natural graphite

Batteries POSCO Future M to make spherical graphite as it cuts dependence on China

POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, is set to manufacture spherical graphite – a critical material for ba...

Batteries POSCO, Hancock seek to jointly build lithium plant

POSCO Holdings Inc. on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Hancock Prospecting, an Australian mining company, to build a plant to annu...

Energy POSCO Int'l starts commissioning of Senex Energy gas facility

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. said on Monday it has begun commissioning its first gas processing facility at Senex Energy’s Atlas ...

Energy POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...

Batteries POSCO to invest in Tanzanian mine to cut Chinese graphite imports

POSCO Group, South Korea’s steel and battery material conglomerate, is set to invest in the world's second-largest graphite reserve, in Tanzan...

Logistics Hyundai Glovis enters LNG transport business with Woodside Scarlet Ibis

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, is entering the liquefied natural gas transportation business wit...

Energy POSCO, Hancock to invest $432 mn in Senex's LNG production

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and resources exploration unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday that ...

Energy Doosan Enerbility wins deal for fuel conversion project in Chile

South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a contract for a fuel conversion project at a t...

Business & Politics Biden exempts graphite from EV mineral sourcing rule in win for Korea

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US government has given automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements, allowing electric vehicles w...

Carbon neutrality Korea’s POSCO Int’l to work on CCUS, hydrogen businesses

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and resources exploration subsidiary of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., aims to ...

Batteries POSCO Future M to import natural graphite from Africa

South Korea’s only anode materials producer POSCO Future M Co. will import a maximum 60,000 tons of natural graphite products from Balama Grap...

Batteries EV battery makers' silicon anode demand set for take-off

The global market of silicon anode, a lithium-ion battery component garnering attention due to its higher energy capacity and faster charging than g...

Beauty & Cosmetics Nature Republic opens first store at Dubai Mall

South Korean beauty brand Nature Republic announced on Thursday that it opened its first store at Dubai Mall, the largest shopping mall in Dubai, ...

Advertising & Marketing POSCO Int’l wins Mercury Awards for video ad

POSCO International Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has received the Honors Award in the Corporate Identity Video category at the prestigious Mer...

Batteries POSCO Future M to sharply raise synthetic graphite output

South Korea’s POSCO Future M Co. will sharply raise its synthetic graphite production by the end of 2025 as China’s export restrictions ...

Real estate Myeong-dong cements status as super-prime real estate in Korea

A 170-square-meter plot of land in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, where South Korean beauty brand Nature Republic’s flagship store is located, ha...

Steel ADNOC awards steel pipe order contracts to Korea’s SeAH

South Korea’s SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. said on Tuesday it has signed a five-year contract to provide 200,000 tons of steel pipes to Abu Dhabi...

Beauty & Cosmetics Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Thursday its camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients got COSMetic Organic and natural Standard...

Fashion The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hanwha Ocean taps middle-aged women, robots for ship welding work

GEOJE, Gyeongsang Province – Hanwha Ocean, the world’s No. 2 shipbuilder, is actively embracing middle-aged female workers and robots fo...

Batteries China’s graphite export curbs deal blow to Korean battery sector

South Korean electric vehicle battery and battery component makers are fretting over the Chinese government’s impending restrictions on export...

Carbon neutrality SK E&S, Honeywell UOP to capture carbon from LNG plants

SK E&S Co., a clean energy unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, and Honeywell UOP, a US major refining and petrochemical tec...

Artificial intelligence KT, BI Matrix to develop natural language processing AI

South Korea's KT Corp. is partnering with the intelligent solutions specialist company BI Matrix to develop technology that uses artificial intell...

Artificial intelligence Samsung to apply GenAI to all home appliances from 2024

BERLIN, GERMANY - Samsung Electronics Co. from next year will incorporate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into all home appliances and de...

Batteries S.Korea's Posco International secures graphite in Africa

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. is broadening its footprint in Africa's secondary battery raw material sector, with plans to secure an annua...

Mergers & Acquisitions Fosun to cash out of K-beauty firm Nature&Nature for $38 mn

Fosun Group, a debt-laden Chinese conglomerate, is seeking to cash out of its entire stake in Nature&Nature Co. for up to 50 billion won ($37.8 ...

Artificial intelligence SK Telecom buys major stake in AICC developer Persona AI

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. will boost its artificial intelligence (AI) contact center (AICC) unit to emerge as a comprehensive provider of AICC pr...

Tech, Media & Telecom Korea's superconductor stocks plunge on Nature report

South Korean research team’s LK-99, behind the online sensation following its claim of room-temperature superconductor over the past four week...

Energy Affiliate of S.Korea's POSCO Int'l to supply natural gas in Australia

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. on Thursday said Senex Energy, its Australia-based natural gas subsidiary, will supply natural gas to seven ...

Batteries LG Energy, Novonix join hands for US EV battery material

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has teamed up with Novonix Ltd., an Australian cell ingredi...