Status
Operational: Operating
Product: NMC 811 / NCMA / NCA. Capacity: 40. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).
Korea's second major independent CAM producer; NMC811 and NCMA for LGES and Panasonic; NCA for high-energy applications; capacity expansion underway.
Customers and offtakers: LG Energy Solution / Panasonic / SK On.
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | L&F |
| Plant | Daegu CAM Plant |
| City | Daegu |
| State or province | North Gyeongsang |
| Country | South Korea |
| Stage | CAM |
| Chemistry or product | NMC 811 / NCMA / NCA |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 40. |
| Capacity basis | Legacy figure; not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status note | Operating |
| Scale | commercial |
| Start year | 2000 |
| Investment (US$ billion) | 0. |
| Customers and offtakers | LG Energy Solution / Panasonic / SK On |
| Feedstock | CNGR + Huayou pCAM |
| Metal inputs | Ni / Co / Mn / Li |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.
| Plant | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Daegu LFP CAM Line (L&F) | South Korea | operational |
| Pohang CAM Plant (EcoPro BM) | South Korea | operational |
| Gumi Cathode Plant (LG Chem) | South Korea | operational |
| Gwangyang CAM Plant (POSCO Future M) | South Korea | operational |
| Pohang CAM Plant (POSCO Future M) | South Korea | operational |
| Gwangyang Lithium Hydroxide Plant (POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution) | South Korea | operational |
| Cheonan CAM Plant (Umicore) | South Korea | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Daegu CAM Plant (L&F)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10