South Korean biosimilar giant Celltrion announced Thursday that Steqeyma, the company’s biosimilar referencing Stelara, has been approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Stelara (ustekinumab) is Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster drug used to treat patients with plaque psoriasis. According to market research company IQVIA’s report, the global ustekinumab market was estimated to reach $20.3 billion as of last year. Celltrion said Steqeyma has been approved for its uses

South Korean energy company GS Caltex announced Thursday that it has partnered with cosmetics company Summit Cosmetics, a subsidiary under Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo, to supply its cosmetics ingredients. According to GS Caltex, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Summit Cosmetics for the company’s future supply of GreenDiol, the brand name of GS Caltex’ multifunctional 2,3-Butanediol derived from sugarcane and cassava. The 2,3-Butanediol GreenDiol is produced fr

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Daewoo Engineering & Construction Chairman Jung Won-ju visited Turkmenistan this week to meet with government officials and business partners to explore new opportunities in the country’s burgeoning infrastructure development market. Jung was visiting the country as part of a business delegation accompanying President Yoon Suk Yeol on his state visit for a summit with Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov in Ashgabat, the Turkmenistan capital. During the visit, the Daewoo chief insp

Korean software developer Tmax Group on Thursday unveiled a groundbreaking super-app platform, Gaia, which allows users to create apps without coding skills, declaring a new era of digital transformation. “There have been numerous attempts to achieve great IT integration, but no one has been able to achieve effective integration in the right way,” Chairman and CTO Park Dae-yeon said during a press conference held in Seoul. “The IT grand integration presented by Tmax refers to i

A state-run agency said Thursday it has found 33 products that have downsized but maintained the same price in an inspection of so-called "shrinkflation" in the country. The Korea Consumer Agency, under the Korea Fair Trade Commission, inspected the products currently being circulated in the market to check the state of shrinkflation, which refers to a manufacturer downsizing a product while retaining the price as an alternative to raising the price. The agency used its price informa

The Danish government has recalled three types of spicy ramyeon Buldak products made by the Korean manufacturer Samyang Roundsquare simply because they are too spicy. On Tuesday, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, ordered a recall of three types of Buldak Spicy Noodles, citing a risk of acute poisoning due to high levels of capsaicin in the products. The food safety agency stated, “The total levels of capsaicin in a single

SK Telecom said Wednesday that it is seeking to merge its fabless unit Sapeon with Korea-based chip designer Rebellions, as part of its renewed push for artificial intelligence chips. The merger push is the result of an agreement between the two sides to create a “homegrown company” to lead the global AI race, the telecom giant said. The market for neural processing units powering AI services is growing rapidly, driven by the widespread adoption of AI across industries. Competition i

David Moatazedi, CEO of Evolus, the US company that sells Daewoong Pharmaceutical's botulinum toxin product Nabota, marketed as Jeuveau in the US, has pledged to boost its sales of the botulinum toxin product to $700 million by 2028, the Korean pharmaceuticals company said Wednesday. “Jeuveau is the fastest growing neurotoxin in the US for the past three years, and Evolus is on track to achieve at least $700 million in total revenue by 2028,” Moatazedi said during his visit to D

Posco International began construction of its new traction motor core plant in Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland on Tuesday, the company announced Wednesday. A traction motor core is a crucial component in the powertrain systems in most eco-friendly vehicles, except the ones powered by traditional combustion engines. Construction of the new factory in Poland, which will be built on a 100,000-square-meter land plot, will be completed in mid-2025. The goal is to begin commercial production of tract

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, has announced a partnership with China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group to advance green mobility initiatives, focusing on electric vehicle batteries and automotive electronics. This collaboration aims to integrate SK's business development capabilities with Geely's expertise in mobility technology. The partnership was formalized with the signing of a framework agreement Wednesday. The global networking efforts of Chey Jae-

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SK Group, the country’s second-largest conglomerate in terms of assets, will hold its biannual business management strategy meeting June 28-29 to comprehensively review the group’s plans and renew commitment to "go back to basics," according to industry sources Wednesday. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and other members of the founding family, including SK Innovation Vice Chairman Chey Jae-won and SK Supex Council Chairman Chey Chang-won are expected to join the meeting, al

Hyosung Heavy Industries announced Wednesday its plans to expand its ultra-high voltage transformer factories in the US and Korea to meet increasing global demand for electricity infrastructure. The company will add a test line and expand the existing testing and production facilities at its ultra-high voltage transformer plant in Memphis, Tennessee. This expansion is expected to double the production capacity of the plant. Simultaneously, the Changwon plant in South Gyeongsang Province, which i

GS Group’s corporate venture capital arm, GS Ventures, said Tuesday that it has successfully hosted Monday's GSV Tech Day at GS Tower, the conglomerate’s headquarters in southern Seoul. Initiated last September, GSV Tech Day provides a platform for startups within the venture capital unit's investment portfolio to exchange technology and cooperate. This year's event was themed on the future of batteries, featuring eight startups specializing in battery-related technolo