SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chemicals maker SKC Co. is set to launch the nation’s largest plastic waste pyrolysis oil project. The company recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ulsan city government to jointly carry out an eco-friendly chemical recycling project that aims to make industrial pyrolysis oil with [...]
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, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SKC Inc., a chemical unit of SK Group, said Thursday it has decided to acquire KCF Technologies Co. (KCFT), the world’s top producer of copper foil for lithium-ion batteries, in a bid to diversify its business portfolio. SKC said it will buy a 100 percent stake in KCFT, currently [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s North American division SKC has made public its stance in support of the U.S. government’s trade ban on imported solar energy batteries, including those from South Korea. SKC, despite being a division of a South Korean company, called for measures against importing solar energy batteries [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chemicals maker SKC Inc. and Germany-based chemical firm BASF are close to clinching a deal later this year to build a hydrogen peroxide plant in the southern industrial city of Ulsan, company officials said Thursday. SKC, a chemical unit under SK Group, has sought to use BASF’s [...]