LS Cable backs Korea Future Materials in $15M US copper push
The South Korean wiremaker is taking up 40 million new shares to finance a recycling plant near LS GreenLink in Virginia, raising its total commitment to 67 billion won.
Energy & Critical Minerals — South Korea
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HD Construction Equipment wins $286M data center engine deal
The South Korean machinery group will supply 22-liter natural gas engine blocks to Enchanted Rock through 2028 to power North…
LG Electronics adds chiller plants in US and Korea for AI cooling
A 150 billion won investment in Virginia and domestic sites targets thermal bottlenecks as data center power requirements climb…
LS Electric wins $133M US transformer deal for AI power grids
The 345-kilovolt substation order covers nine North American sites through 2030, underscoring persistent transformer shortages…
Arkema secures Ulsan acrylic acid storage to supply Korea
The French specialty chemical group booked 3,000 cubic meters of glacial acrylic acid capacity at the Ulsan HDOT terminal,…
HD Hyundai Electric ships Baltic offshore wind transformers
A 79.2 billion won equipment package departed Vietnam on Sept. 17 for Poland's 1.5-gigawatt Baltica 2 project, marking the first…
LS Cable enters non-China rare earth magnet supply chain
Affiliates pair Vietnamese refining and Lynas feedstock to deliver 1,000 tons of permanent magnets annually by 2027 as Western…
Korea doubles US rare earth imports to counter China quotas
Inbound deliveries of American rare earth oxides reached $19.06 million as manufacturers diversify magnet feedstocks, though…
Korea expands critical mineral refining pact with Uzbekistan
Seoul prepares to sign downstream smelting agreements during bilateral talks Sept.
HD Hyundai Electric holds top US transformer market share at $8.5B
South Korean power equipment supplier retains its leading position in North America as AI data center grid bottlenecks push its…
Korea Zinc taps e-waste to build non-China rare earth supply
A state policy report highlights the smelter's urban mining and biochemical extraction ventures as South Korea seeks alternatives…
Pacifico Energy commits $1 billion to South Korea offshore wind projects
The 2.79-gigawatt investment off Jindo County will supply zero-carbon power to advanced manufacturing facilities and artificial…
South Korea Gas Distributors Deploy Satellite LNG Vaporization for Off-Grid Demand
Regional utilities utilize cryogenic tank trucking and modular regasification stations to supply isolated generation assets and…
KOGAS shifts LNG storage protocols to smooth winter inventory builds
South Korea's state gas utility adopts dynamic working capacity limits across five import terminals to cut spot exposure before…
Posco Holdings starts direct lithium extraction test runs for Korean cathode lines
The continuous brine-to-hydroxide loop links Argentine extraction to Gwangyang refineries to supply non-FEOC battery materials to…
Korea speeds HVDC power corridor to supply Yongin semiconductor cluster
State utility KEPCO fast-tracks 500-kilovolt transmission lines to deliver coastal nuclear and renewable electricity to advanced…