Company Overview

ISTMC will not settle down in the present and will contribute to
national development as a center of the non-ferrous metal recycling industry
by supplying the best products to customers

1998
October
Corporate Foundation (Mapo, Seoul)
2003
February
Secondary Battery (LCO) Chemical
Processing Factory Completion (Ansan)
2004
March
Production of Cobalt Hydroxide
June
Acquired ISO14001 certification
November
5 Million Dollar Export Tower
2005
November
10 Million Dollar Export Tower
2006
January
Secondary Battery Mechanical Processing Factory 1 Completion and HQ Relocation (Ansan->Gumi)
March
Registration of Cobalt Compound Recovery Patent
2007
March
Acquisition of Nickel Compound Manufacturing Method Patent
November
20 Million Dollar Export Tower
2010
May
Secondary Battery Mechanical Processing Factory 2 Completion
2011
March
Certification of Technology Innovation Small Business (INNO-BIZ)
July
Acquisition of Lithium Compound Recovery Method Patent
2012
May
Selected as Korean Company with Excellent New Growth Engine
2013
September
Subsidiary Company Establishment (TMR)
2017
April
Change of major shareholder to Huayou Cobalt
July
Buksam Factory 3 completion
2018
May
Line Completion of Lithium Carbonate and Production Started
2021
April
Change of major shareholder to Asteran Milestone (Private Investment Joint Venture)
2022
April
Completion of 3rd Plant of Precursor Complex
May
Production of lithium phosphate begins
2023
February
Major Shareholder Change in IS Dongseo