SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hankook Tire & Technology Co., the world’s sixth-biggest tiremaker by sales, said Monday it will invest 2.1 trillion won (US$1.5 billion) to expand its existing U.S. tire manufacturing plant by early 2026. Hankook Tire currently produces 5.5 million tires a year for passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks in the [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Austrian automotive light maker ZKW Group, a subsidiary of South Koran tech giant LG Electronics Inc., said Thursday that it will invest US$102 million to expand its Silao plant in Mexico. The plant has been engaged in manufacturing premium lighting systems since 2016. With this investment, the plant’s floor [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO and Indonesia’s state-run steelmaker Krakatau agreed on Thursday to spend US$3.5 billion over the next five years on building a second furnace in the Southeast Asian country to meeting growing demand. POSCO and Krakatau already run PT.KRAKATAU-POSCO, their joint venture located in the major industrial city of Cilegon [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Chey Tae-won, chairman of South Korea’s SK Group, on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to invest an additional US$22 billion in the United States in a rare meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden welcomed the announcement, calling it one of the most “significant investments” ever seen in the [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean refiner SK Innovation Co. said Wednesday it has invested US$20 million in a U.S. biofuel company, as it accelerates its push for the shift to green energy businesses. The equity investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc., a California-based producer of low-carbon fuels, represents additional backing by SK, South [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Geocentric Co., a chemical materials unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Tuesday it has acquired a stake worth US$55 million in a U.S. plastic waste recycling startup, in a step to bolster its green business. It acquired the stake in PureCycle Technologies Inc., a Florida-based plastic [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Four major South Korean companies, including Samsung and SK, on Friday announced plans to invest US$39.4 billion in the United States, ahead of President Moon Jae-in’s summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington. During a business roundtable attended by Moon, Samsung Electronics announced plans to invest $17 billion [...]
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 [...]