DAEJEON, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Barriers originally designed to block traffic noise are being revamped with multiple new functions, including anti-fine dust particle and solar energy production features, according to government data. According to statistics provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), 29 percent of the patent applications for noise barriers filed between 2012 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean construction equipment makers, led by Doosan Infracore Co., are witnessing a surge in sales of excavators in India and other emerging countries in addition to their stellar performance in China, industry sources said Tuesday. In the first half of the year, Doosan Infracore saw its sales in [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The development of Incheon Free Economic Zone, initially scheduled for completion by 2022, will be delayed to 2030 due to slowed investment in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and real estate market slump, officials said Tuesday. Known as IFEZ, the project was designated in August 2003 as [...]
GWANGMYEONG, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean city of Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, said Monday it will sign a memorandum of understanding with French national railway company SNCF this year to implement a Eurasia railway project to connect South and North Korea by rail to Europe. Former French Minister for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries, the top shipbuilders in the country, are struggling from lack of work caused by falling demand for new vessels. According to recent industry data, however, that could change in the not-too-distant future thanks to a projected rise [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has decreed that as of September 27, all construction of public works will be legally required to use recycled aggregate. By doing so, the government expects natural aggregate usage to drop by 382 million tons while generating 37.5 billion won in various societal benefits. “Aggregate” is an [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Engineering & Construction Co. said Friday it has broken ground for two high rises in a central business district in Jakarta. The construction arm of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO said the buildings will be constructed at a cost of about US$300 million. The buildings are scheduled to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major shipyard here, said Thursday that it has clinched a 927 billion won (US$818 million) deal to build five container vessels. In a regulatory filing, Daewoo Shipbuilding said it will deliver the vessels by March 15, 2020. The shipbuilder did not reveal [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Glimpses of the future – 57 to be exact – were distributed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to regional (metropolitan, provincial and special) governments on September 14. President Moon’s “New Deal”, a promise of urban renewal, was one of his core campaign proposals, and the 57 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean builders’ business confidence touched a 19-month low in August due mainly to government measures to cool the housing market, a poll showed Monday. The construction business survey index (CBSI) stood at 74.2 last month, down 11.2 points from the previous month and at its lowest level since [...]