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106 Gwahaksaneop 4-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
+82 43-240-8888
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Overview
- Summary
- W-SCOPE KOREA is a specialized company that has been developing and producing separators for secondary batteries for over 20 years, supplying its products to the global electric vehicle market based on its unique polymer film manufacturing technology. The company is currently expanding its business into ion exchange membranes for lithium extraction, securing new growth engines. It aims to become a world-leading separator company through its core technological capabilities and production expertise, contributing to environmental protection and improving the quality of human life in the new era of global environmental awareness.W-SCOPE KOREA is a specialized company that has been developing and producing separators for secondary batteries for over 20 years, supplying its products to the global electric vehicle market based on its unique polymer film manufacturing technology. The company is currently expanding its business into ion exchange membranes for lithium extraction, securing new growth engines. It aims to become a world-leading separator company through its core technological capabilities and production expertise, contributing to environmental protection and improving the quality of human life in the new era of global environmental awareness.
- Key Products/Technologies
- Secondary Battery Separators: Based on proprietary polymer film manufacturing technology, these products incorporate pore control technology. They are capable of producing customized thicknesses ranging from 10um to 200um. The company also produces eco-friendly hydrocarbon-based supports and boasts significantly higher productivity compared to competitors. Key technologies include ionomer technology and impregnation technology. This product line includes NCM/NCA battery separators and LFP battery separators, utilized for EV and ESS applications.Secondary Battery Separators: Based on proprietary polymer film manufacturing technology, these products incorporate pore control technology. They are capable of producing customized thicknesses ranging from 10um to 200um. The company also produces eco-friendly hydrocarbon-based supports and boasts significantly higher productivity compared to competitors. Key technologies include ionomer technology and impregnation technology. This product line includes NCM/NCA battery separators and LFP battery separators, utilized for EV and ESS applications.
- Ion Exchange Membranes & Stack Modules: Products securing competitiveness through pore control technology. Based on proprietary porous support technology, they can produce customized thicknesses from 10um to 200um. Production of eco-friendly hydrocarbon-based supports, along with ionomer and impregnation technologies. This includes the development of cation exchange membranes, anion exchange membranes, and bipolar membranes, as well as the supply of BPED stack products.Ion Exchange Membranes & Stack Modules: Products securing competitiveness through pore control technology. Based on proprietary porous support technology, they can produce customized thicknesses from 10um to 200um. Production of eco-friendly hydrocarbon-based supports, along with ionomer and impregnation technologies. This includes the development of cation exchange membranes, anion exchange membranes, and bipolar membranes, as well as the supply of BPED stack products.
- Next-Generation Battery Separators: Technologies under development include separators for solid-state batteries, sodium-ion (Na) batteries, lithium-metal batteries, and lithium-sulfur batteries.Next-Generation Battery Separators: Technologies under development include separators for solid-state batteries, sodium-ion (Na) batteries, lithium-metal batteries, and lithium-sulfur batteries.
- Membrane Application Technology: Utilizing existing membrane technology to develop breathable and waterproof functional textile materials and expanding business areas into industrial chemical filters (for semiconductor/display chemical treatment and ultrapure water manufacturing).Membrane Application Technology: Utilizing existing membrane technology to develop breathable and waterproof functional textile materials and expanding business areas into industrial chemical filters (for semiconductor/display chemical treatment and ultrapure water manufacturing).
- Core Advantages
- Accumulation of over 20 years of expertise in developing and producing secondary battery separators.Accumulation of over 20 years of expertise in developing and producing secondary battery separators.
- Securing high productivity based on proprietary polymer film manufacturing technology and core technical capabilities.Securing high productivity based on proprietary polymer film manufacturing technology and core technical capabilities.
- Achieving localization of lithium extraction technology and securing a leading market position by exclusively supplying ion exchange membranes to POSCO Holdings' lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina.Achieving localization of lithium extraction technology and securing a leading market position by exclusively supplying ion exchange membranes to POSCO Holdings' lithium hydroxide plant in Argentina.
- Proven market competitiveness through adoption and supply of products to globally renowned electric vehicle manufacturers worldwide.Proven market competitiveness through adoption and supply of products to globally renowned electric vehicle manufacturers worldwide.
- Contributing to worker health and environmental protection with eco-friendly water-based coating technology, resulting in a 2.2-fold increase in productivity.Contributing to worker health and environmental protection with eco-friendly water-based coating technology, resulting in a 2.2-fold increase in productivity.
- Expanding its membrane technology platform into various industrial sectors beyond secondary batteries, including water treatment, water electrolysis, energy storage, hydrogen mobility, textiles, and industrial filters.Expanding its membrane technology platform into various industrial sectors beyond secondary batteries, including water treatment, water electrolysis, energy storage, hydrogen mobility, textiles, and industrial filters.
