SEJONG, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of petrochemical goods nosedived last month, data showed Wednesday, underscoring how the protracted trade dispute between the United States and China is taking a toll on key export items. Outbound shipments of petrochemical goods reached US$3.5 billion in August, falling from $4.3 billion a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An intensifying trade feud with Japan is pushing South Korean companies to look beyond their longtime business partners and enhance self-sufficiency on concerns that Tokyo’s stronger export controls could choke off their supply chains. High-tech parts and materials have been unsung heroes behind the latest smartphones and televisions made [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has begun testing etching gas critical for the production of semiconductors, a source familiar with the issue said Wednesday, as South Korea is struggling to cope with Japan’s export restrictions. Since July 4, Japan tightened regulations on exports to South Korea of resist, etching gas and [...]