[Edaily Reporter Shin Ha-yeon ] HanWool Materials Science, Inc.(091440)is trading higher in early trading following news that its subsidiary, JK Materials, received approval to use Building 2 at its Sejong Campus.

According to MP Doctor on the 10th, as of 9:26 a.m., HanWool Materials Science, Inc. is trading at 3,170 won, up 5.67% from the previous trading day. During the session, the stock rose as high as 3,190 won, a 6.33% increase from the previous close.

HanWool Materials Science, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, KnJ Co., Ltd., has obtained a building occupancy permit from Sejong Special Self-Governing City for Manufacturing Building 2 at the Sejong Campus.

Manufacturing Building 2 is a four-story production facility. Combined with Manufacturing Building 1, which was completed last March, the total gross floor area of the Sejong Campus is 11,088.76 square meters. Manufacturing Building 2 is approximately twice the size of Manufacturing Building 1 and is slated to house a large-scale polymer production line.

Through this, JK Materials plans to establish an integrated production system for semiconductor front-end photoresist (PR) materials, encompassing both photosensitive materials (PSM) and polymers. The company will also expand its business in back-end packaging materials, such as PSPI and PBO, to strengthen its material portfolio covering the entire process from front-end to back-end.

In particular, the company’s plan to expand production capacity (CAPA) in response to rising demand for semiconductor materials driven by the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is seen as a key factor stimulating investor sentiment.

KnJ Co., Ltd. has invested more than 85 billion won in its Sejong Campus over the past four years to establish a supply chain for high-purity semiconductor materials.