Korea Zinc
Korea Zinc is the world's largest producer of smelted zinc and lead, and it is extending that metallurgical strength into battery materials, from nickel refining to precursor and recycling.
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Korea Zinc is a South Korean company and one of the world's leading producers of non-ferrous metals, processing zinc, lead and a range of other valuable metals and chemical products. It is publicly listed.
The company produces metals relevant to batteries, including lead, and is expanding into battery materials and nickel refining, including a partnership with Trafigura to build an all-in-one nickel refinery aimed at supplying battery-grade material. It also recovers metals from scrap and residues.
Korea Zinc's world-class refining technology and its move into battery metals give it a growing role in the battery-materials supply chain.
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