Korea Zinc
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Korea Zinc is one of the world's large smelters of zinc, lead, and other non-ferrous metals.
It refines raw ore and recycled material into refined metals and related products used in construction, batteries, and industry, and it has expanded into battery materials and metal recycling. The company operates major smelting facilities and serves industrial customers worldwide. It is based in South Korea.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
It is a major smelter of non-ferrous metals and is expanding into materials used in batteries.
Korea Zinc in five facts
What does Korea Zinc do?
Korea Zinc is one of the world's large smelters of zinc, lead, and other non-ferrous metals.
Where is Korea Zinc listed and in which sector?
Korea Zinc (Korean name: 고려아연) trades under KRX code 010130 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Metals.
How large is Korea Zinc?
Its market capitalisation was US$14.4B on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's large-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Korea Zinc's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Korea Zinc reported revenue of US$12.5B, operating profit of US$929.8M and net income of US$581.4M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was up 37.6% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- DisclosureOct 14
- Securities issuance reportOct 13
- ProspectusOct 13
- DisclosureOct 13
- [Terms finalized] Securities registration statement (debt)Oct 12
- [Amended] Securities registration statement (debt)Oct 12
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersOct 8
- [Terms finalized] Securities registration statement (debt)Oct 6
- [Amended] Securities registration statement (debt)Oct 6
- Securities registration statement (debt)Sep 29
- [Amended] Rights offering (paid-in capital increase) decision (subsidiary)Capital raise · Sep 22 · 2 versions
- DisclosureSep 17
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Sep 17
- Results of extraordinary shareholders' meetingSep 9
- Appointment/dismissal/resignation of an independent directorSep 9
- Court judgment/ruling on litigationSep 7
- [Amended] DisclosureSep 4
- Court judgment/ruling on litigationAug 31
- [quarterly, individual company] Large business group status disclosureAug 31
- Cash/in-kind dividend decision
Korea Zinc declared a cash dividend of US$3.52 per share, equal to about 0.5% of the recent share price.
Dividend · Aug 5 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Zinc filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$4.48B (+66.6% year on year), operating profit of US$413M (+126.8% year on year) and net income of US$247M (+6.6% year on year).
Earnings · Aug 5 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Zinc filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$2.85B (+64.4% year on year), operating profit of US$414M (+121% year on year) and net income of US$301M (+30.3% year on year).
Earnings · Aug 5 - Cash/in-kind dividend decision
Korea Zinc declared a cash dividend of US$3.46 per share, equal to about 0.31% of the recent share price.
Dividend · May 6 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Zinc filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$2.97B (+79.8% year on year), operating profit of US$480M (+154.2% year on year) and net income of US$274M (+93% year on year).
Earnings · May 6 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Zinc filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$4.2B (+58.4% year on year), operating profit of US$516M (+175.2% year on year) and net income of US$245M (+117.9% year on year).
Earnings · May 6 - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
Korea Zinc updated the terms of a private placement (third-party allotment) to raise US$1.97B, about 13.5% of its market value.
Capital raise · Feb 19 - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
Korea Zinc updated the terms of a private placement (third-party allotment) to raise US$1.97B, about 13.5% of its market value.
Capital raise · Feb 19 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Korea Zinc reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$11.3B (+37.6% year on year), operating profit of US$843M (+70.3% year on year) and net income of US$530M (+298% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 9 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Zinc filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$3.26B (+39.6% year on year), operating profit of US$293M (+256.7% year on year) and net income of US$145M (from a loss a year earlier).
Earnings · Feb 9 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Zinc filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$2.1B (+36.2% year on year), operating profit of US$277M (+117.1% year on year) and net income of US$112M (from a loss a year earlier).
Earnings · Feb 9