Halla Invests 3 Billion KRW in Gas Separation Membrane Company... "Entering the Eco-Friendly New Technology Market"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Hanla announced on the 28th that it will enter the eco-friendly new technology market by investing 3 billion KRW in Airrain, a gas separation membrane (membrane·Membrane) company.

Hanla revealed on the same day that it signed an investment agreement on the 23rd to invest 3 billion KRW in Airrain. They also signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue projects such as hydrogen production using biogas plants and semiconductor chemical recycling. The business agreement ceremony was held at Hanla headquarters in Songpa-gu, Seoul, attended by Woo Kyung-ho, Executive Director of Hanla Ungok Campus, and Ha Sung-yong, CEO of Airrain.

Airrain, established in 2001, is the only domestic company manufacturing and mass-producing gas separation membranes. It has commercialized gas separation membranes and permeation evaporation membranes and succeeded in mass production. Currently, it supplies its self-developed products to SK Hynix, EM Korea, and others. The gas separation membrane technology developed by Airrain separates the required gas with high purity from mixed gases and is used for nitrogen generation, carbon dioxide capture, and blue hydrogen production through methane recovery.

Airrain holds about 26 patents related to gas separation membrane manufacturing and system equipment and sells various products and systems in more than 10 countries, including China, Japan, and the United States. Recently, it is also developing key components for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Hanla explained that this investment aims to actively enter the eco-friendly new technology market, which is expected to expand in scale in line with government policy environments such as the Green New Deal, renewable energy, carbon neutrality, and hydrogen economy activation. A Hanla official said, "This investment considers the company's future value and sustainability, and we will closely consult to create business synergies in the future."

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