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Earnings
Samsung to advance solid-state battery output after record sales
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. reported its largest-ever profit and revenue last year, which will drive its efforts to produce solid-state batt...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung vows no chip output cut, eyes second-half demand recovery
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has no plans to cut semiconductor production even if it incurs temporary losses as the world’s larg...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung considers chip output cut as first-quarter loss looms large
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is considering slashing its semiconductor production as the company is heading ...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to break ground on new Korean EV plant in March
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is set to break ground in March on a domestic factory to produce electric purpose-built vehicles (PB...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Lotte Chem to raise sales 65% with more advanced materials
LAS VEGAS -- South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. seeks to ramp up sales 65% in nearly 30 years by increasing production of advanced materials, ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea auto output to increase slightly in 2023: research
Domestic automobile output next year is forecast to increase 1.4% over this year to 3.7 million units.The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea must use Indonesia, Thailand as EV output-export bases: report
The Korea Automotive Technology Institute says the domestic auto industry should more proactively use Asean-region members like Indonesia and Thaila...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's 2021 bio sector output $15.4 bn; 5-year annual growth 20%
South Korea's bio industry last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15.4 billion) in production for the first time and continues to see strong growth.Th...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric to build Asia's biggest advanced recycling plant with British partner
South Korea's SK Geo Centric, the green chemical subsidiary of SK Innovation, will build Asia's largest advanced recycling (pyrolysis) plant in the ...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical completes world's largest cathode materials plant
POSCO Chemical will soon launch operations at its newly completed factory for cathode materials, the biggest of its kind in the world with an annual...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung reiterates no memory chip output cut despite weak Q3 results
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, said on Thursday it will not reduce its production despite dwin...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
OPEC output cut to worsen Korean airlines’ woes
South Korea’s airlines, already slammed by a weaker won currency and rising interest rates, are expected to suffer more from global major oil ...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung says no memory output cut, to widen tech gap with rivals
SILICON VALLEY – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is not considering slashing its memory chip production despi...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO, Hancock to invest $200 mn to raise Senex's gas output
South Korea’s POSCO International Co. and its Australian mining partner Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. will invest A$300 million ($200 million) ...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, will invest $1.6 billion to more than double its output in the US, the world&...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Korean petchem producers cut output on weaker margins
South Korea’s petrochemical makers reduced ethylene production as a global economic slowdown is expected to hurt demand in the second half wit...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
LG Innotek to invest $1.1 bn to ramp up substrate, camera module output
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. said on Wednesday it will invest 1.4 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in expanding facilities for semiconductor substr...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Ssangyong to raise Torres SUV output for turnaround
South Korea’s Ssangyong Motor Co. will ramp up the production of its new sport utility vehicle to meet strong demand, hoping the Torres will h...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Top S.Korean firms face carbon neutrality dilemma
South Korea’s top 30 companies emitted their largest-ever amount of carbon dioxide last year, contrary to their goal of reducing greenhouse ga...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai revs up car output amid signs of easing auto chip crunch
As the global chip supply shortage shows signs of easing, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is working down its order backlog by...
Jun 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Korean agricultural machinery maker to expand US production
South Korea’s major farm machinery maker is set to invest $20 million in manufacturing facilities in the US state of Georgia, to expand its bu...
May 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to drastically cut LCD output as Chinese rivals churn it out
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, plans to drastically cut production of its liquid crystal display panels for TVs, as it fa...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, Korea Zinc to set up battery material JV
LG Chem Ltd. and Korea Zinc Inc. will set up a joint venture to produce precursor, a key material in the production of cathode materials for electri...
Apr 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire, labor union in tug of war over international plants
Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, struggled to agree with its unionized workers on more overseas plants although the company des...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron to ramp up silicon wafer output from 2024
South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. on Wednesday announced a plan to spend 1 trillion won ($810 million) on its domestic capacity expans...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO Chem to expand low-expansion anode materials output
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. plans to fivefold production of low-expansion anode materials, high-value-added ingredients for electric vehi...
Feb 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
OCI swings back to profit as polysilicon prices surge
OCI Co., the only polysilicon maker in South Korea, is considering doubling its output of the solar cell material in Malaysia to meet rising demand,...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to spend $1.7 bn to hike Michigan battery capacity fivefold
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. is spending $1.7 billion to expand its battery production ca...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix ahead of rivals in 200-plus-layer NAND chips
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expected to lead rivals in the industry’s tran...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO logs record profit on steel supercycle in 2021
POSCO Co., the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, reported record earnings in 2021, adding to the bullish outlook, as China sustained a policy ...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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