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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung materials suppliers Soulbrain, DNF to merge in $87 mn deal
Soulbrain Holdings Co., a South Korean high-tech materials supplier to Samsung Electronics Co., is in final talks to buy a controlling stake in anot...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical posts fifth straight quarterly operating loss in Q2
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has posted an operating loss for a fifth straight quarter due to sluggish petrochemical demand.The co...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Toray Advanced Materials reviews film line expansion in S.Korea
Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. (TAK) is reviewing its film line expansion in South Korea as part of its 300 billion won ($229 million) capital ...
Aug 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Energy Solution converts 56% of electricity into renewable energy
South Korea’s lithium-ion battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Monday released a report containing the company’s environmental, soci...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC, Toyota Tsusho tie up for N.America battery materials
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemicals maker, has joined hands with the trading unit of Japanese top automaker Toyota Group for the electric vehicle bat...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan secures $392 mn in cumulative PFC orders
South Korea's Doosan Corp. announced on Monday that it has accumulated 500 billion won ($392 million) in orders for its patterned flat cable (PFC), ...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan to enter EV sector with battery recycling business
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to set up a battery recycling subsidiary, targeting the sector expecting r...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
OCI makes foray into battery materials market
South Korea's chemical and green energy company OCI has entered the battery materials market by landing a supply contract for key raw materials for ...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Steel extends profit streak in Q2 on brisk auto steel sales
Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s second-largest steelmaker, plans to ramp up automotive and eco-friendly steel production after posting an ope...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
ISTE to develop eco-friendly hydrogen with British company
An innovative South Korean small business has secured technology to simultaneously produce eco-friendly hydrogen and cathode materials for secondary...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to develop fighter jet engine materials
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. is set to develop fighter jet engine materials able to resist flames of more than 1,500 degrees Celsius, wh...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax extracts raw materials from indigenous plants in Indonesia
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's cosmetics original design manufacturing (ODM) company, announced on Monday that it will unveil a cosmetics raw material b...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Foreign carmakers hit by EV sales drop in S.Korea
Foreign carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Inc. suffered a sales drop in South Korea in the first half of the year, as overall car sales jump...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM Korea releases new Trailblazer geared for S.Korean market
General Motors (GM) Korea on Wednesday launched the domestic sale of its new model of the small SUV Trailblazer customized for the South Korean mark...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LS Materials embarks on IPO process to go public in 2023
Global top ultracapacitor player LS Materials Co. is expected to go public in South Korea this year, which would mark the first LS Group company IPO...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
EcoPro, Hanwha Ocean, JYP among top MSCI inclusion candidates
EcoPro Co., Hanwha Ocean Co., JYP Entertainment Corp. and Kumyang Co. are the top candidates for inclusion in the MSCI Korea Index when the global s...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Materials invests in French silicon cathode materials startup
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., formerly Iljin Materials and now a copper foil manufacturing subsidiary of South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp., on Sund...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Samsung to participate in Germany's IAA Mobility in September
Samsung Electronics Co.'s Device Solutions (DS) division and Samsung Display Co. will participate in the future mobility show "IAA Mobility," which ...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Art luxury hotel reopened at Paradise City in Incheon
The casino complex Paradise City in Incheon on Saturday will reopen Hotel Art Paradiso at its integrated resort on Yeongjong Island. Closed in July ...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Ildong Bioscience gets US FDA OK for probiotic raw materials
South Korea's Ildong Bioscience on Thursday said two of its probiotic raw materials received the certification generally recognized as safe (GRAS) f...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
KCC boosts output of semiconductor-sealing material
South Korean chemical and auto parts maker KCC Corp. is expanding its production lines for the semiconductor-sealing material epoxy molding compound...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO sharply lifts 2030 battery materials sales targets
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. on Tuesday sharply revised up its sales targets for rechargeable battery materials as it is aiming to join t...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s imports of LFP cathode reverses to growth after 8 years
South Korea's imports of cathode materials used to make lithium ferrophosphate (LFP) batteries in the first five months of this year rose for the fi...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor chairman visits Intel, seeking stable supply of chips
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun toured Intel Corp.’s Leixlip Campus in County Kildare, Ireland last week to check out the latest tec...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys wins Red Dot Design Award
South Korean auto powertrain and seat maker Hyundai Transys announced on Monday that it has won the Winner prize at the "2023 Red Dot Design Award."...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec Q2 profit misses forecast on costs; stocks tumble
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, missed quarterly profit projections due to one-time costs related to job cuts, ...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC acquires 45% stake in chip test firm ISC for $400 million
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Friday it has acquired a 45% stake in semiconductor test equipment maker ISC Co., for 5...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO gears up for big stride as green materials firm with Hyper NO
South Korea’s steel pioneer POSCO under POSCO Holdings Inc. is preparing to take another big stride as an eco-friendly materials provider with...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Kolon Industries to develop new materials for space exploration
Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturer, announced on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) wi...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC to invest $3.8 bn in secondary battery materials by 2025
South Korea's chemical material maker SKC will invest over 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in three sectors -- secondary batteries, semiconductors and...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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