(LEAD) S. Korea's exports grow 12.5 pct in first 20 days of March (ATTN: UPDATES with more info from para 3; ADDS photo) By Kim Soo-yeon   SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports rose 12.5 percent on-year in the first 20 days of March on robust shipments of chips and autos amid the

Hanwha secures Korea’s first mixed hydrogen combustion tech A concept image shows mixed hydrogen combustion. (Hanwha General Chemical) Hanwha General Chemical said Monday that it had become the first South Korean company to own mixed hydrogen combustion technologies. Mixed hydrogen combustion burns natural gas together with hydrogen to generate electricity. This method of generating electricity

GS Energy to build LNG-powered plant in Vietnam (GS Group) GS Energy Corp., an energy unit of South Korean conglomerate GS Group, said Monday it will build and operate a power plant fired by liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Vietnam. GS Energy said it will build a 3 gigawatt LNG-fired power plant in southern Vietnam

Korea's oil refiners get creative in push to cut emissions The production complex of SK Incheon Petrochem, SK Innovation's subsidiary. [SK INNOVATION] Oil refiners are desperately looking for new opportunities to keep their business afloat as Korea pushes to become a “zero carbon” society. Korea has the fifth-largest oil refining capacity in the world, but

S-Oil forges partnership to capture carbon and use it for soft drinks, dry ice S-Oil officials check by-product gas pipelines at its Ulsan plant. The pipelines will supply gases to a nearby Dong Kwang Chemical facility, where carbon will be extracted, refined and then transformed into commercial products. (S-Oil) S-Oil has teamed up with a

Daewoo Shipbuilding wins W265b order for 3 LPG carriers This photo provided by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. on Tuesday, shows an LPG carrier built by the shipbuilder. (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.)   Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Tuesday that it has signed a 265 billion-won ($234 million) deal to

S. Korea's export prices rise for 3rd month in February This photo taken March 2, 2021, shows container ships docked at a port in Busan. (Yonhap) South Korea's export prices rose in February, marking the third straight monthly gain helped by a modest recovery in exports, central bank data showed Tuesday. The country's export price

Kumho Petrochem aspires to expand ‘beyond conventional boundaries’ (Kumho Petrochemical) After posting better-than-expected business output last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Kumho Petrochemical is now bracing for another leap forward, seeking to gain an upper hand in the post-coronavirus industry, officials said Monday. The company’s core direction is to grow beyond the conventional petrochemical sector,

[Herald Interview] LG Chem CTO says ESG is survival of the fittest The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with executives of South Korea’s leading corporations on their response to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues, which have become central factors globally in measuring the sustainability of an investment or business decision.

S-Oil: Cyclicals to See Earnings Improve The author is an analyst of KB Securities. He can be reached at yc.baek@kbfg.com. -- Ed. Target price raised to KRW110,000 We reiterate BUY on S-Oil and raise our TP by 17.7% to KRW110,000 to reflect upward earnings estimate revisions. We revise up 2021E/2022E NP attributable to controlling interests