South Korea's LG Group says plans record 6.3 trillion R&D investment in 2015

Reuters

Published Mar 11, 2015 09:20PM ET

South Korea's LG Group says plans record 6.3 trillion R&D investment in 2015

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean conglomerate LG Group on Thursday said its companies plan to invest a record 6.3 trillion won ($5.57 billion) in research and development in 2015 to secure future growth.

LG Group, which has arms including appliances maker LG Electronics Inc (KS:066570) and LG Display Co Ltd (KS:034220), said in a statement that technologies like electric car batteries, next-generation displays and the so-called Internet of things were key areas for investment.

An LG Group spokeswoman said the conglomerate spent a combined 5.9 trillion won on research and development last year.