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Samsung SDI to invest W1.7tr in 2nd plant in Malaysia
Jul 21, 2022
Samsung SDI held a ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday for its new cylindrical battery-making plant in Malaysia. The company will invest 1.7 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in the new battery factory to have its construction finished by 2025 in response to the growing demand for cylindrical batteries. Starting from 2024, a year before the factory’s scheduled completion, the battery maker will manufacture cylindrical batteries known as 21700, which are a 21-millimeter-wide and 70-millimeter-
Hyundai Oilbank ditches IPO
Jul 21, 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s refining affiliate Hyundai Oilbank has withdrawn its application for an initial public offering with local bourse operator Korea Exchange, the firm said Thursday. The decision, which was reached Wednesday, comes after a general evaluation of the recent stock market conditions and stock price trend of other refineries, according to Hyundai Oilbank. “In the current market situation where it is difficult to be recognized properly by our excellent perfo
S. Korea targets W340tr investment for chip supremacy
Jul 21, 2022
Industry welcomes regulatory easing but expresses disappointment at lower-than-expected tax benefits
LG Chem exports 1st plant-based phenol, acetone to German firm
Jul 21, 2022
LG Chem is exporting its first bio-balanced phenol and acetone products to Germany, the company said Thursday. According to LG Chem, the exports that were made from biomaterials such as waste vegetable oil are eco-friendly products certified by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS. The total amounts of exported phenol and acetone are 4,000 tons and 1,200 tons, respectively, to mark the largest single-export volume that have been certified by the ISCC PLUS. The produ
[Photo News] HiKR Grround
Jul 21, 2022
A media art tower displays content favored by younger people at an experience hall called HiKR Ground, set up at the Korea Tourism Organization in Seoul, Wednesday.
FKI says wages rose too much
Jul 20, 2022
The Federation of Korean Industries said on Wednesday that the average annual wage per employee of listed companies rose 43.4 percent in the 10 years preceding 2021. During that time, their average revenue only rose 12.5 percent. The average annual salary per worker jumped from 55.93 million won ($42,600) in 2011 to 80.16 million won in 2021, while the listed firms’ revenue per employee went from 960 million won to about 1.1 billion won in the same period, the lobby of the nation’s
East Sea tops list of Koreans’ preferred vacation destination
Jul 20, 2022
Households expect to spend near W1m on summer trips
GS Energy rebrands EV charging biz as GS Connect
Jul 20, 2022
GS Energy, an energy arm of South Korean conglomerate GS Group, said Wednesday it has renamed its electric vehicle charging subsidiary as GS Connect. The subsidiary is a joint corporation, created by GS Energy and local EV charging firm Gntel. The two companies hold 50 percent of shares each. By stressing its identity as being part of GS Group, the subsidiary said it hopes to expand business and bolster customer trust. The name change also includes the company’s promise to connect with
Top 1,000 firms' debt ratio more than halves over 2 decades
Jul 20, 2022
The debt ratio of South Korea's leading 1,000 companies by sales has more than halved over the past 21 years, pointing to a sharp increase in their financial health, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. The average debt-to-equity ratio of those big companies stood at 160 percent in 2021, compared with 323 percent in 2000, according to the Korea CXO Institute. A key barometer of financial soundness, the ratio is calculated by dividing a company's total liabilities by its stockholders
Samsung Bioepis' biosimilar candidate SB12 under approval review in Europe, S. Korea
Jul 20, 2022
S outh Korean biopharmaceutical firm Samsung Bioepis Co. was in the process of acquiring regulatory approval from European and South Korean drug authorities for SB12, a paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) treatment biosimilar candidate, industry sources said Wednesday. The company has submitted approval applications for SB12, a more affordable version of Soliris, a drug originally developed by U.S.-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Ministr
Hyundai to supply 50 IONIQ 5 models to Japanese taxi firm
Jul 20, 2022
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will supply 50 IONIQ 5 all-electric vehicles to a Japanese taxi company from August. Hyundai Motor has recently signed a deal with Kyoto-based MK Taxi to gradually supply the 50 zero-emission models to the Japanese company, the company said in a statement. The IONIQ 5 is embedded with Hyundai Motor Group's EV-only platform E-GMP and can travel up to 618 kilometers on a single charge with a 72.6 kWh battery pack, it said. MK Taxi plans t
SK hynix delays decision on W4tr plant expansion
Jul 19, 2022
Chaebol groups rush to rethink big investment plans as recession fears loom
Yellen spends jam-packed day in Korea for stronger economic alliance, wider investment
Jul 19, 2022
Fiscal chiefs of Korea, US discuss financial market stability but leaves currency swap arrangement off agenda
DLS sales in S. Korea plunge 40% in H1
Jul 19, 2022
The issuance of derivatives-linked securities (DLS) in South Korea tumbled more than 40 percent on-year in the first half of the year, data showed Tuesday, amid new regulations, rising interest rates and a bearish stock market. The country's DLS sales came to 5.7 trillion won ($4.3 billion) in the January-June period, down 40.2 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Securities Depository. The amount was also down 25.4 percent from the previous quarter. DLS tracks
Yellen tours LG battery facility amid US push for resilient supply chains
Jul 19, 2022
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen toured an LG Chem battery facility on Tuesday as the United States is seeking to build resilient supply chains with its allies in an effort to address supply disruptions and tackle high inflation. Yellen visited LG Science Park, a research and development campus of LG Group's eight affiliates, in western Seoul on her first stop of a three-day trip to South Korea. It marked her first trip to Seoul since she took office last year. Accompanied by LG Chem CEO
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