Economy
Business·Industry
'ADC All-Rounder' Kanap Therapeutics: A Top Performer in the Technology Transfer Relay
Kanap Therapeutics, a newcomer that listed on KOSDAQ in March of this year, possesses the capability to independently develop all components of antibody-drug conjugates. Kanap Therapeutics is attracti…
Financing
[Credit Checkpoint] SeAH Steel: Cash Reserves Are Full, but Profit Growth Is Clearly Slowing
Credit Checkpoint is a section that assesses the credit rating risks of companies preparing to issue corporate bonds by examining their financial structure and cash flow. We evaluate a company’s short…
Business·Industry
KOGAS Accelerates Overseas Business Divestment: "To Recoup an Additional 5 Trillion Won by 2030"
KOGAS Daegu Headquarters. (Photo courtesy of KOGAS)
#Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) announced on the 14th a plan to recover an additional 5 trillion won in investment costs from its overseas resour…
Business·Industry
Caught Between Rising Costs and Government Scrutiny… Paint Companies Face a Dilemma
As rising raw material prices and a strong won persist, the domestic paint industry is facing growing challenges. While cost burdens are increasing, the difficulty of raising product prices has also g…
Bonds·FX Policy
Corporate Bond Issuance Plummets… SeAH Steel Conducts Bookbuilding Alone
As corporate bond yields rise sharply, the burden of raising funds for companies is increasing. Since higher issuance rates lead to higher interest expenses for companies, there is a growing trend of …
Business·Industry
"Silicon Capacitors Growing 18% Annually… All Big Tech Companies Considering Adoption"
"It is safe to say that all major global tech companies—ones whose names are instantly recognizable—are considering adopting silicon capacitors. Samsung Electro-Mechanics is, in fact, conducting promo…
Financing
[Market Insight] Han Shin Rating Downgrades Credit Ratings of Four Central Group Affiliates… “Risk of Liquidity Contagion on the Rise”
On the 13th, Korea Ratings (hereinafter "Korea Ratings") downgraded the credit ratings of four affiliates of the Joongang Group in a special review and placed them on "downgrade watch."
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Business·Industry
Samsung’s Han Jin-man: “Losses to Continue Through Next Year... Expecting Profitability by 2028”
Han Jin-man, President and Head of Samsung Electronics’ Foundry Business Division, suggested that returning to profitability would not be easy, stating, “It does not appear that the foundry (semicondu…
Business·Industry
South Korea-Morocco Trade Ministerial Meeting… "Prompt Launch of CEPA Negotiations"
Yeo Han-gu, Head of the Trade Negotiations Bureau at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (left), holds a video conference with Omar Hejira (center right), Morocco’s Secretary of State for Trade…
Financing
[Market Insight] Lotte Chemical: Credit Rating Downgrade Likely Despite Earnings Rebound
Korea Ratings announced on the 12th that it has maintained the credit rating of Lotte Chemical’s unsecured bonds at ‘AA-’ and downgraded the outlook from ‘Stable’ to ‘Negative.’ A negative outlook ind…