MK Electron expands Kunshan plated wire capacity by 50% into 2027
The South Korean materials maker is lifting output at its Chinese plant to meet confirmed orders from local assembly houses as packaging investment accelerates.
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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…
Hanwha Ocean takes legal action after Geoje crane sit-in
The shipbuilder rejected joint bargaining with catering subcontractors under Korea's amended labor law, escalating risks for…
Hanwha Ocean taps KIRO to develop shipyard humanoid robotsMembers
The state robotics institute will test physical AI and autonomous systems at the Geoje yard as South Korean shipbuilders race to…
Samsung SDI and LG Energy double ESS warranties to 20 years in US
The 20-year terms cover containerized grid batteries guaranteeing 70% capacity retention to protect backlogs against Chinese…
LG Energy Solution agrees to supply 46-series battery cells for US vans
The South Korean battery maker signed a pact with Massachusetts startup indiGOtech to explore supplying cylindrical cells for…
JSR opens South Korea EUV photoresist plant for 2nm chips
The 75 billion won facility in Ochang establishes local finishing lines for metal oxide resist, positioning the Japanese supplier…
Mazagon Dock drops Thoothukudi yard as HD Hyundai wins site
The state-run Indian warship builder pivoted to Andhra Pradesh with a $1.8 billion outlay after Tamil Nadu cleared land for the…
Hanwha Ocean Wins ABS Approval for 60 MW Floating Data Unit
The classification society certified the modular offshore design on Sept.
South Korea court cuts Hanwha Ocean antitrust fine to $560,000
The Supreme Court finalized a ruling reducing a 15.3 billion won penalty by 95% after rejecting antitrust claims over canceled…
SK On orders $118 million in LFP cathodes from L&F for storage
The three-year contract represents 7.51% of L&F's 2025 revenue and supplies converted production lines in South Korea and Georgia…
Rainbow Robotics taps E Tech Group to expand US cobot fleet
The agreement appoints the Rockwell Automation Platinum partner to handle deployment and warranty service across North American…
Samsung says HBM will take 30% of DRAM wafer capacity by 2027
The shift crowds out standard DDR5 output across shared lines, while research firm TrendForce projects average selling prices for…
Korea opens 1,180 MW battery auction to balance power gridMembers
The 7.08 GWh central tender introduces a 25-year contract option in Jeju and tests local cell supply chains at Samsung SDI, SK On…
Samsung Heavy Industries wins $226 million gas carrier order
The 307.4 billion won deal for two very large gas carriers lifts the yard's 2026 merchant vessel order intake to $7.5 billion,…
HD Hyundai Heavy launches 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer in Ulsan
The Daeho Kim Jong-seo completes South Korea's planned six-ship Aegis destroyer fleet, with shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy…
LS Eco Energy builds Vietnam samarium line as US rules loom
The Seoul-based supplier will spend 11.6 billion won for 58% of Global Shre Metal to produce 240 tons of defense-grade material…
SFA and Rainbow Robotics form pact on autonomous fab systems
The non-binding agreement combines factory logistics software with precision robotic arms to pursue fully unmanned semiconductor…
Ultium Cells to build first prismatic LMR battery line in US
The $1 billion joint venture upgrade in Tennessee pivots LG Energy Solution and General Motors toward high-manganese cells to…
SK hynix Evaluates Solidigm US IPO Amid Governance Scrutiny
Reports of a potential $150 billion U.S. listing for the enterprise SSD subsidiary highlight booming AI storage demand while…
SK hynix resumes DRAM packaging outsourcing to vendor Winpac
The memory maker is allocating DDR4 and DDR5 flip-chip assembly to the domestic OSAT provider, shifting legacy backend operations…
SK On assumes $1.5 billion debt from US battery subsidiary
The transaction transfers 2.028 trillion won in dollar bonds from SK Battery America to the Seoul parent, representing 14.05% of…
HD Hyundai deploys physical AI in Ulsan shipyard automation
The shipbuilder joined South Korea's national physical AI alliance and backed sensor startup AIDIN Robotics to automate heavy…
HD Hyundai and Hanwha win China dual-fuel engine contracts
South Korean engine builders took over 65% of their 2026 order value from Chinese shipyards, securing high-margin propulsion…
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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…
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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…