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Shares of Korea Zinc jumped sharply during intraday trading on January 13 amid expectations that prices of rare metals will rise due to factors such as China’s export controls on rare earth elements.
As of 9:52 a.m., Korea Zinc(010130) was trading at 1,076,000 won, up 11.5% from the previous session.
The surge is seen as a reaction to media reports projecting that operating profit from the company’s rare metals division could reach 500 billion won. Last year, the company’s operating profit from that segment was in the 10 billion won range.
Korea Zinc produces non-ferrous metals such as zinc, lead and copper, as well as rare metals including antimony, indium and bismuth.
The company has recently been diversifying its business portfolio into rare metals, and prices have been rising sharply as China unveils plans to expand export controls on rare earth elements.
Kim Jin-beom, an analyst at SangSangin Securities, said in a report, “The weekly return in the non-ferrous metals segment was 3.1%, and the strong performance of Korea Zinc (5.0%) stood out in particular,” adding, “This was driven by the Chinese government’s announcement of plans to expand export controls on rare earths.”
*[KOSPI]Korea Zinc Company(010130) is a comprehensive non-ferrous metal refining company that manufactures and sells zinc, lead, gold, silver, copper, and other non-ferrous metals. The market capitalization is 18.649 trillion won (as of October 10, 2025, closing price).
Corporate Logo(source: koreazinc.co.kr)
Shares of Korea Zinc jumped sharply during intraday trading on January 13 amid expectations that prices of rare metals will rise due to factors such as China’s export controls on rare earth elements.
As of 9:52 a.m., Korea Zinc(010130) was trading at 1,076,000 won, up 11.5% from the previous session.
The surge is seen as a reaction to media reports projecting that operating profit from the company’s rare metals division could reach 500 billion won. Last year, the company’s operating profit from that segment was in the 10 billion won range.
Korea Zinc produces non-ferrous metals such as zinc, lead and copper, as well as rare metals including antimony, indium and bismuth.
The company has recently been diversifying its business portfolio into rare metals, and prices have been rising sharply as China unveils plans to expand export controls on rare earth elements.
Kim Jin-beom, an analyst at SangSangin Securities, said in a report, “The weekly return in the non-ferrous metals segment was 3.1%, and the strong performance of Korea Zinc (5.0%) stood out in particular,” adding, “This was driven by the Chinese government’s announcement of plans to expand export controls on rare earths.”
*[KOSPI]Korea Zinc Company(010130) is a comprehensive non-ferrous metal refining company that manufactures and sells zinc, lead, gold, silver, copper, and other non-ferrous metals. The market capitalization is 18.649 trillion won (as of October 10, 2025, closing price).