SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co., a South Korean refinery-to-battery company, said Thursday it has invested in a Chinese battery swap system provider to step up its battery business in the world’s largest market. SK Innovation said it acquired a 13.3 percent stake in Blue Park Smart Energy Technology Co. (BPSE), a [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, said Thursday it will invest US$20 million in two U.S. tech funds to foster future mobility startups. Hyundai Mobis will invest in ACVC Partners and MOTUS Ventures as it seeks to preemptively secure future mobility technologies in the fields of [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s leading refiner and chemical company, will invest another US$940 million in expanding its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the United States, a U.S. official has said. Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp said the new project is in addition to SK Innovation’s $1.67 billion [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Volvo Car Korea said Thursday it will invest 150 billion won (US$124 million) over the next three years to expand its after-sales service centers to better serve customers. Volvo Car Korea plans to nearly double the number of service centers to 52 and that of repair centers to 312, [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday that it will invest 70 million euros (US$79 million) to expand its engine production facility in Slovakia. The affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group said it plans to complete the expansion of the engine production line at its plant in [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chemicals maker SKC Co. said Monday that it will invest 120 billion won (US$98 million) to build a new plant for its copper foil subsidiary in an effort to help cement the latter’s market position. The company will break ground on SK Nexilis’ sixth plant in the [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, said Monday it will add a NAND flash production line in South Korea to further expand its presence in the sector. The company said it plans to start mass-production of the new line at its second chip fab, named P2, [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, said Wednesday it will invest 1 trillion won (US$812 million) in research and development projects this year. In its 2020 sustainability report, Hyundai Mobis said it will invest in 2,000 R&D projects involving next-generation vehicles and expand its R&D workforce [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Holdings Co., the holding firm of South Korean energy and telecoms conglomerate SK Group, said Monday it has invested in Singapore’s Hummingbird Bioscience in the latest move to secure technology for antibody-based medicines. SK Holdings said it has participated as a major investor in the investment worth about [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemical company, said Monday that it will invest about 65 billion won (US$53 million) to boost production of carbon nanotubes. The investment is set to be completed at the Yeosu plant, about 455 kilometers south of Seoul, by March next year, which would [...]