PKC Selected as Beneficiary of National Growth Fund

PKC has been selected as a beneficiary of the National Growth Fund's Advanced Strategic Industries Fund.

According to the Fund Management Committee of the Financial Services Commission on September 23, PKC will receive 1.2 billion won in low-interest policy financing to expand its production facilities for high-purity chlorine gas for semiconductors. The total investment for this plant expansion project amounts to 1.5 billion won.

PKC is the only company in Korea capable of supplying large volumes of 99.999% (5N) high-purity chlorine gas—an essential material for the semiconductor wafer etching process, from raw materials to final products. The company is currently supplying its products stably to major domestic chipmakers and wafer manufacturers, and has actively pursued facility expansion in order to preemptively meet rising demand driven by growth in the artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor market. With the securing of this policy funding, PKC plans to accelerate its expansion schedule and solidify its market dominance.

The company stated that, in addition to the ongoing expansion of its Gunsan plant, it is also considering building a new high-purity chlorine plant in Saemangeum to further stabilize chipmakers’ supply chains. Through this, PKC aims to provide stable supply and deliver high-quality products using state-of-the-art facilities.

In addition to expanding its semiconductor gas production capacity, PKC is also on the verge of commercially mass-producing “core additives and materials for secondary battery electrolyte” utilizing its own high-purity chlorine manufacturing infrastructure. With this move, the company aims to transform itself from a generic chemicals provider to a high-value advanced materials company spanning both the semiconductor and battery value chains.

A PKC representative commented, “By securing this policy financing, we have laid the groundwork to stably proceed with the expansion of our high-purity chlorine production facilities. We plan to strengthen the foundation for the advanced materials business by expanding production capacity to stabilize Korea's semiconductor materials supply chain, and by initiating commercial production of raw materials for secondary battery electrolyte.”

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