# Hanwha Chemical invests 10B won in Woongjin Energy rights offering

Hanwha Chemical invested 10 billion won in Woongjin Energy's rights offering, acquiring an 8.04% stake to become the second-largest shareholder.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-03-06
- Where: South Korea
- Value: $8.80M (10.0B KRW)
- Status: announced
- Products: polysilicon
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Woongjin Energy](https://endata.com/companies/246.md)
- [Hanwha Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/225.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [biz.heraldcorp.com](https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/1257947), 2017-03-06: "한화케미칼은 이날 이사회를 열고 웅진에너지 유상증자에 참여해 100억원에 지분 8.04%를 취득키로 결정했다."
- [mk.co.kr](https://www.mk.co.kr/news/business/7735232), 2017-03-06: "한화케미칼은 이날 이사회를 열고 웅진에너지 유상증자에 참여해 100억원에 지분 8.04%를 취득키로 결정했다."

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