carbon materials
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Batteries
LG Chem unveils precursor-free cathode material for batteries
LG Chem Ltd. is set to become the first South Korean company to mass-produce precursor-free cathode materials, designed for high- and mid-nickel bat...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Innovation E&S to secure 10 mn tons of LNG to compete with BP, Shell
SK Innovation E&S (SKI E&S), the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., is set to begin an LNG trading business...
Feb 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO seeks $1 bn restructuring amid weak steel, battery materials sectors
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. said on Monday it plans to sell 61 unprofitable and non-core assets to raise 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) a...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PCB maker Isupetasys cancels M&A with carbon nanotube producer
South Korean printed circuit board (PCB) maker Isupetasys Co. has withdrawn a 300-billion-won ($210 million) deal to buy Jeio Co., one of the countr...
Jan 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
HS Hyosung Advanced Materials seeks to sell tire steel cord business
South Korea’s HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is seeking to sell its tire steel cord business to secure funds for its new growth ventures ...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea Investment Holdings’ MSCI ESG rating upgraded to A
Korea Investment Holdings Co. said on Thursday it was upgraded by three notches from B to A in the MSCI ESG rating this year.The MSCI ESG rating is ...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO Holdings unveils aggressive value-up plan, hike in cash dividends
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group on Monday unveiled a spate of corporate value-up measures, including a highe...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
POSCO to raise up to $691 million as next year’s 1st corporate bond issuer
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group plans to raise up to 1 trillion won ($691 million) in the country’s fi...
Dec 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma acquires ABO Holding for $96 mn
South Korea’s GC Biopharma Corp. said on Thursday it acquired the US-based medical-grade source blood plasma company ABO Holding Inc. The...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1, Electroninks to team up for component materials
South Korea's LIG Nex1 Co. said Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based Electroninks Inc. to research and develop ne...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels
South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Lotte E&C develops low-carbon cement construction
Lotte Engineering & Construction (E&C) said on Tuesday developed carbon dioxide-infused mortar technology for flooring with Hanil Cement Co....
Nov 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis develops leaf spring with advanced materials
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, the world’s fifth-largest auto parts supplier, said on Monday that it developed a leaf spring using lightweight p...
Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
MSCI Korea Index adds Hyundai Rotem
MSCI announced on Wednesday that South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index. ...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
HD Hyundai OCI supplies recycled tire materials to Hankook Tire
HD Hyundai OCI, the petrochemical affiliate of HD Hyundai Oilbank, said on Tuesday it started to supply Hankook Tire & Technology with recycled ...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
DS Dansuk wins $750 mn SAF material order from Phillips 66
South Korea's DS Dansuk Co., which operates bioenergy, battery, and plastic recycling businesses, said on Monday it signed a 1 trillion won ($750 mi...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, said on Sunday the opening of its Europe Innovation Center in F...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hyundai Motor Group six affiliates to strengthen carbon neutrality
Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday that six affiliates and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem targets functional cosmetics market with bio-materials
LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, is targeting the functional cosmetics market with bio-materials derived from ...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to build int'l standards for carbon emissions
South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Agreement with HD Hyundai Samho and the ...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Enmove, SQM ink supply deal for refrigerant material iodine
SK Enmove Co. a lubricant-producing arm of SK Innovation Co., said on Thursday that it has signed a preliminary agreement to buy iodine from Socieda...
Oct 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem develops material blocking battery thermal runaway
LG Chem Ltd. has developed a material that can prevent thermal runaway in a lithium-ion battery, one of the major hurdles to the expansion of the el...
Oct 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Innotek develops AI for raw material inspection
LG Innotek, a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, said on Wednesday it developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can filter ou...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon expands eco-friendly car interior materials biz
South Korea's Kolon Industries Inc., the Kolon Group's chemical materials arm, will absorb its affiliate Kolon Glotech's automotive materials and pa...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to provide cathode materials to Japan's PPES
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. said on Sunday it will begin supplying cathode materials to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES), a battery joint v...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Steel set to supply iron powder to Korean LFP cathode makers
Hyundai Steel Co., a unit of South Korean automotive group Hyundai Motor Co., is set to enter the battery materials business by supplying iron powde...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha unveils carbon-free gas carrier amid tougher rules
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has introduced a carbon-free gas carrier to meet the growing demand for eco-friendl...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea
South Korea's Doosan Corp. completed the construction of a high-end copper foil plant to produce materials widely used in automotive electronic comp...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI relinquishes polarizer film unit for $834 mn
Samsung SDI Co., the South Korean battery maker with the world’s sixth-largest market share, has decided to sell its polarizer film business t...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S creates value chain from FPSO, gas field project to carbon capture
SINGAPORE – At Seatrium Admiralty Yard on Jurong Island, southwest of Singapore, some 2,000 workers are busy welding gas pipes and doing other...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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