010130.KS Korea Zinc Company, Ltd.

Margins & Returns

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd., established in 1974 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, operates primarily as a non-ferrous metal smelting company. The company manufactures a comprehensive range of zinc products, including slab ingots, alloy jumbo blocks, anode ingots, and die cast ingots. These are essential for applications in galvanized and color steel, automotive and mechanical parts, electronic components, and paintworks. Additionally, they produce lead and lead alloy ingots, critical for automotive and industrial batteries, wire sheaths, radiation shielding, and rust-proofing paints. Copper cathodes are supplied for brass manufacturing, copperplate, copper pipe, and copper wire production. Their precious metal offerings encompass gold, vital for semiconductors, electrical transmission materials, jewelry, medical products, bonding wires, and coins, alongside silver, utilized in electronics, cameras, X-ray films, and various jewelry items. Further expanding their portfolio, Korea Zinc provides a selection of rare metals such as indium, bismuth, antimony, cadmium, tellurium, cobalt, and selenium. In the chemical sector, the company produces sulfuric acid for diverse uses in inorganic chemicals, metal refining, steel making, spinning, weaving, and the chemical, fertilizer, fiber, and paper industries. A specialized electronic grade sulfuric acid is also available for semiconductor cleaning and etching processes, along with oleum, which is crucial for nitro compounds, dye stuffs, chloro sulfonic acid, blasting powder, and oxidation. Beyond primary metal production, Korea Zinc engages in a wide array of auxiliary services. These include the import and export of non-ferrous metals, wholesale and brokerage activities, warehouse leasing, construction equipment operation, waste lubricant refining, electricity, gas, and steam supply, concentrate export, and logistics management.