Poongsan Holdings is the holding company of Poongsan Group, established in 1968, engaging in core businesses within the non-ferrous metal materials and defense industries. The company oversees group management and business portfolios, contributing to various industrial sectors through advanced basic materials such as metal powders, defense components, and lead frames. It supports the responsible management systems of its subsidiaries, maximizes group synergy, and pursues sustainable growth based on its leadership in advanced materials and defense technology.PoongsanHoldingsistheholdingcompanyofPoongsanGroup,establishedin1968,engagingincorebusinesseswithinthenon-ferrousmetalmaterialsanddefenseindustries.Thecompanyoverseesgroupmanagementandbusinessportfolios,contributingtovariousindustrialsectorsthroughadvancedbasicmaterialssuchasmetalpowders,defensecomponents,andleadframes.Itsupportstheresponsiblemanagementsystemsofitssubsidiaries,maximizesgroupsynergy,andpursuessustainablegrowthbasedonitsleadershipinadvancedmaterialsanddefensetechnology.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Metal Powders: Copper and bronze powders for sintered products in automotive parts and other mechanical structures. Nickel powder for brazing pastes in heat exchangers. Magnetic powders for electronic components like SMD and power choke coils. Development of aluminum powder for explosives in ammunition and propellants. Possessing manufacturing technology using Gas Atomizer and Water Atomizer methods. A production system with systematic processes and strict quality control, from high-purity metals to multi-component alloys, including melting, atomization, classification, and mixing.MetalPowders:Copperandbronzepowdersforsinteredproductsinautomotivepartsandothermechanicalstructures.Nickelpowderforbrazingpastesinheatexchangers.MagneticpowdersforelectroniccomponentslikeSMDandpowerchokecoils.Developmentofaluminumpowderforexplosivesinammunitionandpropellants.PossessingmanufacturingtechnologyusingGasAtomizerandWaterAtomizermethods.Aproductionsystemwithsystematicprocessesandstrictqualitycontrol,fromhigh-puritymetalstomulti-componentalloys,includingmelting,atomization,classification,andmixing.
Defense Components: Production capabilities for various military ammunition, from small-caliber to large-caliber rounds. Development and export of sports ammunition, including clay target rounds. Diverse defense product lines, including propellants, ammunition components, and precision forged products. Capabilities for designing and developing advanced ammunition for future battlefields. Ongoing R&D for multi-purpose combat drone lineups (total weight 7kg, 2kg, 1kg) and small ammunition-dropping attack drones. Export performance for large-caliber artillery shells used in K9 self-propelled howitzers.DefenseComponents:Productioncapabilitiesforvariousmilitaryammunition,fromsmall-calibertolarge-caliberrounds.Developmentandexportofsportsammunition,includingclaytargetrounds.Diversedefenseproductlines,includingpropellants,ammunitioncomponents,andprecisionforgedproducts.Capabilitiesfordesigninganddevelopingadvancedammunitionforfuturebattlefields.OngoingR&Dformulti-purposecombatdronelineups(totalweight7kg,2kg,1kg)andsmallammunition-droppingattackdrones.Exportperformanceforlarge-caliberartilleryshellsusedinK9self-propelledhowitzers.
Lead Frames: Development and supply of lead frame materials, a core component for semiconductor packaging. Acquired a U.S. patent for lead frame material (PMC102M).LeadFrames:Developmentandsupplyofleadframematerials,acorecomponentforsemiconductorpackaging.AcquiredaU.S.patentforleadframematerial(PMC102M).
Non-ferrous Metal Materials: Production of non-ferrous metal materials such as copper and copper alloy plates, bars, wires, and blanks (coin blanks). Mass production of copper alloy materials for high-voltage connectors used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS). Expansion of new material businesses, including antibacterial films utilizing copper's antibacterial properties.Non-ferrousMetalMaterials:Productionofnon-ferrousmetalmaterialssuchascopperandcopperalloyplates,bars,wires,andblanks(coinblanks).Massproductionofcopperalloymaterialsforhigh-voltageconnectorsusedinelectricvehiclesandenergystoragesystems(ESS).Expansionofnewmaterialbusinesses,includingantibacterialfilmsutilizingcopper'santibacterialproperties.
Machinery Business Division: Accumulated experience in metal processing equipment manufacturing since the early 1970s. Expertise in design, precision machining, and special tool manufacturing. Establishment of a comprehensive industrial equipment and engineering system, including rolling mills, related equipment, and pipe manufacturing facilities. Production of precision components for power plant turbine parts, main valves, and various testing devices.MachineryBusinessDivision:Accumulatedexperienceinmetalprocessingequipmentmanufacturingsincetheearly1970s.Expertiseindesign,precisionmachining,andspecialtoolmanufacturing.Establishmentofacomprehensiveindustrialequipmentandengineeringsystem,includingrollingmills,relatedequipment,andpipemanufacturingfacilities.Productionofprecisioncomponentsforpowerplantturbineparts,mainvalves,andvarioustestingdevices.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Dominant Market Position: Maintained a monopolistic position in the domestic coin blank and ammunition manufacturing sectors for over 40 years.DominantMarketPosition:Maintainedamonopolisticpositioninthedomesticcoinblankandammunitionmanufacturingsectorsforover40years.
Advanced Technological Prowess: Possesses unique technology in precision rolling and special heat treatment, enabling the production of high-value-added products such as 900MPa-grade copper alloys and high-voltage connector materials.AdvancedTechnologicalProwess:Possessesuniquetechnologyinprecisionrollingandspecialheattreatment,enablingtheproductionofhigh-value-addedproductssuchas900MPa-gradecopperalloysandhigh-voltageconnectormaterials.
