battery manufacturing facility expansion
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to use recycled neon gas in chip manufacturing
Samsung Electronics Co. will use recycled neon gas in chip production for the first time in the world, a move expected to stabilize the cost and sup...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte puts Lotte Chemical Titan in Malaysia on market
Lotte Chemical Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 petrochemicals company, has embarked on the process of selling its Malaysian unit Lotte Chemical Tit...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Lotte Insurance's value rises with long-term care expansion
When South Korean private equity firm JKL Partners acquired a 77% stake in Lotte Insurance Co. for about 730 billion won ($546.3 million) in 2019, m...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Movex to supply smart logistics for EcoPro BM Canada plant
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co., the logistics automation solutions affiliate of Hyundai Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a 20 bil...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy accelerates EV battery swapping services
Kooroo, the first in-house venture of the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., said on Tuesday it is...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla, Korea's EcoPro presumed to enter battery materials deal
Tesla Inc., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle maker, is believed to have agreed to procure battery ingredients from South Korea’s EcoPr...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean EV battery makers to unveil tech for industry recharge
South Korea’s three major electric vehicle battery makers are gearing up to invigorate the global green car market with new technologies they ...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Lotte, Neubility to develop autonomous security robots
South Korea's Lotte Data Communication Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a domestic autonomous robot service company Neubility on ...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korean manufacturers on edge over US visa quotas
A South Korean automotive parts maker, which made its inroads into the US in the mid-2010s, sharply expanded its production facilities in Alabama la...
Mar 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CSCEC, SK Ecoplant in $1.9 bn Egypt renewable energy deal
China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), the world’s largest builder, and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. are set to team up on...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Wanted Lab, Digital Hearts to support S.Korean, Japanese startups
South Korea’s human resources (HR) management tech company Wanted Lab Inc. announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understand...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Seoul City, Cyber Vally to support AI startups for overseas expansion
Seoul City announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with Cyber Valley GmbH, Europe's largest artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium, ...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EV battery makers' silicon anode demand set for take-off
The global market of silicon anode, a lithium-ion battery component garnering attention due to its higher energy capacity and faster charging than g...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Mid-caps in digitization have strong upside potential: Partners Group
Global fund manager Partners Group Holding AG, one of the largest listed private equity firms in Europe headquartered in Switzerland managing $147 b...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build world's largest battery cathode plant cluster
GWANGYANG, South Jeolla Province -- POSCO Future M Co., a battery materials supplier, on Thursday broke ground on its fifth cathode materials ...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy expedites LFP battery supply chain expansion
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has secured enough lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode ma...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner and energy company, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with PTC Korea Co. to jointly enter the gl...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM, Hyundai Glovis aim for car shipping sector as rates jump
South Korea’s major ocean carriers HMM Co. and Hyundai Glovis Co. aim to take advantage of the booming car shipping business as vehicle freigh...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Shareholder activism at the cost of facility investments
South Korea’s large business groups are in emergency mode to brace for proxy fights with activist funds at annual general meetings (AGMs) next...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On seeks up to $1.5 billion in new funding
SK On Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery maker, is seeking to raise up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) to step up facility investments, b...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to expand workforce for 4680 cylindrical batteries
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, is set to increase its workforce for large-size cylindrical batteries wit...
Feb 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment
South Korea’s job increases rose for a second straight month to a 10-month high in January thanks to higher employment of the older, although ...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to produce 4680 batteries in August for Tesla, others: CEO
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, plans to begin mass production of larger format cylindrical cells used by Te...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to buy more Australian lithium for US EV benefits
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, said on Wednesday it was set to buy more lithium, a ke...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korean stock market volatility up since short-selling ban
The South Korean stock market has seen increased volatility and few rallies over the past three months, in sharp contrast to government hopes that i...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business
The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its cor...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Daewoong Biologics Indonesia has obtained a stem cell Lab Operational...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
LG Energy's 2nd bond issue hits record $4.2 bn in bids
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest rechargeable battery maker, drew a record 5.61 trillion won ($4.2 billion) in bids for a S...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GM chair to visit Korea, meet LG Energy, Samsung SDI CEOs
General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra will visit South Korea on Wednesday to meet leaders of LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI C...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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