South korea

Coal Trade

South Korea Quitting Coal Will Hurt US LNG and Australian Coal Exports

South Korea’s move to kill coal will almost certainly have repercussions on two of its largest energy customers, Australia and the United States.A decision on …

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Secures Turbine Order for Sinan U Offshore Wind Project in South Korea

Wind power equipment manufacturer Vestas has recently secured an order to supply wind turbines for the Sinan U offshore wind project in South Korea. This marks …

South Korea

South Korea Successfully Develops 370 km/h High-Speed Train, Ranking Second Fastest Globally

On December 22, South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the completion of core technology development for the next-generation…

South Korea

LG Chem Submits Petrochem Restructuring Plan to Government

South Korea's petrochemical sector is advancing its restructuring initiatives as several major companies submit plans to the government.On December 19, 2025…

SMR

Samsung Wins Approval for Floating SMR

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed a conceptual design for a floating offshore nuclear power platform that can accommodate various small modular react…

South Korea

DL Chemical Proposes Shutting Yeochun NCC’s No. 1 Plant Under Restructuring

South Korean petrochemical firm DL Chemical announced on Monday that it has proposed permanently closing Yeochun NCC Co.'s No. 1 naphtha cracker, which has …

Metal

Korea Zinc to Build $7.4 Billion US Minerals Refinery With Trump’s Support

Korea Zinc announced on Monday a plan to invest in a major critical minerals refining facility in Tennessee, United States, with a total project value of approx…

South Korea

Samsung Unveils First Multi-Folding Phone as Competition Set to Heat Up

Samsung Electronics introduced its first multi-folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. The device features three panels that unf…

South Korea

Lotte and Hyundai to Merge Some Petrochem Units

Lotte Chemical and HD Hyundai Chemical have agreed to consolidate part of their naphtha-cracking operations at the Daesan petrochemical complex in South Chungch…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Turkish, Korean Firms Sign Cooperation Agreement

Türkiye Nükleer Enerji AŞ (TUNAS) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) signed a memorandum of understanding on nuclear energy cooperation dur…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

ENEC in KEPCO Nuclear Deal

Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to strengthen collaborat…

South Korea

South Korea Agrees to Join UAE’s Stargate AI Data Centre Project

South Korea announced on Tuesday that it will cooperate with the United Arab Emirates on the U.S.-supported Stargate project, which aims to build a large artifi…

Photovoltaic （PV）

South Korea Switches on 47.2 MW Floating PV Project

The 47.2 MW Imha Dam floating solar power plant has begun operating in South Korea. The facility is located at Imha Dam, east of Andong in Gyeongsangbuk-do prov…

South Korea

Lotte Chemical Sells 75% Stake in Pakistani Subsidiary for $69 Million

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical said on Thursday that it has sold about 75% of its stake in its Pakistani subsidiary to Dubai-based PTA Global Holding for 98…

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Signs Mou to Advance Hydrogen Port Development in Pyeongtaek

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) has signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pyeongtaek City and key partners to advance carbon-neutral hydrogen i…