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LG Chem Breaks Ground for 310 bln-won Plastic Recycling, Aerogel Plants

SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Chem Ltd., a leading chemical producer in South Korea, said Thursday that it began the 310 billion-won (US$238 million) project to build facilities for plastic recycling and producing a next-generation thermal insulator component. The envisioned plastic pyrolysis plant in the city of Dangjin, some 78 kilometers southwest of Seoul, will [...]

Celltrion to Spend 500 bln Won for 3rd Plant amid Growing Demand

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Celltrion Inc., a leading pharmaceutical firm in South Korea, said Wednesday that it will build a third plant in the country in response to rising manufacturing demand. The 500 billion-won (US$452 million) plant in the country’s biotech hub of Songdo, west of Seoul, will have a bioreactor capacity of [...]