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Former Samsung Electronics VP Kim Ki-won Named Vice Chairman of Hanwool Group

What happened

Hanwool Group appointed former Samsung VP Kim Ki-won as Vice Chairman to accelerate semiconductor materials localization. JK Materials, a subsidiary, is building a new plant in Sejong to expand customer engagement. This capacity expansion suggests potential supply growth but no immediate price impact.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 55/100

Affected components and suppliers

Semiconductor MaterialsFront-end MaterialsPackaging Materials
Hanwool GroupJK MaterialsSamsung Electronics
capacity_expansionmaterialslocalization

Source and time

Source: The Elec · 3/10/2026 · View original source

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