Industry Reports

Taewung: The World's Last Flange-Maker Standing

Taewung: The World's Last Flange-Maker Standing

A South Korean forging specialist that has reinvented itself three times in two decades is now the only non-Chinese supplier capable of making the giant flanges that next-generation offshore wind turbines will require.

10 September 2026

DB HiTek: A Korean Chipmaker Poised for a Profit Surge

DB HiTek: A Korean Chipmaker Poised for a Profit Surge

DS Investment Securities raises its 2026 and 2027 earnings forecasts for DB HiTek, citing locked-in price increases of at least 15%, surging demand for power semiconductors, and tightening global supply in the eight-inch foundry market.

9 September 2026

SK On's ESS Deal: The Direction Matters More Than the Size

SK On's ESS Deal: The Direction Matters More Than the Size

A modest battery supply contract between SK On and a small American start-up carries an outsized signal: the structural shift away from Chinese cells in the US energy storage market has passed the point of no return.

1 September 2026

Yuanta Securities Initiates Coverage of Hanwha Engine at Buy, Sees 138% Upside

Yuanta Securities Initiates Coverage of Hanwha Engine at Buy, Sees 138% Upside

A bullish initiation rests on three pillars—a potential OEM partnership with a Bain Capital-backed European licensor, Hanwha Engine's unique status as the only listed member of the group's North American power chain, and solid growth in its core marine engine business—but hinges critically on a data-centre order that has yet to materialise.

25 August 2026

Hyosung Heavy Industries: AI Clients Join the Grid

Hyosung Heavy Industries: AI Clients Join the Grid

A Korean maker of ultra-high-voltage transformers is winning orders from AI data-centre operators as well as traditional utilities, pointing to a structural shift in power-infrastructure demand.

24 August 2026

SK Hynix's ₩40trn Buyback: Just the Opening Act

SK Hynix's ₩40trn Buyback: Just the Opening Act

A landmark share cancellation by SK Hynix signals a dramatic shift in South Korean corporate culture towards shareholder returns, but the bounty depends heavily on a semiconductor boom that may not last.

20 August 2026

Hana Securities: Alteogen's ALT-B4 is no imitation

Hana Securities: Alteogen's ALT-B4 is no imitation

A South Korean brokerage has moved to dispel market confusion over a rival hyaluronidase platform, arguing that Alteogen's proprietary enzyme retains a clear edge over any biosimilar competitor.

15 July 2026

Kyobo Securities raises KT&G target price to 250,000 won

Kyobo Securities raises KT&G target price to 250,000 won

A sharp rise in foreign ownership and accelerating next-generation tobacco sales have prompted Kyobo Securities to lift its target price for KT&G by 32%, benchmarking the South Korean tobacco giant against Philip Morris International.

7 July 2026

Korean Bank Stocks Rise 5% as KOSPI Slumps

As South Korea's benchmark index suffered its sharpest fall in years, bank stocks bucked the trend — and analysts say the sector's attractions go beyond mere safe-haven appeal.

3 July 2026

TMC: A Cable Maker's Profitable Pivot

A South Korean industrial cable manufacturer is quietly shifting from low-margin marine cables towards high-margin speciality products, with the full earnings impact expected to materialise by 2027.

22 June 2026