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Batteries
LG Chem sees up to 25% battery sector growth in 2024: report
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., the parent of the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects up ...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean cosmetics makers' profits soar as niche brands grow
Kolmar Korea Co. and Cosmax Inc., South Korea’s leading cosmetics suppliers to multinational conglomerates like L'Oréal S.A., are enjoy...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek, AOE join hands to lead vehicle, XR camera module markets
South Korea’s major camera module maker LG Innotek Co. has joined hands with AOE Optronics Co., an automotive lens-making subsidiary of Taiwan...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to sharply raise synthetic graphite output
South Korea’s POSCO Future M Co. will sharply raise its synthetic graphite production by the end of 2025 as China’s export restrictions ...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On signs tech transfer with Solid Power
SK On Co., a battery affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a technology transfer agreement with the US-ba...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea's LX International buys Indonesian nickel miner for $100 mn
South Korean trading firm LX International Corp. said on Tuesday that it has acquired a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT Adhi Kartiko Pratama (AKP)&...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tata Daewoo triumphs in global market with 40% export surge
South Korea's Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company (TDCV) achieved remarkable success last year by exporting 40% of its total sales, despite the g...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
JW Pharma takes gout drug Epaminurad to Malaysia for phase 3
South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical Corp., announced on Monday that it has received approval from the Malaysian National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Age...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
Samsung to double HBM chip production to lead on-device AI chip era
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to more than double its high bandwidth memory (HBM) chi...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations
South Korea will investigate alleged patent infringement by Chinese makers of smartphone batteries and high-nickel cathodes upon requests by LG Chem...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha, ITM to develop lithium-ion batteries for submarines
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, has partnered with Kosdaq-listed tech firm ITM Semiconductor Co. to jointly develop ba...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor in deal to secure lithium hydroxide from China’s Chengxin
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group has agreed to secure lithium hydroxide, a key raw material for electric vehicle batteries, fro...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro establishes Global Resources Office for securing core minerals
South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Tuesday that it has established a "Global Resources Office" to expedite the acqu...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to develop large-size cylindrical battery with 4680 form factor
SK On Co., an affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, will work on the development of a large-size cylindrical battery with the 4680 form factor ...
Jan 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s Hancom buys document software firm Clipsoft
Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, said on Friday that it has acquired local business-to-business (B2B) digital documen...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to raise $494 mn through syndicated loan
LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, will raise 650 billion won ($494 million) by t...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Celltrion to sell portfolio of Takeda drugs to CBC Group
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. will divest of a portfolio of Takeda Pharmaceutical's prescription medicines sold in Asia to CBC Group, a Singapo...
Jan 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai Construction, Infracore to use integrated machinery platform
HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate, is building an integrated equipment manufacturing platform for its two const...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hankook vows to prevent hostile bids after MBK tender offer fails
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said on Tuesday it will ...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Wia to create new subsidiaries: Movient, Teczen
South Korea's second-largest auto parts maker Hyundai Wia Corp. announced on Thursday that it will establish two subsidiary companies, "Movient" and...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korea’s troubled kimchi fridge maker Winia seeks new owner
Winia Co., South Korea’s troubled kimchi refrigerator manufacturer under court receivership, is looking for a new owner to save the company fr...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy Solution Vertech wins 10GWh ESS projects in the US
LG Energy Solution Vertech Inc., a Texas-based energy storage system (ESS) supplier, has secured a combined 10-gigawatt hours (GWh) of grid-scale ba...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
DNA testing kit maker Celemics eyes foray into US, India
Celemics Inc., a South Korean diagnostic reagent producer, is gearing up for its foray into the US and India next year in its first step toward glob...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang buys specialty chemical maker Verdant for $257 mn
Samyang Specialty Solutions LLC, a leading chemical and food products maker in South Korea, has entered into an agreement to wholly acquire Texas-ba...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek develops wireless BMS for EVs
South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek announced on Sunday that it developed a cutting-edge wireless battery management system (BMS), a cr...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean overseas direct investment at 2 1/2-year low in Q3
South Korea’s direct investment in other countries fell for a fourth straight quarter to its smallest level in two and a half years, despite a...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO develops EV battery material for lithium extraction
POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Thursday it has developed a key material used for recovering lithium from ore and saltwater jointly with WSK, a South K...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
China's CICC enters S.Korea with its private equity fund
BEIJING – CICC Capital, a unit of China International Capital Corp. (CICC), has entered the South Korean market with the launch of a private e...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai-invested SES to provide Li-Metal battery B samples, eyes UAM
SES AI Corp., a high-performance battery maker backed by several global automakers such as GM and Hyundai Motor Co., has moved one step closer to co...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
IT device recovery to power Korean parts makers in 2024
Global sales of consumer information technology electronics such as smartphones, PCs and TVs are expected to rebound in 2024, fueling hopes of an ea...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)