San Fang Chemical Industry
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Steel
South Korean steelmakers face longer winter
South Korean steelmakers, including the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker POSCO, are facing a longer-than-expected winter in steel demand as th...
Oct 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, LX Hausys develop material delaying battery thermal runaway
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its spinoff LX Hausys Ltd. have jointly developed a material that delays the thermal runaway of electric vehicl...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia’s Q3 profit soars; groupwide design centers revamped
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday that its third-quarter net profit rose fourfold from a year earlier thanks t...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix logs Q3 losses; to ship LPDDR5T to Qualcomm
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s No. 2 memory chipmaker, on Thursday reported its fourth straight quarterly loss, but narrowed the shortfall thanks ...
Oct 26, 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 (P...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
KKR expected to buy 100% stake in Taeyoung Industry
Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is expected to take over Taeyoung Industry Corp., a cash cow of South Korea’s medium-sized busi...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Space industry to usher in Saudi Arabia's 2nd boom: KAI
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Space Agency (SSA) to collaborate broadly in ...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean game developer Smilegate, angel of local startups
Smilegate, South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, is raising investments in domestic startups despite ...
Oct 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China’s graphite export curbs deal blow to Korean battery sector
South Korean electric vehicle battery and battery component makers are fretting over the Chinese government’s impending restrictions on export...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix showcases cutting-edge CXL, AiM memory at OCP Summit
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Friday it showcased its next-generation memo...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals develops recycled plastic LP records
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. unveils recycled plastic LP records.The company announced on Thursday it has jointly developed the EcoRecord, an LP r...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Tesla supplier L&F's precursor unit begins IPO process
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., has embarked on a process to list its subsidiary in the local...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai’s Supernal, Kia showcase flying car, military drones at ADEX 2023
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing the concept of its electric flying car and hydrogen-powered military drones unde...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals, Estée Lauder to co-work for eco-friendly packaging
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. announced on Tuesday a partnership with Estée Lauder, the leading global cosmetics brand, to integrate circula...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro to build first overseas soju plant in Vietnam
South Korea's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. on Monday unveiled its plan to build a plant in Vietnam. HiteJinro Singapore confirmed a lease a...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Chemicals signs VPPA contract with SK E&S
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. announced on Thursday a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with SK E&S to shift 10% of the electricity used ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical sells JV stakes in China, eyes other profitable markets
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has sold its entire stakes in joint ventures with Chinese partners as the Korean company faces a supply glu...
Oct 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK C&C invests in US startup Glassdome
South Korea's SK C&C announced on Thursday that it has made a new investment in Glassdome, a US carbon emission management solution startup.&nbs...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan Robotics looks for M&A targets post-IPO: CEO
When Ryu Junghoon was tapped as chief executive of Doosan Robotics Inc. two years ago, he vowed to turn the young robot-making company into an indus...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea industry production posts largest increase in 30 months
South Korea's Index of All Industry Production soared at its steepest pace in 30 months in August, driven by a resurgent semiconductor manufacturing...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Lotte's chemical units look for talent from US universities
Lotte Group's two chemical units in South Korea searched for talent in US universities.Lotte Chemical Corp. and Lotte Fine Chemical Co. organized ...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer
South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung C&T invests $11 mn in construction robot venture
South Korean construction and engineering company Samsung C&T Corp. has invested 15 billion won ($11.2 million) in the construction robot startu...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Are virtual idols the next big thing in K-content?
South Korea's booming virtual idol sector, which combines K-pop content and technology, is fueling interest on the enter-tech (entertainment and tec...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to supply methanol engines to Japanese shipmaker
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. is supplying its first HiMSEN engine using methanol fuel to a Japanese shipmaker. This represents an acceleration in th...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Ex-CEOs return to firms in Korea for operational stability
Former chief executives of South Korean firms are being recruited by their previous employers as the companies need the seasoned experience of these...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Chemicals to sell pharmaceutical unit to Glenwood PE
SK Chemicals Co., a South Korean plastic materials producer, is in exclusive talks with Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity to sell its pharmaceutic...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen
Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Lotte Shopping aims to double profit, seek new biz
Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s retail giant, aims to double its profit in three years by expanding its Southeast Asian operations and cemen...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Chemical launches eco-friendly material brand Ecoseed
South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp. has launched its eco-friendly material brand, "Ecoseed." The company announced on Tuesday that it unveiled the Ec...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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