# Halla Holdings invests $86M in EV battery separator maker WCP

South Korean auto parts supplier Halla Holdings Corp. made a 100 billion won ($85.5 million) strategic investment in electric vehicle battery separator manufacturer W-Scope Korea Co. (WCP).

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-09-16
- Where: Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
- Value: $85.5M (100.0B KRW)
- Status: announced
- Products: lithium-ion battery separators
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [W-Scope Korea](https://endata.com/companies/57775.md)
- [Halla Holdings Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/16919.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/10030499), 2021-09-16: "South Korean auto parts supplier Halla Holdings Corp. announced Thursday it has made a 100 billion won ($85.5 million) strategic investment in electric vehicle battery separator manufacturer W-Scope Korea Co. (WCP) that is readying to go public next year."

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