LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Friday it is seeking to acquire a nickel mine and a copper mine in...

Lotte to supply advanced copper foil to Doosan for Nvidia’s Blackwell

Lotte to supply advanced copper foil to Doosan for Nvidia’s Blackwell

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it will supply advanced copper foil to Doosan Corp.'s&...

S.Korea's Solus mass-produces copper foil in Hungary

S.Korea's Solus mass-produces copper foil in Hungary

Solus Advanced Materials, a South Korean copper foil supplier, said on Tuesday it started mass production at its second plant in Hungary, Europe&rsq...

Solus signs incentive agreement with Quebec

Solus signs incentive agreement with Quebec

Solus Advanced Materials, a South Korean copper foil supplier, said on Friday that its overseas subsidiary Volta Energy Solutions Canada signed an i...

Lotte Energy, Isu Petasys to co-work on HVLP copper foil supply

Lotte Energy, Isu Petasys to co-work on HVLP copper foil supply

South Korea's Lotte Energy Materials Corp. said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last Friday with Isu Petasys regardin...

Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea

Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea

South Korea's Doosan Corp. completed the construction of a high-end copper foil plant to produce materials widely used in automotive electronic comp...

Lotte develops nickel-plated foil for solid-state batteries

Lotte develops nickel-plated foil for solid-state batteries

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a major South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it has developed a nickel-plated copper foil for use in ...

Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV

Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV

Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by battery usage, has picked Lotte Energy Materials Corp. as the exclusive supplier...

Korea to punish copper scrap traders for illegal exports

Korea to punish copper scrap traders for illegal exports

BUSAN -- South Korea is set to punish copper scrap traders, mostly Chinese-operated, for illegal exports as nonferrous metal sector companies on the...

LG Chem develops eco-friendly flame-retardant material

LG Chem develops eco-friendly flame-retardant material

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. developed an eco-friendly, flame-retardant material.The company announced on Monday that its per- and polyfluoroalkyl sub...

LG ramps up European HVAC marketing with new Therma V model

LG ramps up European HVAC marketing with new Therma V model

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, is strengthening efforts to enhance its presence in Europe’s heating, ventil...

Solus to supply copper foil for AI accelerators to Nvidia

Solus to supply copper foil for AI accelerators to Nvidia

Solus Advanced Materials, a South Korean copper foil supplier, will provide copper foil for AI accelerators to Nvidia, a leading company in artifici...

Lotte Energy Materials sets sights beyond copper foil: CEO Kim

Lotte Energy Materials sets sights beyond copper foil: CEO Kim

MUNICH – Lotte Energy Materials Corp. is one of South Korea’s leading battery materials specialists.Formerly known as Iljin Materials Co...

Doosan unveils advanced CCL lineup at US IT equipment exhibition

Doosan unveils advanced CCL lineup at US IT equipment exhibition

South Korea's Doosan Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will showcase its high-end copper-clad layer (CCL) lineup, applicable to memory, system semi...

Solus Advanced Materials poised to lead EV copper foil market: CEO

Solus Advanced Materials poised to lead EV copper foil market: CEO

Solus Advanced Materials Co. is not a household name among ordinary electric vehicle drivers. But the South Korean company is a little giant to gl...

Korea struggles with surging copper scrap exports to China

Korea struggles with surging copper scrap exports to China

South Korea’s nonferrous metal industry is scrambling for the procurement of copper scrap as China, the world’s top copper consumer, has...

Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama

Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama

A state-run company in South Korea is set to seek an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) worth around 1 trillion won ($747.1 million) against t...

Daedong wins $268 mn tractor order from Aral Group

Daedong wins $268 mn tractor order from Aral Group

South Korea’s No. 1 agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp. announced on Tuesday that it signed a deal with Türkiye's Aral Group to ...

SK, Lotte cut copper foil output; to up Malaysia capacity

SK, Lotte cut copper foil output; to up Malaysia capacity

SK Nexilis Co. and Lotte Energy Materials Corp., South Korea’s two leading copper foil producers, have continued to reduce factory operation r...

SK Nexilis launches copper foil production in Malaysia

SK Nexilis launches copper foil production in Malaysia

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia – South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, started commercial production at it...

Lotte Energy Materials to build copper foil plant in US for EV makers

Lotte Energy Materials to build copper foil plant in US for EV makers

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, plans to build a copper foil plant in the US to meet grow...

Solus aims to mass-produce copper foil in Canada from 2026

Solus aims to mass-produce copper foil in Canada from 2026

Solus Advanced Materials Co., a South Korean copper foil supplier to Tesla Inc., on Tuesday broke ground on its third overseas plant in Quebec, Cana...

SK Nexilis inks $1.5 bn copper foil deal with Envision AESC

SK Nexilis inks $1.5 bn copper foil deal with Envision AESC

SK Nexilis Co. has signed a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) contract to supply copper foil, a core material in electric vehicle cells, to Chinese seco...

SK eyes $1 bn gains from Chinese copper foil firm exit

SK eyes $1 bn gains from Chinese copper foil firm exit

SK Inc. has embarked on the process to sell its 30% stake in Londian Wason Energy Tech, the owner of the world’s largest copper foil maker, in...

Hopes rise for Korean copper foil makers’ gains under IRA

Hopes rise for Korean copper foil makers’ gains under IRA

South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil producer, is in negotiations with six electric vehicle battery makers to s...

SK Nexilis to sell copper foil to German battery maker Varta

SK Nexilis to sell copper foil to German battery maker Varta

South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co. is set to supply copper foil, core materials for electric vehicle cells, to German battery maker Varta AG, expand...

SKC, Toyota Tsusho tie up for N.America battery materials

SKC, Toyota Tsusho tie up for N.America battery materials

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemicals maker, has joined hands with the trading unit of Japanese top automaker Toyota Group for the electric vehicle bat...

Korea Zinc likely to supply copper foil to LG Energy for EV batteries

Korea Zinc likely to supply copper foil to LG Energy for EV batteries

Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest zinc and lead smelter, will likely start supplying copper foil, a key battery component, to LG Energy Solu...

Lotte Energy Materials aspires to become copper foil leader: CEO

Lotte Energy Materials aspires to become copper foil leader: CEO

South Korea’s Lotte Energy Materials Corp. said on Tuesday that growing demand for reasonably priced electric vehicles will expand the market ...

SKC to sell unit to Glenwood PE at $390 mn for future biz

SKC to sell unit to Glenwood PE at $390 mn for future biz

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, is set to sell a subsidiary to Glenwood Private Equity in a deal estimated at 500 billion won ($3...

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