Economy

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  POSCO Chemical expands production of synthetic graphite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries SEOUL -- POSCO Chemical, a coal chemistry and carbon material company affiliated with South Korea's leading steel group POSCO, will expand the production of synthetic graphite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries as part of the parent group's strategy to become a global player in the battery material market. POSCO Chemical said it would jack up its investment in the synthetic graphite anode material plant in the southeastern industrial port of Pohang from 217.7 billion 2022-12-02
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  VA Corporation hopes to lead virtual production field through commercial virtual scouting platform 'V Stage' SEOUL -- VA Corporation, a virtual production company in South Korea, will release a commercial virtual scouting service that pre-visualizes filming locations and sets in a virtual environment. Without making a site visit, content creators can check backgrounds and environments through web pages while actualizing backgrounds by choosing and designing locations just by setting cameras and arranging lights in advance. VA Corporation's platform called "V Stage" efficientl 2022-12-01
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  Doosan Enerbility and Britain's JM work together for ammonia cracking business SEOUL -- Doosan Enerbility, a power plant equipment manufacturer in South Korea, tied up with Johnson Matthey, a specialty chemicals and sustainable technologies company in Britain, to secure ammonia cracking technology that decomposes ammonia at high temperatures to produce hydrogen. Ammonia is considered an essential part of a sustainable hydrogen ecosystem. Ammonia is produced through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and nitrogen at high pressure and temperatures. Ammonia cra 2022-12-01
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  Dokyeong commercializes expressway anti-freezing method with Russian material SEOUL -- Dokyeong Construction, a pavement contractor in South Korea, has commercialized an expressway maintenance method capable of preventing winter road accidents caused by ice. The method was created through technical cooperation with Grikol Limited, a Russian company that developed an antifreeze material called "Grikol." Because expressways have lower temperatures than the atmosphere, drivers can fall into various types of danger in cold weather. Black ice, also kno 2022-11-30
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  LG Display's transparent OLED solution applied to floor of SM Entertainment store SEOUL -- A transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) solution developed by LG Display, a major flat panel maker in South Korea, has been applied to the floor of an SM Entertainment store to maximize the efficiency of promotion effect and space utilization. Various graphic effects and product information were implemented like holograms to provide customers with an unprecedented shopping experience. LG Display said that its "T-floor" solution can be expanded indefinite 2022-11-30
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  Government initiative launched to establish biofoundry infrastructure in S. Korea SEOUL -- A government initiative was launched to establish South Korea's biofoundry infrastructure aimed at fostering synthetic biology, which is a multidisciplinary area of research that seeks to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign systems that are already found in nature. Bofoundry standardizes and automates the entire process of synthetic biology by combining digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and robots. The initiative was ann 2022-11-30
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  KT allies with subscription service company to launch smart home service SEOUL -- South Korea's top telecom service provider, KT, has partnered with Coway, a leading home appliance subscription service provider, to develop an artificial intelligence-based smart home service targeting the global market, which is projected to reach $195.3 billion by 2025. A smart home solution is basically a network of home appliances and internet of things (IoT) sensors hooked onto a home network managed by AI. All devices interact with human masters and themselves t 2022-11-30
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  ADD's research center works with Satrec Initiative to localize satellite electric propulsion system SEOUL -- A research center run by South Korea's defense technology development agency has localized a small high-efficiency electric propulsion system capable of adjusting the orbit of about 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of satellites. It can be used for bigger satellites through improvement in propulsion power. Spacecraft electric propulsion uses electrostatic or electromagnetic fields to accelerate mass to high speed and generate thrust to modify the velocity of a spacecraft in 2022-11-29
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  SKT partners with Singtel to popularize virtual content in Asia Pacific market using metaverse platform Ifland SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, joined hands with Singapore's telecommunications conglomerate Singtel to create various metaverse content tailored to Singaporeans. Using a popular metaverse platform called "Ifland," the South Korean company will promote its virtual content in the Asia Pacific region. Singtel has about 770 million users in 21 countries are using including India, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia. Ifland has become one of the t 2022-11-29
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  Kia works with government to increase blue carbon in coastal lands SEOUL -- Kia, an affiliate of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has been selected as a partner for a state project to restore coastal wetlands and increase the amount of blue carbon, which is an important part of ocean ecosystems. The project is in line with an international blue carbon Initiative to mitigate climate change through the conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems. Blue carbon is organic carbon captured and deposited by organisms such as seagra 2022-11-29
