한화토탈(대표이사 김종서)이 고부가 합성수지 생산을 확대하며 석유화학시황의 침체기를 극복하는 데 일조하고 있다.한화토탈은 충남 대산공장에 배터리 분리막 소재로 사용되는 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌 설비 증설을 완료하고 상업 생산을 본격적으로 시작했다고 12월 7일(월) 밝혔다.한화토탈은 이번 증설로 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌 연간 생산능력을 최대 14만톤까지 확보했으며 투입된 금액은 약 400억원이다. 또한 한화토탈은 기존 고밀도 폴리에틸렌(HDPE) 생산공장을 일부 보완하는 방식으로 증설을 진행함에 따라 시황과 제품 수요에 따라 다양한 제품을

Kyung Dong Navien received the $300 million export award at the Trade Day event held at COEX in Seoul on Dec. 8, the company said.Kyung Dong Navien, the flagship of K-Boiler, has attracted global customers by introducing locally optimized products since the mid-2000s.The company has driven boilers i

Hyundai Steel has joined the steel global initiative "Responsible Steel" for the first time in Korea, the steel company said on Dec. 8.'Responsible Steel' is an ESG initiative in the steel sector run by the Steel Stewardship Council, an Australian-based multinational non-profit organization, includi

GC (Green Cross) said on Dec. 6 that there has been a case of complete recovery after administering COVID-19 blood treatment developed by GC.The company said that a man in his 70s, who was confirmed to be COVID-19, was completely cured after receiving GC's blood treatment "GC5131A" at Kyungpook Nati

LG has established its artificial intelligence think tank, called LG AI Research Institute, on Dec. 7.The group opened the era of AI leaders born in the 1970s by recruiting Lee Hong-rak, a 43-year-old professor at the University of Michigan, as a C-level official and appointing Bae Kyung-hoon, a 44-

KEPCO said on Dec. 8 that UAE Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 has reached 100 percent of its output on Dec. 7, 2020 and is set to operate commercial operation next year.Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 has been conducting power-up tests by gradually increasing the reactor power since its initia

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KCGF) held the opening ceremony of the "Hanoi Office" at the Gyeongnam Landmark Tower in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and began its official work.To comply with the Vietnamese government's quarantine guidelines following the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent the spread

Hyundai Motor will recall 129,000 vehicles, including Santa Fe, in the U.S. due to engine failure and the consequent risk of fire, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Dec. 4.Among the objects to the recall are Santa Fe produced in 2012, Veloster between 2015 and 2

Philips Korea and Gwangmyeong Hospital of Chung-Ang University have joined hands to build a smart hospital where ICT-based digital healthcare solutions were introduced.Related to this, both sides signed an MOU in a ceremony on Dec. 3. A company official said, “As demand for medical services has soar

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its "E-GMP (Electric-Global Modular Platform), a platform dedicated to next-generation electric vehicles that will be applied to electric vehicles next year.The group introduced E-GMP's features and applied new technologies through "E-GMP Digital Discovery," which wa

POSCO will expand its secondary battery material business for anode and cathode materials and secondary battery core material business for lithium, nickel and graphite, the group said on Dec. 3.Related to this, the company decided to establish a value chain for the secondary battery material busines

Hanwha Solutions will build a green hydrogen production complex based on renewable energy through a public-private-government partnership investment project.Related to this, Hanwha Solutions signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gangwon-do and Korea Gas Technology Corp. on Dec. 3 to streng

“LR Health & Beauty, a leading company in the European network marketing industry, will enter into the Korean market by establishing a branch in Seoul in December,” LR Health & Beauty Korea CEO Andreas Grootz recently said.In an interview with The Korea Post, CEO Grootz said, “Korea will be the firs

Woori Bank has been honored as the "Global Bank of the Year" by The Banker, a global financial magazine, for the first time in the nation’s banking industry.The Banker also presented three awards, including the Best Asian Bank and the Best Korean Bank, to Woori Bank, the commercial bank said on Dec.

Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon said on Dec. 2 that the group will expand its spandex plant in Brazil after Turkey to cement its No. 1 status in the global spandex market.Related to this, Hyosung T&C will invest 40 billion won (some $36 million) by December next year to increase the production

Hanwha Systems has obtained the highest level of Level 5 certification in the latest 2.0 version of "Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)," an international R&D capacity evaluation standard.CMMI is a global software and system quality control competency assessment model developed by the Inst

SK Corp. will enter the hydrogen business to strengthen the ecosystem of the domestic hydrogen market and accelerate management of ESG (environment, society, and governance), the holding company of SK Group said on Dec. 1.The company has recently established a hydrogen business promotion team with a

Mirae Asset Global Investments won a lawsuit against China's Anbang Insurance on Nov. 30 in connection with a contract to acquire hotels in the U.S., the company said on Dec. 1.Accordingly, Mirae Asset is expected to receive $580 million in down payment as well as transaction-related expenses.On the

Unionized workers at GM Korea voted down a tentative wage deal for the year, the company said Tuesday. With the agreement rejected, GM Korea is expected to continue labor-management conflicts for the time being.The GM Korea branch of the Korean Metal Workers' Union said on Dec. 1 that only 45.1 perc

Ssangyong Motor has obtained additional permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to temporarily operate self-driving cars Level 3 and start test driving on general roads in December.The Ssangyong car that was approved for temporary operation is a Korando-based self-driving