films

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea’s top cinema chains seek merger to counter box office slump

South Korea’s two leading multiplex operators Lotte Culture Works Co. and Contentree JoongAng Corp. have tentatively agreed to merge in a bid ...

Mergers & Acquisitions SK Nexilis poised to sell thin film division to Affirma Capital

SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, is in the final stage of negotiations to sell its thin film manufacturing division to A...

Automobiles Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss to mass-produce holographic HUDs in 2027

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s No. 6 auto parts supplier, has teamed up with German optics giant Zeiss to mass-produce nex...

Steel Korea’s Dongkuk develops world’s 1st biodegradable film for steel plates

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel unit of South Korean steel conglomerate Dongkuk Holdings Co., on Friday unveiled the wo...

Automobiles Genesis sponsors Busan International Film Festival

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Friday that it will continue its sponsorship of the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF),...

Batteries Samsung SDI relinquishes polarizer film unit for $834 mn

Samsung SDI Co., the South Korean battery maker with the world’s sixth-largest market share, has decided to sell its polarizer film business t...

Chemical Industry Kolon to invest $94 mn in industry film JV with SK Microworks

South Korea’s major chemical materials producer Kolon Industries Inc. is set to invest 129.6 billion won ($94.2 million) to establish an indus...

Construction Hyundai E&C unveils new Hillstate brand video

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Friday the release of a new Hillstate brand film titled "Wha...

Batteries Lotte Infracell, Constellium sign anodic film supply contract

South Korea's Lotte Infracell announced on Wednesday that it signed a long-term supply contract for anodic film raw materials with Constellium SE,...

IPOs Naver's webtoon unit to raise $315 mn via Nasdaq IPO

Webtoon Entertainment Inc., South Korean tech giant Naver Corp.'s online comics platform, said on Thursday that it will raise $315 million by issuin...

Construction LX Hausys Benif receives EPD certification

South Korea's LX Hausys Co. announced on Thursday that its interior film product Benif obtained the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certific...

Advertising & Marketing HS Ad unveils LG Uplus ad created by 100% AI

South Korea's HS Ad Inc., an advertising agency affiliated with LG Group, announced on Monday that it launched LG Uplus Corp. 's brand advertising...

Chemical Industry LG Chem to supply switchable glass films to Webasto

LG Chem Ltd. is venturing into the automotive smart glass film market as it has won an order to supply its switchable glazing films to German auto p...

Chemical Industry Kolon Industries, SK Microworks to set up industrial film JV

South Korea’s major chemical materials producer Kolon Industries Inc. will team up with SK Microworks Co. to regain ground in the Chinese film...

Webtoons Piccoma sees record transaction value in Japan on K-webtoons

Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app, enjoyed its largest-ever transaction value last year in the home of manga, thanks to the growing popularity ...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 LG, Saint-Gobain Sekurit to unveil transparent antennas at CES 2024

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is set to showcase its transparent antennas for vehicles developed with French glass m...

Corporate restructuring Kolon Industries to downsize industrial film business amid weak demand

Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturer, is downsizing its industrial film business amid weak demand and growing com...

Petrochemicals LG Chem to sell polarizer businesses to Chinese peers for $800 mn  

LG Chem Ltd., the parent of South Korea’s No. 1 battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., will unload its polarizer businesses to two Chinese pla...

Carbon neutrality Korea’s SKC to invest up to $70 mn in US smart glass firm Halio

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemicals maker, is set to invest as much as $70 million in Halio Inc., a US smart glass technology company, to expand the ...

Economy Korea logs surplus in IP trade in H1 on surge of culture, art

South Korea posted a surplus in its intellectual property (IP) rights trade in the first half of this year, thanks to profits on culture, art and so...

Corporate restructuring LG Chem to sell film factories amid shift to new growth drivers

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s chemical major, is seeking to sell its film factories at home amid accelerating business reorganization centered a...

Chemical Industry Toray Advanced Materials reviews film line expansion in S.Korea

Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. (TAK) is reviewing its film line expansion in South Korea as part of its 300 billion won ($229 million) capital ...

Automobiles Innocean releases brand film of Kia Sportage’s 30th anniversary

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, has rolled out a brand film to mark the 30th anniversary of Kia Corp.'s Sportage, the...

Electronics Samsung to feature Warner Bros. film trailers via Neo QLED 8K TV

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, will feature Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.’s new movie trailers through its hig...

Future mobility Hyundai Motor showcases future mobility in new Spider-Man film

Hyundai Motor Co. announced that it will showcase future mobility in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment on the animation film Spider-Man...

Korean games South Korean game developers expand business with IPs

South Korean game developers are expanding their business portfolios through their intellectual property to boost profits with a goal to create glob...

Electronics Doosan, Ionic Materials collaborate in liquid crystal polymer

Doosan Corp., the holding company of South Korea's Doosan Group, said on Monday that it has entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with US-base...

Korean games Nexon teams up with 'Parasite' film production company Barunson E&A

Nexon, one of South Korea's top three game giants, on Tuesday said it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Barunson Entertainment &am...

Chemical Industry SKC's film business units change their names, start anew

SKC Future Materials and SKC Hi-Tech & Marketing, which had newly been established through the spin-off of SKC's industrial materials division (...

Chemical Industry S.Korea rules dumping of polyamide film by China, Thailand, Indonesia

The South Korean government has issued a ruling on the dumping of polyamide film from China, Thailand and Indonesia and aluminum hydroxide from Chin...