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  Hyundai Mobis demonstrates self-driving cooperative robots at factory in southern port city SEOUL -- Self-driving cooperative robots created by Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, will be demonstrated at a factory in the southern port city of Ulsan to increase work efficiency. The robots can move freely in all directions using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors and cameras. Hyundai Mobis said two types of robots -- mobile robots with multi-joint robotic arms and logistic robots -- will be demonstrated to help human worker 2022-11-28
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  Woowa starts door-to-door robot food delivery in iconic Gangnam shopping mall SEOUL -- The operator of Baedal Minjok, South Korea's top food delivery service operator, has started a door-to-door robot food delivery service at an iconic shopping mall complex in Gangnam, a Seoul district well known for rapper Psy's 2012 song "Gangnam Style." The service demonstrates a technical advance in self-driving food delivery robots that have been tested in limited environments. Woowa Brothers has developed Dilly, a lineup of serving and food delivery 2022-11-28
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  SK picglobal opens world's first DPG-only production facility SEOUL -- SK picglobal, a chemical joint venture in South Korea, opened a plant that can only produce about 30,000 tons of dipropylene glycol per year to meet a growing global need. Dipropylene glycol is a very useful reactive intermediate in various industries for its low toxicity and solvent properties that make it an ideal additive for perfumes and skin and hair care products. Dipropylene glycol is a co-product coming from the manufacture of mono propylene glycol. It is a water-so 2022-11-28
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  LG's agro-tech wing partners with rural county to accelerate adoption of smart farms SEOUL -- Farm Hannong, the smart agricultural technology wing of LG Chem, has partnered with a rural county famous for its vast and fertile flatlands ideal for farming, to accelerate the adoption of smart farms and digital farming technology. Smart farming in South Korea with a 30-trillion-won ($22.5 billion) crop-farming sector is at its infant stage, mainly because of the aging population of farmers at an average age of 67 years old. Old farmers prefer to grow crops using traditi 2022-11-25
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  Over 40% of S. Koreans willing to dump Netflix in case of ban on account-sharing: survey SEOUL -- Netflix, an American subscription streaming service and production company, has gained overwhelming popularity in South Korea with greater support from young users. However, many subscribers here are willing to dump it if the world's biggest over-the-top service bans users from sharing accounts with their family members and friends. South Korea has some 42.8 million over-the-top (OTT) paid subscription users as of September 2022. Netflix is the top player with some 12 m 2022-11-24
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  SK on partners with EV charger manufacturer to create battery diagnosis service SEOUL -- SK on, the battery-making wing of South Korea's SK Group, teamed up with a sister company to develop a battery diagnosis service that would allow customers to diagnose the remaining life of batteries and the level of charging without any separate procedures while charging electric vehicles. The management of EV batteries has become crucial to keep cars in top condition. If batteries are poorly managed, they could combust to cause a fire that is really hard to put out. S 2022-11-24
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  Samsung shipyard's autonomous sailing system proves superior performance in test run SEOUL -- A 9,200-ton ship installed with a remote autonomous system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has completed its clean and trouble-free test run on a coastal sea route covering about 950 kilometers (590 miles) for four days to prove the superior performance of avoiding collision with obstacles on a long voyage. In its test run that began on November 15 in waster off the southwestern port city of Mokpo, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) sa 2022-11-24
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  Aekyung Chemical jumps into bioplastic industry through ties with state research body SEOUL -- Aekyung Chemical, a chemical company in South Korea, jumped into the bioplastic market in cooperation with a state research body, focusing capabilities on developing and upgrading bioplastic material technologies. The company is a newcomer in the country's bioplastic industry which has seen a rapidly growing demand due to tightening regulations. Under a memorandum of understanding signed on November 24, Aekyung Chemical said it would develop various reactant manufacturi 2022-11-24
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  Hanwha Q Cells joins EU project to test produce perovskite silicon tandem cells SEOUL -- Hanwha Q Cells, the solar cell-making wing of South Korea's Hanwha Group, joined a European Union project to test produce perovskite silicon tandem solar cells. The goal is to develop technologies for the mass production of high-efficiency tandem cells for four years by 2026 and develop equipment, processes, and materials that manufacture tandem cell-based modules. With an EU fund of 15 million euros ($15.6 million), the tandem cell test production line will be built 2022-11-24
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  KT partners with video conference platform company Zoom to release various B2B services SEOUL -- Capitalizing on a growing demand for non-face-to-face meeting solutions during a coronavirus pandemic, South Korea's largest telecom service operator KT has partnered with American video conference platform operator Zoom Video Communications to release various business-to-business services. When South Korea was struck by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020, about 80 percent of companies decided to have their employees work remotely at home. Wor 2022-11-23