rare mineral

Economy China bans export of Korean goods containing its rare earth metals to US

The Chinese government has warned South Korean companies of retributions for exporting any product containing its critical metals to US military con...

Corporate investment LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Friday it is seeking to acquire a nickel mine and a copper mine in...

Batteries Korea Zinc to export antimony to US

South Korea’s largest zinc smelter, Korea Zinc Inc., plans to export antimony to the US. This rare metal is a flame retardant for batteries ...

Batteries SK Ecoplant, BMW team up for battery recycling

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, partnered with German luxury carmaker BMW to...

Construction Daewoo E&C wins Turkmen mineral fertilizer plant project

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) said on Monday that it was selected as the winning bidder for a Mineral Fer...

Energy SK Enmove, SQM ink supply deal for refrigerant material iodine

SK Enmove Co. a lubricant-producing arm of SK Innovation Co., said on Thursday that it has signed a preliminary agreement to buy iodine from Socieda...

North Korea A North Korean Diplomat Managed a Rare Defection: A Flight Out of Cuba

SEOUL—A North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family late last year, officials said this week, a rare esc...

Electric vehicles Korea Eximbank to provide $150 mn PF to Australia

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Tuesday that it will provide $150 million in project financing (PF) for developing a rare ea...

Logistics LX Pantos to enter Indonesian resource logistics market

South Korea's LX Pantos said on Thursday that it signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with KSA, Indonesia's largest bulk carrier, to tap into the S...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Motor, Kia to develop alternative to rare earth materials

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have partnered with South Korea's universities to secure materials for vehicle electrification components.Hyundai Mo...

Business & Politics SoftBank to buy part of Naver's Line stake by July: CEO Miyakawa

TOKYO – SoftBank Corp., which runs LY Corp., the operator of the popular mobile messenger app Line in Japan, said on Thursday it is in talks w...

ESG POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report

South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it released a responsible minerals report detailing establishing a sustainable supply cha...

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...

Food & Beverage Korea’s Orion to ship bottled water to China to challenge Evian

Orion Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s confectionary and snack maker Orion Corp., is set to export bottled water to China,...

Bio & Pharma Samsung begins new drug development for rare diseases

Samsung Bioepis Co., a biosimilar development unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, has begun its new drug development busines...

Business & Politics Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama

A state-run company in South Korea is set to seek an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) worth around 1 trillion won ($747.1 million) against t...

Electric vehicles Hyundai, LG ask US to ease EV tax benefit requirements

South Korean electric vehicle and battery makers including Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have asked the US to ease requirements fo...

Batteries Korea's LX International buys Indonesian nickel miner for $100 mn

South Korean trading firm LX International Corp. said on Tuesday that it has acquired a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT Adhi Kartiko Pratama (AKP)&...

Batteries EcoPro establishes Global Resources Office for securing core minerals

South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Tuesday that it has established a "Global Resources Office" to expedite the acqu...

Korean chipmakers POSCO to foster rare gas business with Zhongtai Cryogenic

POSCO Holdings Inc. will build a highly purified rare gas-producing joint venture in South Korea with Zhongtai Cryogenic Technology Corp. from China...

Business & Politics Korea, Chile launch 8th round of FTA upgrade negotiations

The eighth round of negotiations for modernizing the Korea-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will take place in Seoul from November 29 to December 1....

Batteries LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...

Hydrogen economy POSCO to lead Korea-Australia hydrogen, minerals partnership

POSCO Group, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, will lead the country's efforts to cement a partnership with Australia in a broader range of ar...

Banking & Finance S.Korea's Eximbank, Australia's EFA sign MOU on mineral supply chains

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) on Thursday in Seoul signed a memorandum of understanding with Export Finance Australia (EFA) on cooperat...

Bio & Pharma Handok to import treatment for rare autoimmune disorder

South Korean pharmaceutical company Handok Inc. on Wednesday said it signed a deal with Dutch immunology specialist Argenx to sell the latter's Vyvg...

Artificial intelligence S.Korea to develop ultra-low-power AI chips by 2030

South Korea will develop artificial intelligence (AI) chips by 2030 able to perform more than 10 trillion operations per second, while consuming ver...

Batteries Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers

South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...

Business & Politics S.Korea is far more reliant on China for rare earth metal than Japan: report

South Korea is far more dependent than Japan on neodymium permanent magnets from China at 88%, while the rate for Japan, a land devoid of rare earth...

Batteries Hopes rise for Korean copper foil makers’ gains under IRA

South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil producer, is in negotiations with six electric vehicle battery makers to s...

Batteries Korea’s STX to build joint Indonesia nickel plant for EV cells

South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. is set to build a nickel plant with an Indonesian company in the Southeast Asian country to expand its...