 2018, is estimated to ha...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Chem flies lithium-sulfur battery-loaded aircraft into stratosphere
LG Chem Ltd. has completed a test flight of an unmanned plane in the stratosphere using its lithium-sulfur battery for the first time in South Korea.T...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery
LG Chem flew lithium-sulfur battery-loaded aircraft into the stratosphere.
LG Chem Ltd. has completed a test flight of an unmanned plane at the highest altitude using its lithium-sulfur battery for the first time in South Kor...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Start-up takes stab at lithium-ion industry
What do artificial intelligence (AI) and self-driving vehicles have in common? They're both energy guzzling machines.This reason alone makes battery a...
Nov 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rockpoint’s core-plus, value-added fund may draw $380 mn from Korean investors
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. are likely ...
Apr 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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