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Researchers recommend recycling of waste fishing nets into hybrid fiber-reinforced cementitious composites
SEOUL -- As a solution to reduce marine pollution, South Korean researchers recommend the recycling of waste fishing nets and ropes collected from coastal waters and fish farms into hybrid fiber-reinforced cementitious composites that can be applied to marine and port concrete structures. About 50 percent of ocean waste in South Korea comes from fishing nets and plastic buoys. "Ghost nets," which are abandoned or lost fishnets made of nylon, damage fish stock and destro
September 29, 2022 -
Lotte Chemical produces polycarbonate using pyrolysis oil-based naphtha
SEOUL -- Lotte Chemical, a major chemical company based in South Korea, has produced polycarbonate, a high-value-added petrochemical product, by using pyrolysis oil-based naphtha made by recycling waste plastic. Polycarbonates are strong, tough materials with many applications. They are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed. Pyrolysis is a chemical recycling process that can convert plastics into high-quality oil using extreme heat and pressure. Recycled oil is processed into me
September 28, 2022 -
KT ties up with U.S. entertainment company AMC for joint content production
SEOUL -- South Korea's top telecom company KT teamed up with AMC Networks, a U.S. cable channel known for its global hit drama "Walking Dead," to push for joint content production and exclusively provide a subscription video service through internet protocol TV. In the first step of cooperation, six AMC dramas including the latest version of "Walking Dead" and "Interview with the Vampire," a horror fiction series, will be serviced on KT's IPTV.
September 28, 2022 -
Youl Chon clinches $1.04 billion windfall contract to supply key material to LGES-GM joint venture
SEOUL -- Youl Chon, a medium-sized company in South Korea, has clinched a six-year windfall contract worth $1.04 billion to supply a key material for lithium-ion batteries to a joint venture between General Motors and its Korean partner, LG Energy Solution. It marked the first case of aluminum pouch film mass production in South Korea. Pouch film production has been dominated by Japanese companies. Youl Chon said in a regulatory filing on September 28 that it would ship aluminum pou
September 28, 2022 -
POSCO works with domestic hydrogen producer to push for CCU-based blue hydrogen business
SEOUL -- South Korea's steel group, POSCO, joined hands with Approtium, a domestic hydrogen producer, to jointly push for a blue hydrogen business based on carbon capture utilization and produce 40,000 tons of hydrogen annually. They will promote joint research on the overseas production of blue ammonia for use in South Korea. Blue hydrogen is produced by applying carbon capture and storage to reduce CO2 emissions. The steel group has tried to develop technologies for extracti
September 28, 2022 -
SK Telecom uses AI to create optimized virtual power plants
SEOUL -- Under a business agreement for technology development with domestic partners, SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, will use artificial intelligence and new technologies to predict the amount of renewable energy generation and power demand scattered in each region and create optimized virtual power plants. A virtual power plant (VPP) harnesses scattered renewable energy power generation to a network for maximum efficiency using new technologies such as artifi
September 28, 2022 -
Norway's Kongsberg partners with Hyundai Rotem to develop unmanned turrets and drone protection systems for next-generation tanks
SEOUL -- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), a Norwegian supplier of defense and space-related systems and products, has established a strategic partnership with Hyundai Rotem, the producer of South Korea's main battle tank, K2 Black Panther, to develop unmanned turrets and drone protection systems to be installed in next-generation tanks and wheel-type armored vehicles. KDA products such as digital integrated systems would be applied to Hyundai Rotem's K2 tanks and K
September 28, 2022 -
Konasol selected to produce neutron-absorbing aluminum composite material for spent nuclear fuel
SEOUL -- Konasol, a manufacturer of titanium carbide alloy steels in South Korea, will produce materials for spent nuclear fuel transport and storage containers with technology transferred by a state research body that has manufactured a low-cost casting-based neutron-absorbing aluminum composite material plate of up to two meters. Using technology from the state-run Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Konasol will produce products stretching up to five meters. The develop
September 28, 2022 -
Short-range autonomous robot delivery tested at multiple 7-Eleven stores
SEOUL -- A short-range delivery service using multiple autonomous robots equipped with cameras and sensors will be tested at multiple outlets run by the South Korean operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores for three months in an affluent residential area in southern Seoul after an earlier test operation ended without any particular problems. The new operation is to begin on September 28 to test a service remotely controlled and monitored by a control center, with three robots used
September 28, 2022 -
GS E&C partners with German chemical company BASF for standardized module project for carbon capture
SEOUL -- South Korea's major builder GS Engineering and Construction partnered with BASF, a German chemical company, to carry out a standardized module project for carbon capture utilization and storage. BASF's carbon capture technology called "OASE®blue" will be used as a standardized module to capture carbon dioxide emitted from various sources such as fossil fuel power generation plants. Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) captures waste carbon di
September 27, 2022
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Commemorative event explores Tagore's legacy in Korea
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VISUALS: Indian philosopher Tagore's 163rd birth anniversary celebrated on Nami Island
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John Y. Lee, Korean War hero who interpreted for MacArthur, dies at 95
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'We support BTS, not HYBE'
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Hanwha Robotics, B-Robotics join hands on restaurant automation project
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BTS agency launches global audition for new boy band
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Spike in juvenile gambling raises concerns in Korea
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Harmful substances found in toys sold on Chinese e-commerce platforms
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Hyundai Rotem selected as preferred bidder for armored vehicle contract with Peru
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Korea to launch international webtoon festival in September