ECOPRO Materials

ECOPRO Materials (에코프로머티리얼즈) is a South Korean manufacturer that specializes in producing precursors, the intermediate product stage before cathode active materials used in lithium-ion batteries. According to its corporate overview, it was established in April 2017 to produce precursors, succeeded in mass-producing high-capacity high-nickel precursors domestically for the first time in Korea, and describes itself as a precursor company with the largest production capacity in the country. Since 2021 it has also directly carried out refining and production of nickel and cobalt metals. Its Pohang campus has an annual precursor production capacity of 50,000 tons, and the company reports 648 employees as of March 2025, revenue of 299.8 billion won on a consolidated basis for 2024, and assets of 1.2902 trillion won on a consolidated basis for 2024. Its representative director is Lee Kyu-bong.

ECOPRO Materials was established in April 2017 to specialize in producing precursors, the intermediate product stage before cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries. The company states it was the first in Korea to succeed in mass-producing high-capacity high-nickel precursors and that it has established itself as a precursor company with the largest production capacity in the country. From 2021 it also began directly refining and producing nickel and cobalt metals, strengthening its identity as a secondary-battery materials specialist. Its Pohang campus has an annual precursor production capacity of 50,000 tons, and the company says it continues investment and expansion in line with market trends.

Precursor specialist producer aiming to be the world's number one precursor company, based on core technologies such as particle-size control, metal composition control, fine-particle separation, and metal foreign-matter management.

• Precursors

  Intermediate product before cathode active material synthesis, determining cathode performance, price, and quality.

• High-nickel precursors

  High-capacity high-nickel precursors mass-produced domestically for the first time in Korea.

• Refined nickel and cobalt metals

  Nickel and cobalt metal refining and production carried out directly since 2021.

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