KOTRA Holds Briefing Session to Attract Investment for Japanese Secondary Battery Material Companies

On the 28th, the 'Japan Secondary Battery and Electric Vehicle Investment Attraction Briefing' Held Online

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sunmi] KOTRA will actively promote domestic investment attraction for excellent Japanese companies in the secondary battery sector by holding the ‘Japan Secondary Battery and Electric Vehicle Online Investment Attraction Briefing’ on the 28th.

According to KOTRA on the 27th, in this briefing, the Korea Battery Industry Association will introduce the characteristics and prospects of the secondary battery market, and a representative from W-Scope, a separator manufacturer and a Japanese company that invested in Korea, will give a lecture as a success case. Investment attraction officers from Gyeongsangbuk-do and Chungcheongbuk-do will promote promising investment locations in their regions, and Hyundai Motor Company, a leading Korean automobile manufacturer, will introduce its EV product strategy.

About 300 people, including representatives from Japanese chemical, material, automotive parts, electronic parts, and machinery manufacturing companies interested in Korea’s secondary battery and electric vehicle sectors, are expected to attend this event.

The Japanese government has selected the secondary battery industry as one of the growth sectors to realize a carbon-neutral and decarbonized society by 2050, and growth of related chemical and material manufacturing companies is expected. Japanese companies show great interest in the trends of Korean companies, which hold a significant share in this secondary battery market.

A Korean investment officer from a major Japanese bank said, “Understanding Korea’s secondary battery industry, which leads the global market, is equivalent to understanding the global market,” and added, “Japanese companies participating in this briefing are expected to consider investing in Korea for stable product supply.”

Kim Samsik, head of KOTRA’s Japan Regional Headquarters, said, “In Japan, which aims for a carbon-neutral era, there is great interest in Korea’s secondary battery industry that leads the global market,” and added, “This event will be a good opportunity for leading Japanese materials and parts manufacturers to consider investing in Korea.”

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