# LS Global to acquire LS Metal's copper tube and stainless steel businesses, relaunch as LS Metal Plus

LS announced that LS Global will acquire LS Metal's copper tube and stainless steel processing businesses and relaunch as LS Metal Plus, with combined annual revenue of about 1.3 trillion won. The new company will formally launch on January 1, 2027.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: South Korea
- Status: announced
- Products: copper tubes, stainless steel pipes
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [LS Electric](https://endata.com/companies/15629.md) (investor)
- [LS Global](https://endata.com/companies/16129.md) (acquirer)
- [LS Metal](https://endata.com/companies/16130.md) (target)
- [LS Corp](https://endata.com/companies/16131.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.sedaily.com](https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/11/05/ls-to-launch-metal-plus-merging-880-million-materials), 2026-11-05: "LS plans to consolidate metal raw material operations scattered across the group and maximize synergies."
- [thelec.net](https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15348), 2026-11-06: "LS announced on Nov. 5 that its subsidiary LS Global will acquire the copper tube and stainless steel pipe processing businesses of LS Metal, a subsidiary of LS Electric."

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