The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on March 3 that its research team led by Dr. Kim Jin-sang developed a flexible thermoelectric element capable of semi-permanently generating electricity by using body temperature. The element is characterized by containing polydimethylsi
Samsung C&T's Construction Business Division will introduce next-generation smart home technology based on artificial intelligence (AI). The company plans to commercialize this technology this year at the earliest.The company unveiled the Raemian Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Life Hall, an upgra
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy made a public announcement on Feb. 4 with regard to its project for domestically producing magnesium-based ceramic raw materials to replace imports from China and Japan.The project is to invest 22.9 billion won from this year to 2025 in order to assist in R
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at jinmyung.choi@nhqv.com. -- Ed. With Hankuk Carbon’s order backlog to surge in 2021 on stable LNG carrier orders, the firm looks on track to achieve record-high earnings in 2022. Also boding well are its new business expansi
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at soohong.cho@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Hyundai Wia is satisfying the requirements for valuation re-rating thanks to improving visibility for new businesses. Despite a recent sharp share price rise, the firm is still trading below NAV
The author is an analyst of Shinhan Investment Corp. He can be reached at sh.kim@shinhan.com. -- Ed. Governance structure stabilized with removal of long-term noiseThere has long been noise around the transfer of control of Samsung Group from the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee to his son Lee Jae-yong, wh
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) announced on Jan. 11 that it has conducted a reorganization to set itself up for the hydrogen business. Through the reorganization, KOGAS has launched a new hydrogen business headquarters to pave the way to the establishment of an entire hydrogen value chain.To support this m
Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO)’s Seoul Power Headquarters, the world's first large-capacity underground power plant, was chosen for the “Construction Project of the Year” of the 2020 Global Energy Awards on Dec. 11, 2020.The accolade is a testimony to KOMIPO’s excellence in power generation facili
The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology announced on Dec. 16 that it has developed an original epoxy resin manufacturing technology and produced an epoxy molding compound better in thermal expansion than Japanese products by using the technology.The compound is an organic material used in back-
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at hwdoh@nhqv.com. -- Ed. In 2021, we expect SK Materials’ product portfolio to go beyond semicon materials to include OLED materials. A likely improvement in memory supply-demand conditions from early 2021 and SK Hynix’s acqu
The authors are analysts of Shinhan Investment Corp. They can be reached at ym.ko@shinhan.com and hyungwou@shinhan.com, respectively. -- Ed. Transistor and amplifier supplier for telecom/defense applicationsRFHIC manufactures GaN transistors and amplifiers. By application, we expect telecom to accou
A Korean research team has developed a wearable thermoelement that can generate electric power with body heat. The newly developed device can be used in many ways such as operating battery-free wearable devices.The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on Dec. 1 that a research
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at minjae.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. We expect KEPCO KPS’s 2020 DPS to fall to W1,500 (-22% y-y), as an improved management evaluation grade (announced in 1H20) is likely to lead to labor cost hikes. Of note, we estimate the company
Korea Western Power and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced on Nov. 3 that they have jointly developed the world's first hybrid power generation technology linked to an energy storage system (ESS).They developed the ESS-linked hybrid power generation technology to address the growin
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at soohong.cho@nhqv.com. -- Ed. 3Q20 review: Consolidated incorporation of Shandong Engine Corporation- We maintain a Hold rating and TP of W48,000 on Hyundai Wia. Excluding the effects of Shandong Engine Corporation consolida
The Korea International Trade Association announced on Nov. 1 that South Korean products were subject to 228 import restrictions in 27 countries as of that date and the number of such restrictions increased by 27 in one year.The 228 restrictions are divided into 169 anti-dumping restrictions, 49 saf
Samsung C&T has decided to stop any new engagement in coal-related investment, construction, and trading. Existing projects will be gradually withdrawn from depending on their contract status.The company's coal exit plan is unprecedented for a non-financial company in Korea. The decision came fo
SK Telecom (SKT) announced on Oct. 27 that it will open ‘T Factory,’ a facility that shows all about the company, in Seoul, on Oct. 31, 2020. T Factory is designed to share SKT’s future ICT vision and introduce the company’s latest achievements in technologies and services, as well as its partnershi
The author is CEO of SK Lubricants. -- Ed.SK Lubricants has reinforced its ESG practice and established its vision slogan “Make It Move, Make It Green” through a contest within the company in accordance with our Green Balance management strategy. This means that we will make all objects keep moving,
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at jack.baek@nhqv.com. -- Ed. G-ENONE Energy boasts the largest domestic track record in the field of GHP systems, a type of renewable energy source that can be utilized in innercity areas. The domestic GHP system market is se