Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expanding its footprint in the artificial intelligence (AI) market. Following the successful mass production of semiconductor package substrates for AI PCs, the company plans to also produce Flip Chip-Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA) for AI servers in the second half of the year
As Western Digital, the world’s third-largest NAND flash company, formalized a price hike for solid state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) in the first half of the year, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix’s NAND business is expected to switch to the black in the first quarter of 2024.Western
The author is an analyst for Shinhan Securities. She can be reached at sunmi.kim@shinhan.com -- Ed.1Q24 OP to meet consensus in the absence of major one-offsSamsung E&A is expected to have registered sales of KRW2.5tr and operating profit of KRW197bn in 1Q24 in line with the market consensus. Sales
In a case brought by the U.S.-based hedge fund Mason Capital Management against the South Korean government through the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system, it has been ruled that the South Korean government must compensate it 43.8 billion won (US$31.97 million). The ruling has partially
SPC Group’s Paris Baguette will break into Latin America.According to industry sources on April 9, Paris Baguette has begun to enter the Mexican market through its U.S. subsidiary. This means that the Korean bakery giant will penetrate the Latin American market for the first time.Paris Baguette is l
Samsung C&T Corporation will build the first mixed hydrogen compound power generation infrastructure in Korea.Samsung C&T Corporation inked a contract with KEPCO to build a 30,000-ton capacity hydrogen compound storage, loading and unloading infrastructure in Samcheok, Gangwon Province of Korea, the
SK hynix has announced it will begin mass production of its 6th generation (1c) 10nm (nanometer) class DRAM within the third quarter of this year, positioning itself ahead of Samsung Electronics, which has plans for mass production by the end of the year.Industry insiders revealed on April 8 that SK
Seegene Inc., a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, announced today that Prof. Dame Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), visited its headquarters located in Seoul Korea, on March 27.According to the company, Prof.
Recent opinion polls suggest that former President Donald Trump is leading in the race in swing states among potential candidates for the upcoming November U.S. presidential election, raising concerns about trade pressure from the United States. During his tenure, former President Trump considered t
Hyundai Engineering announced on April 3 that it has signed a business agreement with Trimble Solutions Korea to collaborate on the development of a building information model (BIM) process management program.BIM is a smart construction technology that can build two-dimensional information from pape
GS Engineering & Construction(GS E&C) announced on April 3 that it has secured a contract for the Fadhili Gas Increment Program Package 2, specifically for the sulfur recovery processing facilities construction, ordered by Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia. The contract is va
SPC Group’s bakery brand, Paris Baguette, announced on April 2 the opening of its 20th store in Singapore, located at Square 2.The new Singapore Square 2 store is situated on the first floor of the Square 2 shopping mall, which is connected to Novena Station. The Square 2 shopping mall is a complex
The second factory of Ultium Cells, a joint venture between LG Energy Solution and General Motors (GM) for electric vehicle batteries, has commenced commercial operations. LG Energy Solution has decided to continue proactive investments, particularly in North America, as part of its strategy to soli
In an interview conducted on March 25 at the Pascucci Centro Seoul branch in the Jung district of Seoul, Chairman Mario Pascucci stated there is no bakery franchise of significant scale in Italy that can compete with Paris Baguette, expressing a strong desire to launch Paris Baguette in Italy as soo
A scenario analysis has been conducted on the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election, which poses a major risk to the Korean secondary battery industry for electric vehicles which is expected to expand supply in earnest beginning from 2025.If U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who has ment
Korea’s trade surplus with the United States, which peaked in 2023, is likely to gradually shrink in the future, according to a new report.The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET) released a report on a structural analysis of the causes of Korea’s surplus in trade with the United
As Korean battery companies are struggling amid slowing growth in the global electric vehicle market, they are expected to improve their profit margins despite falling sales in 2024.“This year, LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI are expected to maintain profit margins in the 5 percent range, while S
As the United States steps up its checks on China’s semiconductor industry, China has launched a countermeasure. The Financial Times (FT) reported on March 24 (local time) that the Chinese government is advancing its efforts to replace foreign technology with domestic alternatives. According to guid
LG Chem is seeking solutions to revive its struggling petrochemical business. Splitting the petrochemical business and attracting foreign investments from the Middle East to create a joint venture are among the scenarios being discussed.Vice Chairman Shin Hak-cheol of LG Chem responded to reporters’
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), through their joint venture operation company in the UAE, Nawah Energy, announced that Unit 4 of the UAE Barakah Nuclear Power Plant successfully connected to the UAE transmission network on March 23.The con