smart plant solutions
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS to enter US smart building biz
South Korea's LG CNS said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based real estate management SomeraRoad and Mastern A...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michi...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Pilbara completes Gwangyang lithium hydroxide plant
South Korea's POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution Co., a subsidiary of POSCO Group, said on Friday the completion of its second rock-based lithium hydrox...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to break ground on CDMO plant in 2025: Chairman Seo
South Korea’s leading biosimilar developer Celltrion Inc. will break ground on its first contract development and manufacturing organization (...
Nov 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank to arrange $3.7 bn for Qatar desalination, power plant
South Korea's Woori Bank said on Tuesday it will arrange the Qatar Ras Abu Fontas desalination and power plant project, estimated to cost $3.7 billi...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
LG Group affiliates unveil value-up plans
LG Group affiliates— LG Display Co., LG Innotek, LG Chem Ltd., and LG Energy Solution Ltd. —unveiled their ambitious growth strategies o...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai premieres IONIQ 9 to be made in US, Korea
LOS ANGELES -- Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the IONIQ 9 with a plan to produce the leading South Korean automaker’s first large ele...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO wins Saudi Arabia's two gas power plant projects
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) announced on Thursday that it was selected as the final successful bidder to build and operate two 1.9GW combined...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Binggrae sells plant-based Melona at Costco in Australia
South Korean food and beverage company Binggrae said on Wednesday that it sells its plant-based Melona at Costco stores in Australia from November.P...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LS Group’s US magnet wire unit to go public with $1.4 bn value
The US magnet wire unit of South Korea’s leading electric power, materials and energy conglomerate LS Group is seeking an initial public offer...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to invest extra $1 bn in Vietnam OLED plant
LG Display Co. will invest an additional $1 billion in Vietnam over the next five years to ramp up organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel output,...
Nov 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung E&A wins $214 mn petrochem plant contract in Qatar
Samsung E&A Co. said on Friday that it won a contract for the RLP ethylene storage plant construction project in Qatar, valued at 300 billion wo...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities Vietnam launches mobile trading system
South Korea's Shinhan Securities said on Thursday its overseas subsidiary Shinhan Securities Vietnam (SSV) launched a mobile trading system (MTS) "N...
Nov 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang launches Rocket Pet Doctor 2.0 with personalized pet nutrition
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, said on Wednesday that it has launched "Rocket Pet Doctor 2.0," an upgraded personali...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition
The Asan Nanum Foundation selected Big Mobility and Hummingbirds as the top winners of the 13th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition demo day on Novemb...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO, LS Electric to co-work on predictive diagnostics solutions
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the South Korean state-run utility company, said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ...
Nov 07, 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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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS launches AI solution Enerdict for virtual power plant operators
LG CNS Co., a leading South Korean IT service provider, has launched Enerdict, an AI-powered solution designed to optimize the operations of virtual...
Nov 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec launches modular home Smart Cottage
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it started selling its LG Smart Cottage, a compact, prefabricated modular home that utilizes its cutting-edge ...
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea’s POSCO, India’s JSW team up to build steel plant in Odisha
South Korea’s POSCO Group joined hands with India’s JSW Group to set up an integrated steel plant in the South Asian country with an est...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's Solus mass-produces copper foil in Hungary
Solus Advanced Materials, a South Korean copper foil supplier, said on Tuesday it started mass production at its second plant in Hungary, Europe&rsq...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO completes lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina
POSCO Holdings Inc. said on Sunday it completed a lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina, boosting its capacity to produce electric vehicle (EV) batte...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s LG CNS, DN Solutions seek billions of dollars via Jan IPOs
LG CNS Co., DN Solutions Co. and other South Korean companies aim to raise billions of dollars through domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in J...
Oct 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Samsung SDS, Ansys Korea to collaborate on cloud solutions
South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ansys Korea to strengthen its cloud business.Ansys ...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Daewoo E&C wins Turkmen mineral fertilizer plant project
South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) said on Monday that it was selected as the winning bidder for a Mineral Fer...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank opens branches in Chennai, Pune
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank opens branches in Chennai and Pune, major economic hubs in India on October 21. The bank, which established its Gurug...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility, Samsung C&T to co-work on robot, parking solutions
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, announced on Friday that it signed a business agreement with Samsung C&...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Ecoplant establishes integrated chip service division
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, said on Thursday it reorganized its business s...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics, Toyota team up for humanoid robots
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 3 and No. 1 automakers, respectively, are teaming ...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
CJ OliveNetworks to build HiteJinro smart factory in Vietnam
South Korea's CJ OliveNetworks said on Thursday it secured a contract to build a smart factory of the nation's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. in V...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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