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History

History

Growth Stage Securing the position as a leading environmental technology company and entering the secondary battery materials business

1998 ~ 2010

  • 1998. 10

    Established Ecopro Co., Ltd.

  • 2004. 10

    Advance into the cathode material business through joint development of ultra-high-capacity cathode active materials

  • 2007. 01

    Selected as World Class Company (Small and Medium Business Corporation)

  • 2007. 07

    Listed on KOSDAQ

  • 2009. 07

    Completion ceremony for cathode materials Completion of the 2th factory

1998
10

Started research and development of catalysts for decomposition of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)

2001
06

Started research and development of catalysts for decomposition of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)

2004
07

Moved into Ochang Science Industrial Complex (Ochang-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk)

2005
07

Established Eco-Pro Innovation

08

Completed carbon monoxide (CO) removal catalyst facility and started supplying (SHARP)

12

Started supplying chemical filters (Hynix)

2006
01

Started supplying NCA precursors (Cheil Industries)

09

Selected as a new energy resource technology by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy in 2006
'PFC Gas Scrubber' (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy)

2007
01

Selected as World Class Company (Small and Medium Business Corporation)

07

Listed on KOSDAQ

2008
03

cathode materials Completion of the 1th factory

09

cathode materials Delivery start (SamsungSDI)

2009
07

cathode materials Completion of the 2th factory

08

Started supplying chemical filters (Samsung Electronics)

12

Started supplying greenhouse gas reduction devices (Samsung Electronics)

2010
12

Won the 2010 Korea Technology Awards
'Large-capacity catalytic greenhouse gas reduction technology'

Take-off Stage Becoming a global leader in the secondary battery materials industry

2011 ~ Present

  • 2012. 06

    CSG for Electric Vehicles won the 2012 R&D Award.

  • 2015. 12

    Celebrating the company's first 100 billion won in sales.

  • 2018. 07

    World's first commercialization of MWVOC reduction system (Hyundai Heavy Industries)

  • 2019. 03

    EcoPro opens Chinese Shanghai subsidiary

  • 2020. 03

    Lee Dong-chae, CEO of EcoPro, won the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Merit.

  • 2020. 03

    EcoPro C&G Establishment

  • 2021. 10

    Completion of Eco-battery Pohang Campus

  • 2021. 10

    CAM7 completion

  • 2023. 04

    Construction of the Hungarian Plant

  • 2023. 08

    Construction of the Canadian Plant

2011
11

$30 million in export top

2012
06

CSG for Electric Vehicles won the 2012 R&D Award.

06

Acquisition of new factory (587-40, Science Industrial 2-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do)

2013
08

NCA cathode materials Delivery start (SONY)

2014
07

Contract for mass supply of greenhouse gas reduction devices (Samsung Electronics)

2015
10

cathode materials Completion of the 3th factory

12

Sales exceeded 100 billion

2016
05

Physical division of the battery material business (Ecopro BM established)

2017
04

Established EcoproGM

05

cathode materials Completion of the 4th factory

2018
03

EcoproGM 1-1 plant completed

07

World's first commercialization of MWVOC reduction system (Hyundai Heavy Industries)

2019
03

EcoproBM listed on KOSDAQ

03

Ecopro Shanghai branch opened

10

Completed anode material factory 5 (Pohang)

11

Established EcoproAP

12

EcoproBM Awarded 500 Million Dollar Export Tower

2020
03

Lee Dong-chae, CEO of EcoPro, received the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Merit.

03

EcoPro MW System wins IR52 Jang Young-sil Award

07

Ecopro and EcoproBM, selected as KOSDAQ Rising Star

2021
04

Established EcoLogistics

05

Established EcoproHN (EcoPro environmental business division)

05

EcoproHN listed on the KOSDAQ market

07

Relocation of EcoproInnovation headquarters (Ochang-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do → Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk)

09

Established EcoproGlobal

10

Completion of the 6th plant(CAM 6) of EcoproEM cathode materials

12

Ecopro, received the Minister of Science and Technology Information and Communication's Award in the Social Contribution category at the Korea Social Contribution Awards

12

Ecopro, selected as a company recognized for 'Corporate Social Responsibiliyt in the community' on the Day of Recognition of Contribution to Local Community for 3 consecutive years (Ministry of Health and Welfare)

12

Ecopro BM, Awarded the 800 Million Dollar Export Tower on the 58th Trade Day (Korea International Trade Association)

2022
03

Changed company name from Ecopro GEM to EcoproMaterials

06

Ecopro HN, selected as a World Class 300 company (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)

07

Acquired Ecopro HN Environmental Product Declaration Certification

08

Launch of the Common Welfare Fund Project Group

10

Completion of EcoproEM cathode material CAM7 (Pohang)

12

Ecopro, selected as a company recognized for 'Corporate Social Responsibiliyt in the community' on the Day of Recognition of Contribution to Local Community for 4 consecutive years (Ministry of Health and Welfare)

12

Ecopro BM, Awarded the 1 Billion Dollar Export Tower on the 59th Trade Day (Korea International Trade Association)

12

Ecopro EM, Awarded the 500 Million Dollar Export Tower on the 59th Trade Day (Korea International Trade Association)

12

Ecopro Innovation, Awarded the 100 Million Dollar Export Tower on the 59th Trade Day (Korea International Trade Association)

12

Reach 5 trillion won in sales

2023
02

Establishment of 'EcoPro CAM Canada LP'

03

SK On-GEM and precursor production just in combination

04

Ecopro Global Hungary Plant Starts

04

EcoPro BM selects 'LFP Battery Development Project' supported by Ministry of Industry

05

EcoPro BM certifies cathode material global carbon footprint

07

Ecopro, an investment MOU for the Blue Valley National Industrial Complex in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province

08

EcoPro BM to begin construction of SK On-Ford joint Canadian plant

11

EcoPro Materials Listed on the KOSPI

12

EcoPro Selected as a Community Contribution Recognized Company for 5th consecutive Year

2024
02

Signed MOU with Cirba Solutions for lithium-ion battery recycling in North America

02

EcoPro Materials CPM3, 4 / RMP 3, 4 factory groundbreaking

05

EcoPro BM absorbs EcoPro Global

06

EcoPro Innovation Lithium Conversion Plant (LHM2) Completed

06

Signed MOU with Hyundai Glovis for Battery Recycling

11

EcoPro H&N Completes Battery Materials and Electronic Materials Plant (Second Campus)