Plastic Reduction Roadmap

Chemical Industry LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, said on Sunday the opening of its Europe Innovation Center in F...

Automobiles Kia unveils car accessory made from ocean plastic waste

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Tuesday it introduced a trunk liner (mat) for the EV3, made from ocean plastic wast...

Petrochemicals Sambark LFT rebranded as Lotte Engineering Plastics

Sambark LFT Co., a plastic materials producing unit of Lotte Chemical Corp., has changed its name to Lotte Engineering Plastics Co., the company sai...

ESG LG Group publishes 2023 ESG Report

LG Group announced on Thursday that it has published the "2023 ESG Report," detailing its sustainability management achievements in 2023 and its fut...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HMM starts to demonstrate OCCS for vessles

South Korea's HMM Co. announced on Tuesday that it installed and initiated a demonstration of the Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System (OCCS) f...

Food & Beverage Lotte Chilsung to reduce plastic usage by 20% by 2030

South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung Beverage announced on Thursday that it plans to reduce plastic usage by 20% by 2030 by decreasing the weight of p...

Steel POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen

POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province – POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is set to significantly reduce emissions in the produ...

Markets Korea's bet on US assets up on bull stocks, EV incentives

South Korea’s financial assets in the US hit a record high last year due to the US stock market rally and Korean companies’ capital inje...

Energy Doosan Enerbility to introduce carbon reduction tech at Thai power plant

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to introduce carbon reduction technologies, including ammonia co-firing and carbon capture, utilization an...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hyundai Glovis adopts system to meet US' green policies on car carriers

Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s third-largest car shipping company, is set to introduce an emission reduction system for its vehicle carriers ...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Samsung Heavy unveils eco-friendly ships, AI tech in Europe

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s second-largest shipbuilder, showcased new eco-friendly ships and digital vessel technology to ride...

Chemical Industry SKC to build world's top biodegradable plastic plant in Vietnam

SKC Ltd., a chemicals arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, said on Sunday its biodegradable material unit has broken g...

Waste management SK Geo reconsiders extent of $1.3 bn plastic recycling plant project

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. is reconsidering how much it will invest in a planned $1.3 billion waste plastic recycling complex project in...

Healthcare Korea’s booming medical tourism: Skin care, plastic surgery in demand

The number of foreign patients visiting South Korea for medical tourism hit a record high last year, driven by those who traveled to Korea for skin ...

ESG Daedong completes S.Korea's largest rooftop solar power plant

South Korea's Daedong Mobility announced on Friday that it has completed the construction of the largest rooftop solar power plant in the country at...

ESG HD Hyundai, Hyundai Dept. Store to co-work for recycling plastic waste

South Korea's HD Hyundai Oil Bank Co. and Hyundai Department Store Co. have partnered to create a closed-loop plastic film recycling system, a first...

Chemical Industry SK Geo Centric, Youlchon Chemical to develop recyclable plastic

South Korea's SK Geo Centric Co. and Youlchon Chemical Co. announced on Sunday that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop re...

Chemical Industry Lotte Chemical applies recycled plastic to packaging

South Korea's Lotte Chemical announced on Thursday that it has applied recycled materials to all 25 kg packaging bags for polyethylene (PE) and poly...

Chemical Industry LG Chem to unveil carbon dioxide-based plastic in Bologna

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. announced on Wednesday that it will unveil an eco-friendly plastic material derived from carbon dioxide at Cosmoprof Worl...

Chemical Industry Kolon Plastics to be rebranded as Kolon ENP

Kolon Plastics Inc. announced on Thursday that it will change its name to Kolon ENP. The rebranding will be confirmed if approved at the regular sha...

Chemical Industry HD Hyundai Chemical to produce eco-friendly bio-naphtha

South Korea's HD Hyundai Chemical Co. announced on Thursday that it will collaborate with CJ CheilJedang Corp. to produce eco-friendly bio-naphtha...

Electronics LG unveils new stick vacuum cleaner with 20% less weight

LG Electronics Inc. released the cost-effective wireless vacuum cleaner LG CordZero A9 Air on Monday, reducing product weight and price burdens.Th...

Carbon neutrality Samsung gets global carbon reduction certification for TV

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its eight product series in 2024 Neo QLED 4K and 8K, OLED, and The Frame lineups have received th...

Chemical Industry CJ CheilJedang develops PHA-based plastic bag

South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has developed a packaging material using biodegradable material polyhydroxyalk...

Chemical Industry Aekyung Chemical acquires LG Chem Vietnam's plasticizer subsidiary

South Korean consumer goods company Aekyung Chemical announced on Friday that it has acquired VPCHEM, the Vietnam subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., a comp...

Chemical Industry SK Geo breaks ground on $1.4 bn plastic recycling cluster

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. on Wednesday broke ground on a waste plastic recycling complex to transform itself into a green petrochemical...

ESG SK Geo Centric switches to recycled materials for petchem packaging

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. is using recycled materials for product packaging as it aims to transform itself into a green petrochemical p...

Earnings S-Oil basks in hefty Q3 profit, expects strong winter demand

S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said on Monday it swung to a net profit in the third quarter from a loss the year earli...

Chemical Industry SK Geo Centric to supply recycled plastic materials to Amcor

SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, announced on Thursday it has entered into an agreement to supply recycled plastic material...

Waste management LG Chem to manufacture flooring from waste PET bottles

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday its plan to produce an eco-friendly plasticizer derived from discarded polyethylene terephthalate (P...