HD KSOE wins $286mn order for four MGCs

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) announced on Thursday that it signed a contract w...

Goldman Sachs promotes YK Yoon in Seoul to MD

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named YK Yoon, head of fixed-income, currency and commodities (FICC) of the Seoul office, as a new managing director (M...

S.Korean corporate debt ratio hits six-year high in Q3

South Korean corporate debt ratio rose to a six-year high in the third quarter as sales growth and profitability fell, darkening the outlook for Asi...

Korea Inc. hit by rising commodity prices, weak won, supply crisis

South Korea’s major industries, especially the petrochemical and auto parts sectors, are suffering from surging global commodity prices, a wea...

Korea jittery over oil, gas, commodity weaponization

South Korea’s energy and raw materials imports have surged to all-time highs in value terms in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Global supply crisis endangers S.Korea’s manufacturers

A South Korean electric equipment maker has decided not to seek any new orders as a spike in prices of commodities such as copper and supply disrupt...

Carbon neutrality reshapes global commodity markets

Global moves for carbon neutrality are reshaping commodity markets around the world. Iron ore prices have tumbled, while steel scrap prices have soa...