Sinopec, the second-largest energy company in China, has recently introduced its plan achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, a decade ahead of China’s 2060 net-zero emissions target. The company’s plan was announced by Zhang Yuzhuo, Chairman of Sinopec, during a video conference of annual results 2020 on March 29th. | Transition into…

■ 常州第二工厂投入商业生产，SK Innovation深度改革及ESG贡献 ■ 仅在中国构建年生产能力约50万辆电动汽车的生产体系，提高事业竞争力 ■ 全球生产基地生产能力增至10.4亿m2，2024年有望达到27.3亿m2 ■ “供应性能和安全性俱佳的高级隔离膜，为全球电动汽车市场的快速发展做出贡献，同时为构建独一无二的市场领先体制，将持续提高生产能力和技术能力” SK Innovation的材料事业子公司SK IE Technology(以下简称为SKIET)13日表示，最近位于中国江苏省常州的隔离膜（LiBS; Lithium-ion Battery Separator）第二工厂开始了商业生产。 SKIET继去年11月开始商业启动的中国常州第…

■ Changzhou Plant 2 started commercial production, contributing to SK Innovation's deep change and ESG management ■ Enhancing business competitiveness by establishing a production system capable of providing for approx. 500,000 EVs per year in China ■ Total global production capacity increases to 1.04 billion m2,  expected to reach 2.73 billion m…

SK Energy, a subsidiary of SK Innovation, is speeding up its ESG management for the future through business expansion of infrastructures such as gas stations, charging stations, and Netruck House. | Building energy platform equipped with electric/hydrogen vehicles infrastructure Due to the explosive growth of EV batte…

■ PBAT sample products will be developed in the first half of this year, fully biodegradable PBAT products will be officially launched in Q3 ■ Two companies signed a strategic partnership in Seoul, Korea on the 7th, aiming to carry out eco-friendly biodegradable product business ■ Kolon provides PBAT producing technology and facility operation kn…

In the previous post of ESG basics series, we shared a few important milestones and comparisons between ESG concept and other related ones.If you miss it, please click here to view the first episode of ESG basics series. This time, let’s walk through the second episode to have a general view of different ESG frameworks and rating s…

■ 在新冠肺炎形势下仍然毫无动摇地执行投资…从去年末开始部分启动，下半年全面启动 ■ 今年下半年确保共300万吨规模化学产品生产能力……比现有生产量40%↑ - 乙烯110万吨、聚乙烯90万吨、聚丙烯30万吨、丁二烯19万吨等 - 乙烯价格暴涨，通过积极应对市场状况有望能够扩大SK-Sinopec的事业价值 ■ SK综合化学CEO罗庚秀:“将继续发掘和扩大韩中产业合作模式” SK Innovation子公司SK综合化学和中国最大石油企业Sinopec合作成立的中韩石化新扩建的石油化学设备将在今年下半年之前完工并全面启动。据分析，中韩石化在新冠肺炎导致的经营困难环境下，毫无动摇地按投资计划，按部就班地履行增设，通过扩大雇佣、纳税、销售等扩大收益和再分配，不仅对中国地区…

■ Executing investments without major changes despite COVID-19 situation ■ Partial operation started from last year’s end, full operation will begin in the second half ■ Securing production capacity of 3 million tons of petrochemical products in the 2nd half of 2021, a 40% increase in capacity - 1.1 million tons ethylene, 0.9 million tons polyet…

■ SKIET submitted registration statement on the 31st and began public offering procedure to be listed in May ■ The company plans to make 30% of entire issued stock to public offering with corporate value up to KRW 7.5 trillion based on the offering price ■ SKI, SKIET secure up to KRW 2.3 trillion investment source through this offering - Acceler…

Welcome back to SKinno People series. This month, let’s tag along with us to take a quick trip to Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. With the highest building of the world - Burj Khalifa, and breathtaking artificial islands such as Palm Jumeira, Dubai is not only a famous sightseeing place but also an i…

■ The environmental friendliness of SK Innovation’s world's first battery metals recycling technology was verified by the U.S. Argonne National Laboratory - Up to 74% and 47% reduction of greenhouse gases when manufacturing lithium and anodes, respectively - Evaluated as an environment-friendly technology able to effectively reduce the use of ch…

■ Board of Directors decided to invest in Plant 3 and 4 in Poland with total capacity of 860 million m2 per year - Combing with existing Plant 1 and Plant 2, SK IE Technology will secure annual production capacity of 1.54 billion m2 just in Poland ■ SK IE Technology’s worldwide separator production capacity is expected to increase from current 86…