{
  "id": 9235538,
  "title": "SK Enmove, LG Electronics team up for immersion cooling technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sk-enmove-lg-electronics-team-up-for-immersion-cooling-technology",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260923/sk-enmove-lg-electronics-team-up-for-immersion-cooling-technology"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SK Enmove, a lubricant subsidiary of SK On, has joined forces with LG Electronics to pioneer next-generation refrigerants, lubricants, and immersion cooling technologies suitable for a wide array of industries. On the same day their collaboration was announced, SK Enmove's CEO, Kim Wone-kee, and LG Electronics' Eco Solution Division President, Lee Jae-sung, inked a memorandum of understanding. Their shared objective is to create innovative refrigerants, refrigeration lubricants, and immersion cooling technologies tailored for home appliances and commercial and industrial uses.\n\nThe partnership aims to address the growing need for environmentally friendly solutions as global regulations become increasingly stringent. The new refrigerants will be developed to comply with international environmental standards, boasting a global warming potential well below 150 and containing no per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have been found to pose environmental and health risks.\n\nSK Enmove will lead the development of potential refrigerants, leveraging its expertise in lubricants, while LG Electronics will evaluate their practicality in real-world applications. Leveraging its extensive experience in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) products and systems across global markets, LG Electronics will provide valuable insights into the commercial viability of the technologies.",
  "summary": "SK Enmove, a lubricant unit of SK On, and LG Electronics have teamed up to develop next-generation refrigerants, lubricants and immersion cooling technologies for applications across various industries. SK Enmove CEO Kim Wone-kee and LG Electronics Eco Solution Division President Lee Jae-sung signed a memorandum of understanding a day earlier to jointly develop new refrigerants, refrigeration…",
  "key_points": [
    "SK Enmove partners with LG Electronics for new cooling tech",
    "Collaboration focuses on eco-friendly refrigerants and lubricants",
    "Aimed at meeting stricter global environmental regulations"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The partnership between SK Enmove and LG Electronics signifies a strategic move to capture emerging demand for eco-friendly refrigeration and cooling solutions driven by tightening global environmental regulations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SK Enmove, LG Electronics team up for immersion cooling technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sk-enmove-lg-electronics-team-up-for-immersion-cooling-technology-9239432",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:47:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}