waste treatment
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Forbes taps MBK and Nexon founders as Asia's philanthropy heroes
Michael ByungJu Kim, the founder of South Korean investment firm MBK Partners, and Kim Jung-ju, founder of Nexon, the largest online gaming compan...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion to export COVID-19 treatment to Europe in 2021
South Korea’s pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. is set to export its COVID-19 treatment Regkirona to Europe by the end of this year as it se...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Biologics wins another Eli Lilly COVID treatment order
Samsung Biologics Co., a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has stepped up its partnerships with global big pharmas ...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to make naphtha from plastic waste
Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce naphtha by injecting plastic waste pyrolysis oil into the process of refining crude oil, poised to become the ...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste treatment
Hyundai Motor Group seeks to buy Korea waste treatment firm
Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, has joined the race to buy a South Korean garbage treatment company as the gr...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion wins COVID-19 treatment approval from Europe
South Korea’s pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. has won final approval for its COVID-19 treatment Regkirona from the European Commission, a ...
Nov 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK becomes first Korean oil producer from plastic waste
SK Group has become South Korea's first company to extract oil from plastic waste and use the eco-friendly oil as a feedstock of oil refining and pe...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel, Samsung develop tech to recycle chip waste for steelmaking
Hyundai Steel Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday they have developed technology that can recycle the chipmaker’s wastewater sludge...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business
Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
High-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform
A number of new rare disease treatments, approved in South Korea over the past year, are still unaffordable for the public because of their price ta...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO
SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based IUM ...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Non-ferrous metals
Korea Zinc emerges winner despite sharp decline in treatment fees
Just like many other manufacturers around the world, 2020 was a turbulent year for Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter.T...
Sep 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Covid-19 treatment
Brazil gives emergency use nod for Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment
South Korean drugmaker Celltrion Inc. has added Brazil to the list of countries that have granted emergency use approval for its COVID-19 treatment ...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion to enter clinical trials of new COVID-19 treatment
South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. will launch the first-phase clinical trials of its new COVID-19 treatment candidate next month, followi...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
COVID treatment deals drive Samsung Bio’s record quarterly earnings
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. posted its highest quarterly revenue and operating profit, thanks largely to a number of long-term manufac...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Covid-19 treatment
Indonesia grants emergency use approval for Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment
South Korean drugmaker Celltrion Inc. has received the Indonesian government’s permission for restricted use of its COVID-19 treatment Regkiro...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
The power of rubbish: Korean firms make big money from garbage
There is money to be made in garbage. Such is the growing consensus among investors as well as waste treatment companies amid tighter environmental ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment reduces incidence of severity by 70%
Celltrion Inc. on July 13 said that its COVID-19 treatment Regkirona has proven effective in reducing the incidence of severe cases of the virus by ...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Global Chemical to start plastic waste recycling business in Asia
SK Global Chemical (SKGC), a petrochemical subsidiary of SK Innovation Co., plans to build a plastic waste recycling plant in South Korea to extract...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
EastBridge beats KKR, TPG to buy Korean waste disposal firm
South Korea-based EastBridge Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the country's waste treatment firm YIDO for around 260 billion won (...
Apr 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Celltrion seeks to distribute COVID-19 treatment from mid-Jan
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. has completed second-phase clinical trials of its COVID-19 treatment and is seeking conditional approval of its distr...
Dec 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Hana Fin buys Korean waste treatment firm with Asian PEFs
Hana Financial Investment Co. has acquired a small South Korean industrial waste treatment company in a consortium with two private equity firms, in...
Dec 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
Korea rises as production hub for coronavirus treatments; darling of global pharmas
South Korea is emerging as a global production base for coronavirus vaccines and medicine thanks to its comprehensive production facilities alongside ...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR to expand Korea waste management portfolio to sewage treatment
KKR & Co. is set to acquire a non-controlling stake in a South Korean sewage management company in a deal worth up to 200 billion won ($170 millio...
Aug 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
KKR wraps up $739 mn purchase of Korean waste management firms
KKR & Co. of the US has finalized the 875 billion won ($739 million) purchase of two South Korean waste treatment companies after completing its f...
Aug 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Eng beats Goldman, Keppel in $846 mn bid for Korean waste treatment firm
SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. has beat Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Holdings and two ...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Goldman, Keppel Infrastructure, SK Eng vying for top Korean waste disposal firm
South Korea’s largest waste treatment company EMC Holdings Co. Ltd. has drawn binding bids from Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) Gr...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
KKR tipped to buy Korean waste treatment firms for $713 mn
KKR & Co. has been named as preferred buyer of two South Korean companies providing industrial and medical waste treatment services in a deal wort...
Jun 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Keppel Infrastructure and MBK join bid for Korean sewage treatment firm
Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure and MBK Partners are among 15-odd preliminary bidders for South Korea’s largest wastewater treatment com...
Jun 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
KKR eyeing South Korean waste disposal firm valued at $645 mn
KKR & Co. is preparing to join the race for a South Korean industrial and medical waste treatment company valued at about 800 billion won ($645 mi...
May 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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