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Kim Byung-wook

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Doosan Heavy to extract hydrogen from plastic waste

IndustryMay 6, 2021

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction will transform plastic waste into gases by heating it up, and extract hydrogen from those gases, the company said Thursday. Seeking to jointly develop the hydr...
[Herald Interview] American Manganese on lookout for opportunities in Korea

IndustryMay 6, 2021

American Manganese, a Vancouver-based critical metals company, is seeking to tap into the South Korean battery market with its exclusive technology to extract key metals from defective batteries. In...
Natalia Garayalde’s Splinters wins 22nd Jeonju Intl. Film Festival

FilmMay 5, 2021

The 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival on Wednesday announced its award winners after reviewing a total 194 films from 48 countries. In international competition, Natalia Garayalde won the gran...
Hanwha Total completes W530b expansion of Daesan plant

IndustryMay 5, 2021

Hanwha Total has completed the expansion of its petrochemicals plant in Daesan, South Chungcheong Province, to ramp up the production of polypropylene and ethylene, the company said Wednesday. The 5...
KT may face class action lawsuit over internet speed

IndustryMay 5, 2021

KT, one of South Korea’s big three telecom carriers, faces a potential class action from gigabit internet service subscribers over allegations that the firm signed onto the plans even those living in...
Kakao Games sees net profit jump 68% in Q1

IndustryMay 4, 2021

Kakao Games, the gaming unit of the country’s leading messenger app operator, reported a 68 percent jump in net profit to 18.3 billion won ($16.3 million) in the first quarter on-year, the company an...
[Herald Interview] COVID-19, a perfect storm for Lime Korea

IndustryMay 3, 2021

A blessing in disguise. No other idiom can better describe what the coronavirus outbreak has meant for Lime, the world’s leading operator of rented electric scooters and bikes. When the pandemic fir...
Solus Advanced Materials ramps up 5G copper foil production in Luxembourg

IndustryMay 3, 2021

Solus Advanced Materials will increase the capacity of its copper foil plant in Luxembourg to 15,000 metric tons from the current 12,000 tons by the end of this year to meet growing demand for 5G net...
[From the Scene] At Drone Show Korea 2021, everyone wants a slice in the sky

IndustryApr 30, 2021

At LIG Nex1’s booth, a black van that can easily fit eight passengers was parked in the center with a white oval-shaped antenna and jamming machine installed on the van’s roof. “The jamming machine ...
[Exclusive] Posco to launch new entity to recycle LGES batteries

IndustryApr 30, 2021

South Korea’s leading steelmaker Posco has set up a new entity in Europe and will launch another one in Korea to recycle LG Energy Solution’s electric vehicle batteries, according to industry officia...
[Feature] Can Korea ditch Xinjiang polysilicon over forced labor?

IndustryApr 29, 2021

Mounting allegations of forced labor in the Chinese region of Xinjiang have posed a conundrum for the global solar industry, and some say they could also drag down South Korea’s ambitious solar plans...
[Exclusive] LX Holdings to co-use 'LX,' ends naming dispute

IndustryApr 29, 2021

The soon-to-launch LX Holdings is close to settling a name dispute with the Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix -- a public agency which has been operating under the name LX for years. The two have ...
LS Group spearheads smart technologies for environment, solar industry

IndustryApr 28, 2021

Last year, the company won bids for big projects in foreign countries including the US, Netherlands and Bahrain. It also signed a long-term supply deal with the world’s No. 1 wind power company Orste...
Lime makes Time’s list of 100 most influential companies

IndustryApr 28, 2021

Lime said Wednesday it had been named as one of the world’s top 100 influential companies by Time magazine. According to the world’s leading e-scooter and e-bike operator, it has been categorized am...
Hyundai Oilbank to transform oil refineries into renewable energy platforms

TechnologyApr 27, 2021

Hyundai Oilbank said Tuesday that it has partnered with Honeywell UOP, one of the world’s leading technology licensing firms, to repurpose its oil refineries as renewable energy platforms where vital...