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Global regulation outpaces plant buildout, speeding up Korean anode materials shift
Korean anode materials makers are accelerating plans to localise synthetic graphite as a U.S. route for Chinese graphite shifts from high tariffs to tax credit eligibility requirements. With capacity expansions and long-term supply contracts largely concentrated in 2027, domestic cell makers have limited options to replace Chinese materials before then. Import prices have fallen, but U.S. 45X rules on prohibited foreign entities tighten from 2026.
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POSCO Future M completes approval for investment in Vietnam anode material plant
POSCO Future M will build its first overseas production base for synthetic graphite anode materials in Vietnam after receiving an investment registration certificate from Thai Nguyen province at a Korea-Vietnam business forum in Hanoi. The company plans to invest about 357 billion won, break ground on a first-phase plant in the second half of this year at the Song Cong 2 industrial complex, and begin mass production in 2028. It said it has secured customers for the first-phase volume.
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POSCO Future M to build anode material plant in Vietnam, invest 357 billion won
POSCO Future M will build a new synthetic graphite anode material plant in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, after its board approved an investment of about 357 billion won. Construction will begin in the second half of this year and mass production will start from 2028. The company plans to expand the plant in phases in line with additional orders. It cited rising supply-chain needs amid tighter trade rules.