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Zacks Investment Research <\/p>\nPOSCO Holdings Inc.\u00a0PKX recently announced that its battery materials subsidiary POSCO Future M has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kumho Petrochemical and BEI to develop next-generation battery technology. The partnership focuses on anode-free lithium metal batteries and aims to combine materials innovation with advanced cell engineering to accelerate commercialization.<\/p>\n
The collaboration is centered on anode-free battery architecture. This design removes the traditional graphite anode. Lithium is deposited directly onto the current collector during charging. The structure creates more usable space inside the cell.<\/p>\n
It can deliver 30% to 50% higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. The technology also reduces battery weight and improves efficiency. It is well-suited for electric vehicles, drones,\u00a0robotics\u00a0and urban air mobility systems. Faster charging is another key benefit. Charging speeds can be more than twice as fast as existing battery technologies.<\/p>\n
POSCO Future M will develop cathode materials\u00a0optimized\u00a0for anode-free systems. Kumho Petrochemical will supply carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to improve conductivity and performance. BEI will\u00a0lead\u00a0battery cell design and engineering. This ensures that the materials are integrated into practical and scalable battery solutions.<\/p>\n
The collaboration targets high-growth sectors that require high energy density and fast charging. It reflects a broader\u00a0industry\u00a0push to move beyond the limits of conventional lithium-ion batteries.<\/p>\n
Shares of PKX are up 14% over the past year against the\u00a0industry\u2019s 3.3% fall.<\/p>\n
Zacks Investment Research <\/p>\n
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PKX\u00a0Zacks Rank & Key Picks <\/p>\n
PKX\u00a0currently carries a Zacks Rank of #3\u00a0(Hold).<\/p>\n
Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are\u00a0Impala Platinum Holdings Limited\u00a0IMPUY,\u00a0Fortuna Mining Corp.\u00a0FSM\u00a0and\u00a0NEXA Resources S.A.\u00a0NEXA. IMPUY, FSM and NEXA carry a Zacks\u00a0Rank of\u00a0#1 (Strong Buy). You can see\u00a0the complete list of today\u2019s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.<\/p>\n
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for IMPUY\u2019s current fiscal-year earnings is pegged at $2.12\u00a0per share, indicating a\u00a04,140% year-over-year increase. Shares of IMPUY have jumped\u00a0105.2% over the past\u00a0year.<\/p>\n
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for\u00a0FSM\u2019s current fiscal-year earnings is pegged at\u00a0$1.85\u00a0per share, indicating a\u00a0180.3% year-over-year increase.\u00a0Shares of\u00a0FSM\u00a0have gained\u00a048.6% over the past\u00a0year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"POSCO Holdings Inc.\u00a0PKX recently announced that its battery materials subsidiary POSCO Future M has signed a memorandum of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[380],"tags":[475,2520,2521,1001,2523,2519,2522,442,998],"class_list":{"0":"post-2835","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-posco","8":"tag-battery-materials","9":"tag-battery-technology","10":"tag-cell-engineering","11":"tag-consensus-estimate","12":"tag-impuy","13":"tag-kumho-petrochemical","14":"tag-lithium-metal-batteries","15":"tag-posco","16":"tag-zacks-investment-research"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}