HD Hyundai teams with Croatia yard on €660m corvette program
The alliance pairs South Korean combat vessel design with local Adriatic fabrication to bypass European Union defense procurement hurdles.
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Commerce locks in Korean steel duties as mills press quota review
Countervailing rates of up to 3.68% land on Seoul producers as U.S.
HD Hyundai Heavy upgrades dock safety with 17 billion won plan
The South Korean shipbuilder expanded communications and vision sensors to prevent fatal accidents that trigger mandatory…
Doosan Robotics and DEEPX develop AI nuclear welding robotsMembers
A 45-month South Korean state project targets a 50% cut in multi-layer cycle time at Doosan Enerbility, countering a severe…
SK hynix and Samsung push 16-layer HBM4 as Nvidia caps Rubin at 12 dies
South Korean memory makers prepare 48-gigabyte stacks with hybrid bonding as AI accelerator thermal constraints and packaging…
LG Energy Solution Binds $4.3B Tesla Pact to Grid Storage
The 5.94 trillion won Michigan contract will supply lithium iron phosphate cells for Megapack units from 2027, with no electric…
Samsung Heavy wins ABS approval for proprietary FLNG systems
The South Korean shipbuilder cleared a basic design review for its SENSE liquefaction cycle, cutting reliance on Western…
SK On cuts 40 jobs at Tennessee battery site, delaying output to 2028
The South Korean cell maker reduced staffing at its Stanton facility to roughly 30 workers, deferring commercial production to…
HD Hyundai Samho delivers gas carrier Energy North to Qatar
The 88,000-cubic-meter vessel marks the first handover in a $950 million six-ship order, demonstrating South Korean delivery…
Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy diverge on currency hedgingMembers
A 12% rebound in the South Korean won exposes unhedged shipbuilder order books, contrasting Samsung Heavy's locked-in cash flows…
Stratacache lists former SK hynix Oregon chip fab for sale
The 197-acre Eugene campus with 170,000 square feet of cleanroom space returns to the market after local zoning officials blocked…
HD Hyundai Heavy workers reject wage deal, forcing new talks
Union members voted down a tentative wage agreement offering 40.56 million won in average compensation, renewing labor…
Samsung Heavy taps GTT to design tanks for four LNG carriers
The French engineering group will deploy Mark III Flex+ membrane containment technology across the 200,000-cubic-meter vessels…
LG Energy Solution shifts ESS tool orders as supplier defaults
The battery maker reallocated module assembly contracts to SYSTEM R&D and HyVISION SYSTEM following a $22.43 million default by…
South Korea confirms $120 billion civil nuclear pact with US
The bilateral framework outlines six AP1000 and two APR1400 reactors across federal sites, allocating $100 billion for…
LG Energy Solution beats profit views on grid battery orders
Operating profit jumped 25.7% to 756 billion won as stationary energy storage lines ran at capacity in North America, more than…
Lam Research ships 15,000th chip equipment chamber in Korea
The milestone marks 15 years of domestic manufacturing across Gyeonggi Province as local procurement surpassed 1 trillion won…
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Buys Goltens for $247.5 Million
The cash purchase gives the Korean ship servicer 28 global repair hubs and multi-brand engine overhaul capacity ahead of a…
HD Hyundai delivers lashing-free container ship to CMA CGM
The 13,000-TEU methanol-powered vessel CMA CGM GOLD eliminates manual cargo lashings, expanding deck payload weight by over 10%…
Korea rejects Russia fuel breach claims as port checks widen
Trade authorities confirmed refined petroleum falls outside current export controls after reports alleged 176,000 tonnes moved…
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…
LG Energy Solution secures 240,000 tons of Canadian lithium from Elevra
The four-year binding offtake agreement provides battery feedstock for 700,000 electric vehicles while satisfying United States…
Hanwha Ocean widens US naval shipyard ties in McCormick tour
The Pennsylvania senator inspected warship lines at Geoje on Oct. 7 to link Korean manufacturing with Philadelphia yard…
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…
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Samsung backs chip suppliers as fab output rises in KoreaMembers
A 78.9 billion won incentive fund and free test wafers target domestic parts vendors as rising run rates test supplier balance…
SK hynix honors Onto Innovation for advanced HBM inspection
The US toolmaker was the sole supplier recognized for technology achievement after deploying its Dragonfly G5 system to catch…
Intekplus wins $23 million inspection tool order as packaging demands surge
The Korean inspection supplier booked a 30.9 billion won contract for semiconductor substrate equipment, lifting cumulative 2026…
Batteries & EV
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SK On Cuts Jobs at Stanton, Tennessee Battery Plant Amid Slower EV Demand
SK On trimmed staffing at its Stanton, Tennessee battery plant on Oct.
LG Energy Solution tests sodium batteries for US power grids
The South Korean cell maker plans a 30-megawatt-hour sample verification by early 2027, converting Ochang lines to counter…
POSCO Future M plans domestic LFP precursor supply by 2029
The battery materials maker is using steelmaking waste acid to forge non-Chinese lithium iron phosphate cathode inputs after…
Robotics
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Rainbow Robotics files US waiver to bypass robot import ban
The South Korean firm sought conditional approval after the FCC blocked equipment authorisations, halting American deliveries of…
Doosan Robotics and DEEPX develop AI nuclear welding robotsMembers
A 45-month South Korean state project targets a 50% cut in multi-layer cycle time at Doosan Enerbility, countering a severe…
Doosan Robotics picks DeepX NPU chips for on-device welding cobotsMembers
A 98.9 billion won government initiative pairs domestic neural processing units with collaborative robots to automate heavy…
Shipbuilding
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Hanwha Ocean Sets Up Dedicated Nuclear Submarine Development UnitMembers
The shipbuilder created the organizational unit on Oct. 13, a step that follows months of talks on US-Korea naval cooperation…
HD Hyundai and Siemens launch Busan digital shipyard center
The Global Marine Center deploys 50 engineers to test virtual shipyard tools, aiming to cut vessel construction time by 30% by…
HD Hyundai Marine Solution buys Goltens for $247.5 millionMembers
The South Korean firm acquired the repair specialist to secure 28 global hubs for green ship retrofits and service data center…
Energy & Minerals
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Gaon Cable builds US nuclear wire lines in North Carolina
The South Korean supplier will equip its Tarboro factory for reactor circuits, expanding beyond a $50 million distribution cable…
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…
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…
Trade & Policy
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Seoul Creates Chip Policy Office to Speed Up 800 Trillion Won Push
The new unit is meant to cut approval times for subsidies and permits tied to Korea's semiconductor investment plans, though its…
Commerce locks in Korean steel duties as mills press quota review
Countervailing rates of up to 3.68% land on Seoul producers as U.S.
Korea rejects Russia fuel breach claims as port checks widen
Trade authorities confirmed refined petroleum falls outside current export controls after reports alleged 176,000 tonnes moved…
Analysis
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Strong Won Cuts Samsung and SK hynix Profit Views by 21T WonMembers
A rapid 10.4% won appreciation wiped 21 trillion won off combined 2026 operating profit estimates for South Korea's top memory…