SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) plans to sell stakes in its two affiliates, officials at the state-run utility company said Monday, in a bid to improve its financial status. The two affiliates are KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. (KEPCO E&C) and Korea Electric Power Industrial Development (KEPID). In [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Trading International Co. (SKTI), a subsidiary of South Korea’s largest refiner SK Innovation Co., said Sunday it plans to quadruple its offshore low-sulfur fuel supply business next year to meet increased demand following strict environmental regulations by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). SKTI said it aims to increase [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Oilbank Co., a refining unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, said Wednesday it will invest 260 billion won (US$221 million) to beef up its petrochemicals production. Hyundai Oilbank said its affiliate Hyundai Chemical Co. will chip in 100 billion won to expand its production of mixed xylene, a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed the expertise to precisely determine corrosion levels in key parts of nuclear reactors, potentially greatly improving operational safety, a state-run atomic energy institute said Tuesday. The discovery is expected to make it easier for nuclear plant operators to forecast when to replace such critical [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, which ranks as one of the worst Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries for energy efficiency, needs to raise the price of electricity in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to experts. The KEPCO Management Research Institute recently reported that the nation ranked 33rd [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading carmaker, said Wednesday it has signed an initial pact with Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Saudi Aramco, to cooperate on hydrogen energy. On Tuesday, Hyundai Motor Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun signed a memorandum of understanding with Ahmad A. Al-Sa’adi, senior vice president [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — S-Oil Corp., a major refiner in South Korea owned by Saudi Aramco, said Wednesday it has completed the construction of petrochemical production facilities in South Korea, which will help further raise its presence in the non-refining business field. In 2015, S-Oil, the third-largest refining firm in the country, started [...]
JEJU, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A new facility recently established on Jeju Island will recycle used batteries from electric vehicles (EVs). Jeju provincial government announced that an opening ceremony for the ‘Industrial Center for Electric Car Batteries’ will be held on Wednesday at Jeju Science Park. The center will be equipped with various facilities [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Samsung Motors Corp. on Tuesday began to sell its liquefied petroleum gas-powered QM6 SUV in the domestic market. The QM6 LPe is the first LPG-fueled SUV in the South Korean SUV market. The facelifted QM6, equipped with a 2.0-liter gasoline engine, also went on sale, it said. The [...]
ULSAN, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean petrochemical companies plan to invest 14.5 trillion won (US$12.2 billion) by 2023, the finance minister said Thursday, in an apparent move to boost their output capacity. Hong Nam-ki, the minister of economy and finance, also said the government is considering offering additional tax benefits to petrochemical companies [...]