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  "id": 3263934,
  "title": "SK Innovation to absorb battery materials unit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sk-innovation-to-absorb-battery-materials-unit-3263934",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260825/sk-innovation-to-absorb-battery-materials-unit"
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  "summary": "SK Innovation, Korea's leading oil refiner, said Tuesday it will absorb a battery materials unit as part of its plan to restructure its battery business. In a regulatory filing, SK Innovation said it will take over the unit, SK IE Technology (SKIET), to increase the competitiveness of the unit's battery separator business. The absorption plan will be carried out by a share swap between SK…",
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        "title": "SK Innovation to absorb battery materials unit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sk-innovation-to-absorb-battery-materials-unit",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:18:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SK Innovation to absorb battery materials unit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sk-innovation-to-absorb-battery-materials-unit-3265443",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:02:03.000Z"
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