Bell Textron vets 17 Korean suppliers for helicopter supply chain
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Korean cathode makers pivot to LMR to halt Chinese LFP gains in EVs
South Korean materials firms accelerate cobalt-free chemistries after non-China market share for domestic cell producers slid…
J.P. Morgan adds two Samsung Heavy VLGCs to expand gas fleetMembers
The 307.4 billion won deal pushes the Korean shipyard past its annual commercial target and tightens Geoje berth availability for…
Bell Textron scouts 17 South Korean suppliers for rotorcraft lines
The US helicopter maker completed procurement reviews with South Korean machining firms to diversify manufacturing for global…
Hyundai Steel and POSCO build US plant to bypass Section 232
The Korea Iron & Steel Association endorsed bilateral energy projects on Oct.
LS Cable Backs Magnet Unit as China Curbs Hit Robot Motors
Regulatory reviews exceeding 45 business days for Chinese neodymium magnets stall articulated robot actuator lines, prompting…
Trump Threatens Korea With Tariffs Over $54B Alaska LNG Deal
Washington demands full funding for the Arctic energy corridor while Seoul insists a bilateral agreement covers only preliminary…
Hanwha Ocean Procures 1,800-Ton Goliath Crane as RIEC Starts Build
The Chinese equipment builder broke ground on the 205-meter-span gantry crane to double mega-block lifting capacity at the Okpo…
Samsung prioritizes factory reliability in robot roadmap
The electronics maker targets a 99.99% task success rate across more than 100 manufacturing plants, deferring general humanoid…
SFA and Rainbow Robotics partner on AI manufacturing robots
The South Korean factory equipment supplier deployed two dual-arm humanoids at its Asan center to automate logistics lines by…
Korean chip toolmakers target Musk's $16.8 billion Texas fab
Hanmi Semiconductor and HPSP pursue supply roles in SpaceX and Tesla's planned Grimes County facility as Elon Musk acknowledges…
EcoPro replaces affiliate CEOs to defend margins in EV slump
The South Korean cathode producer named new leadership for its parent firm and core manufacturing units to curb capital spending…
CK Solution wins SK hynix cleanroom deal, targeting 500B won
A $110 million contract for SK hynix's Indiana packaging fab lifts the cleanroom engineering specialist's disclosed 2026 bookings…
Samsung SDI puts Gen 3 lithium packs in Textron E-Z-GO fleet
The South Korean battery maker expands cylindrical pack shipments to 2027 utility carts as EV demand cools, adding…
Samsung Heavy secures $494 million deal for two LNG carriers by 2029Members
The 672.2 billion won contract brings the shipbuilder's 2026 commercial backlog to $8 billion, exhausting high-value delivery…
Korea Urges USTR to Strictly Honor 15% Bilateral Tariff Cap
Trade Minister Park Jung-sung pressed Washington to prevent new trade measures from breaching the agreed duty limit as Korean…
Hanwha Ocean Loses Court Injunction Over Subcontractor Talks
The shipbuilder posted notices listing two supplier unions at its Geoje yard after judges rejected its petition to block labor…
HD Hyundai Heavy union votes down wage deal, reopening talksMembers
More than 52% of voting shipbuilders opposed the agreement over base wages, threatening production schedules across three years…
SFA targets 95% unmanned logistics as chip gear sales double
The South Korean automation supplier will deploy humanoid robots with Rainbow Robotics to reach 95% unmanned factory logistics by…
LG Energy Solution readies Mercedes cylindrical cell rollout in Poland
The battery maker has committed 157.5 gigawatt-hours of large-format cylindrical capacity to the German automaker across North…
South Korean battery makers prepare sodium-ion lines for energy storage
Cell manufacturers limit early sodium-ion spending to pilot facilities while targeting 2027 prototype shipments to counter…
Samsung starts Exynos 2700 production, lifting run size 10%
The 2nm processor targets Galaxy S27 handsets in Korea and Europe, trimming reliance on Qualcomm as Samsung Foundry works to…
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…
HD Hyundai Heavy wins 500 MW Taean offshore substation deal
The full engineering and fabrication deal marks South Korea's first internationally certified offshore wind substation as…
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SK Hynix, Micron Shares Fall as Chip Sell-Off Hits Korea Market
A broad decline in Korean chip stocks on Oct. 13 dragged SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics lower, tracking losses in Micron shares…
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…
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…
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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…