SMR-160
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility secures place on US market for SMR
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Thursday said it discussed on Tuesday cooperation in areas like hydrogen production us...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK, KHNP partner with TerraPower for SMR development
SK Inc., SK Innovation Co. are partnering with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and TerraPower, a US small modular reactor (SMR) des...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s small nuclear reactor technology falls behind global peers
South Korea’s small-sized nuclear reactor technology has fallen behind other major countries due to the years of the previous government&rsquo...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea Eximbank teams up with US small nuclear reactor firm
The Export-Import Bank of Korea said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NuScale Power, a US company that develo...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Plant, machinery maker Doosan seeks future from chips, robots
BARCELONA -- South Korea’s plant and machinery powerhouse Doosan Group is seeking its future growth engines from the semiconductor and robot s...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
DL E&C, Doosan to invest $25 mn in SMR developer X-Energy
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. and Doosan Enerbility Co. will invest a combined $25 million in X-Energy Reactor Co., a US-based small modular re...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Electric to supply ESS worth $160 mn to KEPCO's substation
Hyundai Electric, an electric systems spinoff from South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., said on Tuesday that it will supply...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan, DL consortium to invest $130 mn in X-Energy for SMR project
A South Korean consortium led by Doosan Enerbility Co. and DL E&C Co. is investing $130 million in X-Energy LLC, a US nuclear reactor and fuel d...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Heavy to invest $30 million in TerraPower for SMR business
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said on Friday it has signed a deal to invest $30 million in TerraPower, a US nuclear power ventu...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C, Holtec embark on detailed design of SMR-160 model
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. and its US nuclear reactor partner Holtec International have agreed to start working ...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Korean DL E&C to enter SMR biz with Canada’s Terrestrial
South Korea’s construction company DL E&C Co. is set to make inroads into the small modular reactor (SMR) business for future growth ...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte seeks to sell Pakistan arm for over 10 times return
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has decided to put its entire stake in Pakistan-based LCPL up for sale, which may sell for up to 210 billio...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, Korea Zinc affiliate KEMCO to launch battery precursor JV
South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. and the world’s largest zinc and lead smelter Korea Zinc Co. have agreed to launch a ba...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Doosan to ramp up small nuclear reactor investment
Doosan Group will invest 5 trillion won ($4 billion) over the next five years, primarily in next-generation energy sectors such as small module reac...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK ties up with Bill Gates’ TerraPower for small nuclear reactor biz
SK Group, South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate, joined hands with TerraPower, an advanced nuclear power venture founded by billionaire Bill Gates,...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte to buy BMS' biologics plant in Syracuse for $160 mn
South Korea's Lotte Group has agreed to buy Bristol Myers Squibb's (BMS) biologics plant in Syracuse in the state of New York for $160 million, the ...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung to join NuScale's SMR nuclear plant projects
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. will make its foray into the small modular reactor (SMR) market by joining the US-based NuScale Power in buildin...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan to supply key SMR equipment to US NuScale Power
Doosan Enerbility Co., South Korea's major power plant builder, will participate in a nuclear power plant in the US as a key equipment supplier for ...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung heirs sell Samsung Elec shares for $1.1 bn
The wife and two daughters of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee raised a combined 1.37 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in block sale of Samsun...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Korean dental implant maker hit by $160 mn embezzlement
Trading in shares of South Korea's top dental implant manufacturer Osstem Implant Co. was suspended on the Kosdaq market on Monday, after the compan...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai E&C teams up with US Holtec on SMR business
South Korea’s builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C). is set to join the small modular reactor (SMR) business in...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha acquires 16.67% of REC Silicon for $160 mn for US solar projects
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. has agreed to buy a 16.67% stake in Norway-based polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon ASA for $160.5 mill...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Tesco ordered to return $160 mn to MBK over Homeplus deal
Tesco Plc, the UK's largest retailer, was recently ordered by an international arbitration court to return £119 million ($163 million) to MBK ...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Heavy to invest $60 mn more in US NuScale Power
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. will further invest in NuScale Power LLC, a US small mo...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai Oilbank set to sell oil storage arm ahead of IPO
Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean refiner, is selling a majority stake in its wholly owned Hyundai Oil Terminal Co. to a Seoul-based private equit...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
STIC to cash in on Aug IPOs following HYBE block sale
South Korea's private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. is tipped to be one of the main beneficiaries of upcoming initial public offerings in the co...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Service marketplace Soomgo raises nearly $30 mn in Series C round
South Korea-based Brave Mobile Inc., the operator of service matching platform Soomgo, has secured 32 billion won ($28.6 million) in a Series C fund...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Iyuno-SDI Group raises $160 mn follow-on investment from SoftBank
Iyuno-SDI Group, a South Korean content localization firm, has received $160 million in funding from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, a follow-on investment ...
Apr 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience debuts strong, up 160% from IPO price
SK Bioscience Co., a spin-off from the vaccine division of SK Chemicals, posted a strong debut on Kospi on Mar. 18, closing at 169,000 won a share, ...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Samsung Sec buys Amazon logistics center in Czech for $160 mn: report
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has bought Amazon’s only logistics center in Czech Republic for 186 billion won ($160 million), in its fourth acquis...
Oct 31, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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