Posco Future M, the battery materials company affiliated with Posco Group, said Thursday it has conducted technical training for key employees of its joint venture project with General Motors in Quebec, Canada. A total of 21 members of Ultium CAM, the cathode material-making joint venture set up with the US auto giant General Motors in May 2022, participated in a monthlong program held at the firm’s training center in Seoul and its cathode materials plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Provin

South Korean stocks started higher Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's dovish comments eased rate woes. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 11.84 points, or 0.43 percent, to 2,792.7 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, Wall Street closed higher as Powell said recent economic data represented "significant progress," boosting investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.84 per

Posco Group Chairman Chang In-hwa announced that the group plans to integrate advanced materials into its core operations, alongside steelmaking and secondary battery materials, aiming to double sales to 5 trillion won ($3.6 billion) by 2030. "Let’s restore our core competitiveness and trust across our business, management and organizational culture, boldly innovate beyond our limits, and strive toward the future," Chang said during a meeting in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province,

South Korean stocks opened a tad higher Monday amid eased woes over US inflation and rising political uncertainties. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 0.95 point, or 0.03 percent, to 2,798.77 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Last week, US key inflation data of the personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.1 percent on-month for May, meeting the market expectations. However, escalating uncertainties over the upcoming US presidential election weighed heavily on th

Seoul shares opened a tad higher Friday ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of inflation. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 2.61 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,786.67 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, Wall Street closed slightly higher, as the US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for May is set to be released Friday, the latest data for any clues on the Fed's monetary policy direction. In Seoul, market bellweth

The business communities of Korea, the United States and Japan gathered together in Washington, DC to launch and formalize a trilateral business dialogue, according to the Federation of Korean Industries on Thursday. The FKI, an association for Korean industries, hosted the inaugural Korea-US-Japan Business Dialogue on Wednesday, the first private consultation between the three countries in collaboration with the US Chamber of Commerce and Japan Business Federation, also called Keidanren. At the

Seoul shares opened lower Thursday despite overnight gains on Wall Street as big-cap tech stocks started off weak. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 24.58 points, or 0.88 percent, to 2,767.47 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, Wall Street closed higher, mainly driven by megacap tech shares' performance. But Micron Technology declined after earnings results failed to meet investors' expectations. In Seoul, market bellwether Samsung Electronics lost 0.74 pe

Posco Future M and General Motors' Korean office celebrated the launch of the Cadillac Lyriq, an all-electric midsize luxury sport utility vehicle, in front of the Posco Group headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday. Top officials from the Korean battery materials producer and American automaker, including Yoo Byeong-og (second from right), CEO of Posco Future, and Hector Villarreal (second from left), chief of GM Korea, celebrated the companies' collaboration in crafting the luxury EV with

GYWANGYANG, South Jeolla Province -- South Korean steel giant Posco announced Tuesday that it has successfully established a full value chain for secondary battery materials and components. “We anticipate that as the (electric vehicle) market grows, the value of raw materials within the battery supply chain will increase, and thus we plan to accelerate investments focused on high-profit raw materials,” said Baung Jin-chul, vice president of Posco Holdings, during a press conference h

POHANG, South Gyeongsang Province -- A significant experiment is underway at Posco's massive steel-making complex in Pohang, the industrial heart of South Korea, ushering eco-friendliness into the steel industry. A four-story structure, with its safety fences painted in vivid yellow, houses electrode rods and storage for raw ironmaking materials. On Monday, the electric smelting furnace (ESF), which is usually housed within this structure, was temporarily laid out for overhaul separately as

Seoul shares opened lower Wednesday as big-cap tech and auto shares started in negative territory. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 5.23 points, or 0.19 percent, to 2,769.16 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.76 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 gained 1.26 percent and 0.39 percent, respectively, as megacap tech shares gained ground. In Seoul, tech behemoth Samsung Electronics lost 0.87 percent, while No. 2

Seoul shares opened lower Monday, after a mixed close on Wall Street, as investors remained cautious ahead of key US data and corporate earnings. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 6.68 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,777.58 in the first 15 minutes of trading. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.04 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 fell 0.16 percent and 0.18 percent, respectively, as big-cap tech shares took a breather following a rally. Inves

South Korea's leading steel manufacturer, Posco, has carried out an emergency response drill at its Gwangyang plant to test the rapid recovery of mobile communication networks in the event of a disruption. The drill, held on June 13, was carried out in collaboration with the nation's three largest mobile carriers -- SK Telecom, KT Corp., and LG Uplus at the steel production facility in South Jeolla Province. This follows memorandum of understanding signed last year between Posco and th

Seoul shares ended higher for the third consecutive session to exceed 2,800 points for the first time in about 2 1/2 years Thursday on tech gains despite concerns over the possible delay of long-awaited US interest rate cuts. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 10.3 points, or 0.37 percent, to close at 2,807.63. The closing index exceeded the 2,800 level for the first time since Jan. 24, 2022, when the comparable reading was 2,828.11. T

Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, after a holiday in the US, helped by tech gains amid concerns over the possible delay of a long-awaited interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 7.46 points, or 0.27 percent, to 2,804.79 in the first 15 minutes of trading. US stock markets were closed on Juneteenth on Wednesday to commemorate the end of slavery in the US The Fed recently pared back projections for rate cuts this year. In Seoul, tech sto