- Establishing a European hub and increasing global production capacity by constructing a large-scale battery separator manufacturing plant in Hungary.Establishing a European hub and increasing global production capacity by constructing a large-scale battery separator manufacturing plant in Hungary.
- Demonstrating technological independence and superiority by winning a patent invalidation lawsuit against Asahi Kasei of Japan regarding secondary battery separators (2023).Demonstrating technological independence and superiority by winning a patent invalidation lawsuit against Asahi Kasei of Japan regarding secondary battery separators (2023).
- Target Industries
- Secondary Battery Industry (Lithium-ion batteries, NCM/NCA, LFP, solid-state, Sodium-ion, lithium-metal, lithium-sulfur batteries)Secondary Battery Industry (Lithium-ion batteries, NCM/NCA, LFP, solid-state, Sodium-ion, lithium-metal, lithium-sulfur batteries)
- Electric Vehicles (EV) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS)Electric Vehicles (EV) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
- Valuable Metal Recovery (Lithium extraction and concentration from ores and salt lakes, lithium recovery from seawater)Valuable Metal Recovery (Lithium extraction and concentration from ores and salt lakes, lithium recovery from seawater)
- Water Treatment and Water ElectrolysisWater Treatment and Water Electrolysis
- Hydrogen MobilityHydrogen Mobility
- Industrial Chemical Filters (Chemical treatment filters for semiconductors/displays, ultrapure water manufacturing)Industrial Chemical Filters (Chemical treatment filters for semiconductors/displays, ultrapure water manufacturing)
- Textiles (Personal clothing, breathable/waterproof outdoor wear, functional textiles, firefighting supplies, military boots, children's products, etc.)Textiles (Personal clothing, breathable/waterproof outdoor wear, functional textiles, firefighting supplies, military boots, children's products, etc.)
- Major Markets
- South Korea, China, Taiwan, JapanSouth Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan
- HungaryHungary
- United StatesUnited States
- ArgentinaArgentina
- Certifications/Patents
- Quality and environmental management system certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 (2006), ISO/TS 16949 (2009), IATF 16949 (2017), and ISO 45001 (2019).Quality and environmental management system certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 (2006), ISO/TS 16949 (2009), IATF 16949 (2017), and ISO 45001 (2019).
- Certification as a specialized component and material company by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (2008), Green Technology Certification (2010) and Green Specialized Company Certification (2010) by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.Certification as a specialized component and material company by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (2008), Green Technology Certification (2010) and Green Specialized Company Certification (2010) by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
- Joint development of localized components for lithium production with POSCO Holdings and development of innovative ion exchange membrane technology.Joint development of localized components for lithium production with POSCO Holdings and development of innovative ion exchange membrane technology.
- Victory in a patent invalidation lawsuit against Asahi Kasei of Japan regarding secondary battery separators (2023).Victory in a patent invalidation lawsuit against Asahi Kasei of Japan regarding secondary battery separators (2023).
- Possession of proprietary ion exchange membrane technologies including pore control technology, ion exchange polymer material and catalyst dispersion technology, thin-film technology using porous supports, impregnation slurry composition technology, mass production film forming technology, and application-specific IEM evaluation technology.Possession of proprietary ion exchange membrane technologies including pore control technology, ion exchange polymer material and catalyst dispersion technology, thin-film technology using porous supports, impregnation slurry composition technology, mass production film forming technology, and application-specific IEM evaluation technology.
- Shared patent for organic insulating membrane technology with WCP.Shared patent for organic insulating membrane technology with WCP.
- Awards such as the 5 Million Dollar Export Tower (2008), 50 Million Dollar Export Tower (2016), and 70 Million Dollar Export Tower (2017) on Trade Day.Awards such as the 5 Million Dollar Export Tower (2008), 50 Million Dollar Export Tower (2016), and 70 Million Dollar Export Tower (2017) on Trade Day.
- Numerous awards including the Prime Minister's Commendation for Labor-Management Cooperation in National Productivity Contribution (2015), selection as one of the 'Top 100 Excellent Job Creation Companies in Korea' (Presidential Commendation, 2018), and the POSCO Technology Award O&C Award (2024).Numerous awards including the Prime Minister's Commendation for Labor-Management Cooperation in National Productivity Contribution (2015), selection as one of the 'Top 100 Excellent Job Creation Companies in Korea' (Presidential Commendation, 2018), and the POSCO Technology Award O&C Award (2024).
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106 Gwahaksaneop 4-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
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