LG Chem announced on Nov. 4 that it has received approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for the Phase 1b/2 clinical trials based on the positive pre-clinical results of LG00034053, a new drug candidate for treatment of osteoarthritis.LG Chem plans to accelerate the development of
SK Innovation announced that the “2021 Korea Eco-friendly Packaging Forum” was held in two days, starting from Nov. 3 at Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul, Korea, with the participation of its eco-friendly chemical subsidiary – SK Geo Centric.“Korea Eco-friendly Packaging Forum” is an annual event that starte
Daesang Group unveiled its new corporate image (CI) on Nov. 1 to mark the 65th anniversary of its foundation. This is the first replacement in 24 years since 1997 when the group changed its name from Miwon to Daesang.Choi Sung-soo, CEO of Daesang Holdings, said, "We will pave the way for a leap forw
“The 15th World Forestry Congress (WFC) will be held in Seoul next May. Under the theme of ‘Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests,’ the Congress will focus on the role of forests as a means of responding to climate change,” said Minister Choi Byeong-am of the Korea Forest Servi
The Kia EV6 electric crossover has been voted ‘2022 German Car of the Year’ in the ‘Premium’ category of the ‘German Car of the Year’ (GCOTY) awards, the Kia Corp. said on Oct. 27.The prestigious accolade comes at a time when the innovative crossover continues to make its highly anticipated debut ar
LG Chem has joined hands with Toray of Japan to establish a joint venture in Europe related to separators for secondary batteries to target the European separator market.LG Chem announced on Oct. 27 that it signed an agreement to establish the joint venture ‘LG Toray Hungary Battery Separator Kft’,
The Seoul branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank, a U.S.-based investment bank that interfered with the financial authorities’ inspection by deleting and concealing data requested by the authorities, was fined 100 million won (some $85,470).According to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSC) on Oct. 28, JP
SK Innovation in Seoul announced today a partnership with Solid Power, an industry-leading developer of all-solid-state battery cells, to develop all-solid-state batteries under a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) and joint development agreement (“JDA”) on Oct. 28, 2021.According to SK Public Rela
LG Chem announced on Oct. 22 that it held the ‘1st LG Chem - Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers Petrochemicals Olympiad’ awards ceremony on a metaverse platform on Oct. 21.At the Olympiad that was held since July, a total of 1,692 college students majoring in chemical engineering grouped in 647
SK Innovation is participating in Daegu International Future Auto Expo (DIFA) 2021, held at EXCO in Daegu for four days from Oct. 21 to 24.DIFA is the largest exhibition specializing in future vehicles, including electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, autonomous driving, etc., in Korea.DIFA 2021 is a
Yuhan-Kimberly won the UNCCD Secretary-General's Award at the 'Excellent Desertification Prevention Video' contest held for domestic and foreign companies and organizations about the case of desertification prevention activities. Yuhan-Kimberly has continued such activities in Mongolia.The contest w
Hyundai Motor has launched the third annual iteration of “Re:Style,” an upcycling fashion project that uses materials discarded during the automobile manufacturing process and illuminates the company’s sustainable enterprise beyond the automotive industry.The Re:Style 2021 is launched in Seoul and P
LG Electronics is kicking off a series of art initiatives in London as part of its “SELF-LIT” campaign featuring LG OLED technology, the electronics company said on Oct. 15.Opening this week, LG presents to the world a new genre of art, LG OLED Art, powered by the company’s self-lit LG OLED TV techn
Chairman Chung Eui-sun of Hyundai Motor Group, took office in October last year and declared a “game-changer” leap forward.It is his promise to become the 'No. 1' that leads changes in the global automobile market.His will is the core of Hyundai Motor's structural improvement. Having led the group s
LG Chem announced on Oct. 11 that it will invest around 120 billion won to expand the tech center, a customer-tailored technical support facility, to the United States and Europe.The investment is to strengthen the company’s global market position and lay the foundations required to secure additiona
SK On signed a memorandum with the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) to jointly establish a spent battery performance evaluation method and system on Oct. 8.KTL placed under the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy is the only public organization in Korea that provides comprehensive testing an
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul holds a massive charity campaign for the month of October to show its gratitude to the community for the patronage it has been accorded over the past 6 years and to mark the Hotel’s sixth anniversary on October 1 this year.According to the Hotel’s Public Relations Director I
Hyundai Motor launched a global campaign, ‘Expecting Generation One,’ with the online premiere of a short film signaling its commitment to fight climate change and achieve carbon neutrality in order to secure a habitable world for future generations, on Oct. 6.The campaign reinforces Hyundai Motor’s
Samsung Developer Conference 2021 (SDC21) will be held on Oct. 26, Samsung Electronics said on Oct. 7. The annual conference, fully virtual this year, will bring together developers and creators to shape the future of consumer experiences.At SDC21, the company plans to share its latest updates in so
SK IE Technology (SKIET), the material business subsidiary of SK Innovation, held an opening ceremony on Oct. 6 (local time) for lithium-ion battery separator plant in Silesia Province, Poland, the company’s first European production base.SKIET’s first plant in Poland has completed after about 21 mo