Global Competitiveness: Developed into a leading global enterprise with international competitiveness in the non-ferrous metal industry, supplying high-quality copper products to domestic and international markets. Also grown into a world-renowned ammunition manufacturer in the defense industry.GlobalCompetitiveness:Developedintoaleadingglobalenterprisewithinternationalcompetitivenessinthenon-ferrousmetalindustry,supplyinghigh-qualitycopperproductstodomesticandinternationalmarkets.Alsogrownintoaworld-renownedammunitionmanufacturerinthedefenseindustry.
Diversified Business Portfolio: Established a stable business portfolio centered on two pillars: non-ferrous metal materials and defense industry. Holds diverse business areas including metal powders, defense components, lead frames, non-ferrous metal materials, and machinery business.DiversifiedBusinessPortfolio:Establishedastablebusinessportfoliocenteredontwopillars:non-ferrousmetalmaterialsanddefenseindustry.Holdsdiversebusinessareasincludingmetalpowders,defensecomponents,leadframes,non-ferrousmetalmaterials,andmachinerybusiness.
Robust Quality Management System: A production system with systematic processes and strict quality control, from high-purity metals to multi-component alloys, including melting, atomization, classification, and mixing. Equipped with a high-performance metal powder analysis system for quality inspection at each production stage and traceability of finished product quality.RobustQualityManagementSystem:Aproductionsystemwithsystematicprocessesandstrictqualitycontrol,fromhigh-puritymetalstomulti-componentalloys,includingmelting,atomization,classification,andmixing.Equippedwithahigh-performancemetalpowderanalysissystemforqualityinspectionateachproductionstageandtraceabilityoffinishedproductquality.
Strong R&D Capabilities: Efforts in developing cutting-edge materials such as silver nano and copper nano powders for electrode materials used in mobile phones, wearable devices, and electrode fiber materials, as well as titanium powders for 3D printing. Accelerating the development of high-value-added product groups including 3D printing metal powders, high-purity copper products for semiconductors and secondary batteries, and high thermal conductivity alloy materials.StrongR&DCapabilities:Effortsindevelopingcutting-edgematerialssuchassilvernanoandcoppernanopowdersforelectrodematerialsusedinmobilephones,wearabledevices,andelectrodefibermaterials,aswellastitaniumpowdersfor3Dprinting.Acceleratingthedevelopmentofhigh-value-addedproductgroupsincluding3Dprintingmetalpowders,high-puritycopperproductsforsemiconductorsandsecondarybatteries,andhighthermalconductivityalloymaterials.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Automotive Industry: Sintered products for mechanical structures, radiators, and other key components.AutomotiveIndustry:Sinteredproductsformechanicalstructures,radiators,andotherkeycomponents.
Electronics and Semiconductor Industry: Electronic components such as mobile phones, touchscreens, SMDs, power choke coils, and lead frames.ElectronicsandSemiconductorIndustry:Electroniccomponentssuchasmobilephones,touchscreens,SMDs,powerchokecoils,andleadframes.
Defense Industry: Military ammunition including small-caliber, large-caliber, 155mm large-caliber, and extended-range ammunition, as well as sports ammunition.DefenseIndustry:Militaryammunitionincludingsmall-caliber,large-caliber,155mmlarge-caliber,andextended-rangeammunition,aswellassportsammunition.
Construction and Plant Industry: Heat exchangers, antibacterial building materials (antibacterial films, decorative tiles, paints).ConstructionandPlantIndustry:Heatexchangers,antibacterialbuildingmaterials(antibacterialfilms,decorativetiles,paints).
Aerospace Industry: Copper-based powders for 3D printing.AerospaceIndustry:Copper-basedpowdersfor3Dprinting.
Medical Industry: Copper-based powders for 3D printing.MedicalIndustry:Copper-basedpowdersfor3Dprinting.
Energy Industry: Copper alloy materials for high-voltage connectors in electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS).EnergyIndustry:Copperalloymaterialsforhigh-voltageconnectorsinelectricvehiclesandenergystoragesystems(ESS).
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, ThailandJapan,Taiwan,China,Malaysia,Thailand
SQ Mark certification (2005).SQMarkcertification(2005).
ISO14001 certification for Bupyeong Plant (2006).ISO14001certificationforBupyeongPlant(2006).
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) Safety and Health Management System certification for Dongnae Plant (2006).DNV(DetNorskeVeritas)SafetyandHealthManagementSystemcertificationforDongnaePlant(2006).
OHSAS 18001 KOSHA 18001 certification for Angang Plant (2006).OHSAS18001KOSHA18001certificationforAngangPlant(2006).
Excellent Quality Competitiveness Company certification for Bupyeong Plant (2006).ExcellentQualityCompetitivenessCompanycertificationforBupyeongPlant(2006).
Quality management through KS and ISO9002 quality certifications.QualitymanagementthroughKSandISO9002qualitycertifications.
Safety management exemplary workplace certification and excellence award for Poongsan Building.SafetymanagementexemplaryworkplacecertificationandexcellenceawardforPoongsanBuilding.
U.S. patent acquisition for bimetallic coin manufacturing technology.U.S.patentacquisitionforbimetalliccoinmanufacturingtechnology.
U.S. patent acquisition for lead frame material (PMC102M).U.S.patentacquisitionforleadframematerial(PMC102M).
Semiconductor assembly Auto Trim Machine patent application (2000).SemiconductorassemblyAutoTrimMachinepatentapplication(2000).