SK nexilis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SKC's copper foil business for rechargeable batteries, will build Europe's largest copper foil factory in Poland. This is SK nexilis's second overseas production facility after Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. In the fast-growing rechargeable battery market, SK nexilis will play a central role in consolidating its position as a "global copper foil company".

SK nexilis held the groundbreaking ceremony of the copper foil production plant in E-Mobility Industrial Park, Starowa Wola, Poland, and officially put into construction. With a total investment of US$720 million, the project will build a production facility with a production capacity of 50,000 tons by the first half of 2024. This is the largest copper foil factory currently existing and planned to be built in the area. SK nexilis plans to start mass production in the second half of 2024 after trial mass production and customer company certification.

Polish copper foil factory project started

SKC President Park Yuanzhe delivered a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of the SK nexilis copper foil factory held in the E-Mobility Industrial Park in Stalova Wola, Poland. Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski of Poland, Stalow Wola City Major figures from the Polish government, including President Lucius Naderbere, Minister of Infrastructure of Poland Andrzej Adamczyk, as well as Lim Hunmin, Ambassador to Poland and South Korea, SKC President Park Won-chul, and SK nexilis representative Li Caihong attended the commencement of the day. ceremony. Polish President Andrzej Duda said via video: "It is very exciting news that the innovative technology project of SK nexilis, one of the important companies in the global E-Mobility market, will be carried out in Poland. jobs, thereby driving the development of Poland” and thanked the investment decision.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, SKC President Park Won-chul and other key attendees were listening to a video speech delivered by Polish President Andrzej Duda. The SK nexilis Polish factory plays a central role in Europe. It is close to the factories of the world's major rechargeable battery manufacturers and has excellent geographical advantages. With the intensified tone of regional supply chain construction for European battery manufacturers, it is possible to respond to local demand in a timely manner. There is Rzeszow University of Technology nearby, which makes it easier to attract talents and promote industry-university cooperation.

SK nexilis can fully implement RE100 for new equipment while securing large-scale power through new and renewable energy. SK nexilis has acquired a 560,000 m2 land in the E-Mobility Industrial Park that can increase the total annual output to 150,000 tons, and plans to explore the possibility of long-term additional expansion based on the growth trend of the European market. Including the Stalova Wola plant, SK nexilis plans to build a production system with an annual output of 250,000 tons in Korea, Malaysia, Europe, and North America by 2025. In July last year, the 50,000-ton plant in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, started construction, and the project is progressing smoothly with the goal of starting in 2023. In the construction process of large-scale equipment entry and transportation, it has also received full support from the local government.

In North America, SK nexilis also aims to start in 2025 and plans to build a copper foil factory with an annual output of 50,000 tons. The construction of candidate land is currently under discussion. Once the North American factory is put into mass production, SK nexilis will have a global production system, including: a Korean factory responsible for strategy, technical support, and production of high value-added products; a European and North American factory that can closely respond to local customer needs; To the Malaysian factory that has captured the role of a bridgehead in the Asian market. Keywords: engineering news, overseas news

An SKC official said that the Stalowa Wola plant in Poland will become the first copper foil production base in Europe with an annual output of 50,000 tons, excellent customer affinity, and the convenience of large-scale new and renewable energy. We plan to expand the global production scale to 250,000 tons per year by 2025, and strive to become a world-leading company through continuous R&D investment to improve our technical strength.Editor/XingWentao