# Posco Chemical completes expansion to triple high-nickel cathode capacity

Posco Chemical has completed construction of a second-stage production line at its cathode material facility in Gwangyang, South Korea, tripling annual capacity of high-nickel cathode materials from 5,000 to 25,000 tons.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-14
- Where: Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
- Starts operating: 14 May 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 25,000 tons per year
- Products: high-nickel cathode materials for EV batteries
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [POSCO Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/44695.md)

## Sources

- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/9340466), 2020-05-15: "Posco Chemical said on Thursday that it finished construction of a second-stage production line with an annual capacity of 25,000 tons at its cathode material facility in Gwangyang."

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