Allianz-backed Koh Young’s brain surgery robot set for US debut by end-August

Allianz-backed Koh Young’s brain surgery robot set for US debut by end-August

Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean developer of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, is set to install its brain ...

Hyundai Mobis develops leaf spring with advanced materials

Hyundai Mobis develops leaf spring with advanced materials

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, the world’s fifth-largest auto parts supplier, said on Monday that it developed a leaf spring using lightweight p...

Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss to mass-produce holographic HUDs in 2027

Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss to mass-produce holographic HUDs in 2027

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s No. 6 auto parts supplier, has teamed up with German optics giant Zeiss to mass-produce nex...

Taihan Cable completes 1st optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable completes 1st optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Tuesday it has completed the first fiber optic cable factory in Kuwait, in a joint project with Rank General...

SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech

SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia to commercialize the wired network AI...

IL Science enters UK silicon lens market

IL Science enters UK silicon lens market

South Korea's IL Science Co. said on Monday that it signed a contract with the US-based automotive electronics company Polymer Optics to supply an i...

IMM among shortlisted bidders for special chemicals maker Songwon

IMM among shortlisted bidders for special chemicals maker Songwon

Competition to acquire Songwon Industrial Co., one of the world’s top specialty chemicals makers, is heating up as the South Korean company an...

NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

South Korean fiber optic cable manufacturer Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it has been certified as a major power grid supplier by...

Lotte Chemical posts fifth straight quarterly operating loss in Q2

Lotte Chemical posts fifth straight quarterly operating loss in Q2

 South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has posted an operating loss for a fifth straight quarter due to sluggish petrochemical demand.The co...

Samyang secures contract for supplying filler with Chinese company

Samyang secures contract for supplying filler with Chinese company

South Korea's Samyang Holdings announced on Thursday that it has signed a partnership agreement with Hangzhou Yxintent, a Chinese medical device a...

Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs

Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs

Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, said on Wednesday it will inject 22 billion won ($16.6 million) to expan...

S.Korea's D-Rex Polymer starts making green adhesive

S.Korea's D-Rex Polymer starts making green adhesive

South Korean petrochemical company DL Chemical on Thursday said its subsidiary D-Rex Polymer on April 1 began production of an eco-friendly adhesive...

Doosan, Ionic Materials collaborate in liquid crystal polymer

Doosan, Ionic Materials collaborate in liquid crystal polymer

Doosan Corp., the holding company of South Korea's Doosan Group, said on Monday that it has entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with US-base...

S.Korea's Hancom to apply ChatGPT to Hancom Docs

S.Korea's Hancom to apply ChatGPT to Hancom Docs

South Korea's office software developer Hancom Inc. will apply ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service that allows users to reque...

SK Geo Centric receives int'l recognition for eco-friendly polymers

SK Geo Centric receives int'l recognition for eco-friendly polymers

SK Geo Centric Co., South Korea's chemical firm, has received the globally recognized "GRS" certification for its eco-friendly polymers, the company...

Taihan Cable begins construction of optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable begins construction of optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Monday that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its optical cable production unit Taihan Kuwait in the Mid...

South Korea's DL E&C wins 1st petrochemical plant order in US

South Korea's DL E&C wins 1st petrochemical plant order in US

South Korean construction company DL E&C has landed its first contract to build a petrochemical plant in the US.The company on Thursday said it ...

Samsung Elec unveils world’s 1st 200-megapixel mobile image sensor

Samsung Elec unveils world’s 1st 200-megapixel mobile image sensor

Samsung Electronics Co. has become the first company to launch a 200-megapixel mobile image sensor, giving the world’s No. 2 image sensor make...

Korea’s Optrontec eyes growth in optical lens sales as EVs take off

Korea’s Optrontec eyes growth in optical lens sales as EVs take off

Optrontec Inc., a small South Korean manufacturer and provider of optical filters, lenses and three-dimensional sensing technology, has been ramping...

LS Cable develops anti-hacking optical cables

LS Cable develops anti-hacking optical cables

LS Cable & System Ltd., South Korea's leading wire and cable manufacturer, has developed a new optical cable that can help ward against data breac...

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