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  • No new trade restrictions on Korean products reported in July

    • August 23, 2017
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    No new trade restrictions on Korean products reported in July Lotte Chemical listed the shares of its Malaysian unit on the stock market there, raising about 1 trillion won ($870 million) in fresh funds, the company said Tuesday. Lotte Chemical Titan floated 2.38 billion shares on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, worth 4 trillion won.
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  • Lotte Chemical lists Malaysian unit

    • August 17, 2017
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    Lotte Chemical lists Malaysian unit Lotte Chemical listed the shares of its Malaysian unit on the stock market there, raising about 1 trillion won ($870 million) in fresh funds, the company said Tuesday. Lotte Chemical Titan floated 2.38 billion shares on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, worth 4 trillion won. Of the 2.38 billion shares,
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  • Kumho Petrochemical beefs up safety

    • August 10, 2017
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    Kumho Petrochemical beefs up safety Kumho Petrochemical has improved its facility safety and monitoring systems to provide eco-friendlier workplaces. Its factories in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, and Asan, South Chungcheong Province, have renewed their accident-free records in line with company-wide efforts. "We have made safer and eco-friendlier working environments by improving our management system and
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  • SK Innovation’s ad attracts 10 million viewers

    • August 7, 2017
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    SK Innovation's ad attracts 10 million viewers SK Innovation's advertisement expressed in the traditional Turkish art form "ebru" has been seen by more than 10 million viewers as of this week, the oil refiner said Wednesday. Better known as marbling here, ebru creates colorful patterns by sprinkling and brushing pigments onto a pan of oily
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  • SK global chemical sets up JV with China’s TCL

    • August 1, 2017
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    LG Chem wins water treatment contract in Egypt [THE INVESTOR] SK global chemical, an affiliate of leading refiner SK innovation, has recently set up a 50:50 joint venture with Chinese tech giant TCL Group for the production of chemical products for chips and displays, Chosun Biz reported on Aug. 1. The new entity, called SK TCL
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  • Seoul presses USFK on oil cleanup

    • July 14, 2017
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    LG Chem wins water treatment contract in Egypt By Kim Se-jeong The Seoul Metropolitan Government is organizing a forum on oil contamination in the soil of U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yongsan in central Seoul, Thursday, in an effort to pressure the U.S. to clean the site before its relocation is completed. The city said the
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  • LG Chem wins water treatment contract in Egypt

    • June 19, 2017
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    LG Chem wins water treatment contract in Egypt By Lee Min-hyung LG Chem has won an exclusive license to supply water treatment filters to a seawater desalination plant in Egypt, the company said Sunday. Under the contract with Dubai-based water management company Metito, LG Chem will provide reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for the plant, which
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  • SK Innovation shifts to car batteries, chemicals

    • June 5, 2017
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    SK Innovation shifts to car batteries, chemicals By Lee Hyo-sik SK Innovation is shifting its focus to car batteries and petrochemicals to strengthen its competitive edge and bolster its bottom line, the company CEO said Tuesday. Korea's largest refiner plans to increase its car battery production to capitalize on the rapidly growing electric vehicle segment,
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  • 9 Korean firms join W1,000,000,000,000 profit club

    • May 28, 2017
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    9 Korean firms join W1,000,000,000,000 profit club By Jhoo Dong-chan Nine Korean firms joined the 1 trillion won ($879 million) profit club in the first quarter of this year. They are Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, POSCO, Shinhan Financial Group, Hyundai Motor, LG Display, SK Innovation, Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), and SK C&C. This compares
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  • Hanwha Chemical Q1 net more than triples on higher prices

    • May 22, 2017
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    Hanwha Chemical Q1 net more than triples on higher prices Hanwha Chemical Corp., a major chemicals firm here, said Thursday that its first-quarter earnings more than tripled from a year earlier, largely thanks to a rise in prices of its key products. Net profit reached a record 324 billion won ($287 million) in the January-March
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