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Posco International to issue ESG bonds worth W80b
Mar 15, 2021
Posco International will sell green bonds worth 80 billion won ($70 million) to finance its efforts on the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) fronts, the company said Sunday. The ESG bond issue is part of the firm’s plan to raise 150 billion won in the debt market. The rest, 70 billion won, is to be raised through regular bond offerings. The volume of bond sales could be even greater, the trading arm of steelmaker Posco said, as institutional investors demanded as m
[#WeFACE] LG Chem CTO says ESG is survival of the fittest
Mar 14, 2021
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with executives of South Korea’s leading corporations on their response to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues, which have become central factors globally in measuring the sustainability of an investment or business decision. – Ed. Even for South Korea’s leading petrochemical company LG Chem, the global environmental, social and governance drive means the survival of the fittest -- those who
‘LH officials will only be allowed to acquire land for actual use’
Mar 14, 2021
After scandal, government to discuss reform of state housing developer
Hyundai E&C bags W158b order from Peru
Mar 14, 2021
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., a major builder in South Korea, said Sunday it has secured an order worth 158.2 billion won (US$139 million) in Peru for a site preparation of the country's new airport. Hyundai E&C said it beat rivals from Spain, Portugal and China to win the land preparation work for the Chinchero International Airport in Cusco, Peru, after forming a joint venture with local builder HV Constratistas. The Peruvian government hopes the Chinchero Internati
S. Korea's information security industry expands amid pandemic
Mar 14, 2021
South Korea's information security market grew to hit nearly 12 trillion won ($10.6 billion) last year on the back of increasing demand for online services amid the pandemic, the ICT ministry said Sunday. Total sales of the industry, which includes digital and physical security sectors, reached 11.9 trillion won in 2020, up 6.4 percent from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT, citing a report from the Korea Information Security Industry Association. The ministry sai
Supermarket unit of Emart fined W582m for unfair biz practices
Mar 14, 2021
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Sunday it has decided to fine a super supermarket (SSM) unit of Emart Inc., the country's biggest discount store chain, 582 million won ($515,000) over unfair business practices. Emart Everyday Inc. unfairly returned unsold seasonal products, such as sunscreen and ice boxes, to suppliers after it bought them between January 2015 and May 2018, according to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). The company shifted inventory costs of unsold goods to suppli
SK chemical unit to build packaging material plant in China
Mar 14, 2021
SK global chemical Co., an affiliate of South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co., said Sunday it will build a packaging material plant in China. Under the deal, SK global chemical will set up a joint venture with Satellite Petrochemical to build a plant that produces ethylene acrylic acid (EAA), a high-end eco-friendly material used for packaging. The plant, to be in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, will be able to churn out 40,000 tons of EAA a year, according to the company
[Eye Plus] Dilkusha: Tribute to historic witness of March 1 Movement
Mar 13, 2021
It sometimes takes an outsider’s perspective to observe the epochal events of a country and a journalist’s spirit to deliver the acquired truth to the world. Such was the case of Albert Taylor, an American journalist who spent tumultuous years on the colonialized Korean Peninsula, and his own residential place Dilkusha, which recently has been brought back to public’s access as a memorial place that carries traces of Korea’s modern history. In the residential alley at
Georgia Gov. Kemp asks Biden to overturn ITC ruling against SK Innovation
Mar 13, 2021
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has asked US President Joe Biden to overturn a US trade panel's decision against SK Innovation Co. in a trade secret case over electric vehicle batteries. Kemp repeated his request to save thousands of jobs in northeast Georgia directly tied to an SK Innovation's EV battery plant in Commerce, Georgia, in a letter to Biden on Friday (US time). SK Innovation has been building a plant in the US state of Georgia, to be completed by 2022, to provide EV batteries to Ford Moto
LH official takes life, land minister offers to resign
Mar 12, 2021
Corruption scandal escalates into full-scale political fight ahead of by-elections
LG’s new US battery factories to be 3 times bigger than SK’s Georgia plants
Mar 12, 2021
LG Energy Solution said Friday that it will invest 5 trillion won ($4.42 billion) through 2025 to build at least two more electric vehicle battery factories in the United States. Set for completion in 2025, the new factories will offer 70 gigawatt-hours of additional annual battery production capacity in the US. LG Energy Solution currently has one local electric vehicle battery production facility in Michigan that is capable of producing 5 gigawatt-hours. “The Green New Deal in the U
Posco chief clinches second term in office
Mar 12, 2021
Choi Jung-woo, incumbent chairman of Posco Group and CEO of steelmaker Posco, extended his leadership as shareholders approved his reappointment Friday. The steelmaker held its 53rd annual proxy meeting at its headquarters in Seoul’s Gangnam-gu to vote on six major agenda topics, including the reappointment of the current chief. “I will further enhance production efficiency by maximizing the use of artificial intelligence amid challenging management situations,” Choi said
DSME scores major oil tanker deal worth 1.1 trillion won
Mar 12, 2021
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said Friday that it had signed orders worth 1.95 trillion won ($1.73 billion) to build 10 very large crude carriers, signaling an uptrend in the nation’s shipbuilding industry. The announcement comes nearly three months after a letter of intent was signed in December. The completed vessels will be delivered to buyers in Asia, Europe and the Americas by the second half of 2023. The dual-fueled VLCCs, which use both diesel and natural gas, joi
DL E&C inks deal on modernization of Russian refinery
Mar 12, 2021
Major South Korean builder DL E&C Co. said Friday it has signed a 327.1 billion-won ($290 million) interim deal to upgrade an oil refinery in Russia. Under the deal with Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft, DL E&C will build a plant for adding and cracking hydrogen at Gazprom Neft's refinery southeast of Moscow. Completion is scheduled for the second half of 2024, and the two sides plan to seal a formal contract within three months, DL E&C said. Gazprom Neft is a subsidiary of Russi
Ridi’s global webtoon app logs success in North America
Mar 12, 2021
South Korea’s leading content provider Ridi Corp. said Friday that its global webtoon service Manta has achieved 300,000 accumulated downloads on the back of its popular response in the North American market. The online cartoon app, which provides various genres at a set monthly price, kicked off in North America in November last year, and soon rose to become the second most popular cartoon app on the Google app store in the US. The top title was “Under the Oak Tree,” a roman
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