- Business
- Foosung Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells specialty chemicals, including fluorides such as refrigerants (R-134a, R-410A, R-507, R-32, R-141b, R-227ea, R-23, K-22), blowing agents, cleaning agents, and fluoride additives (AHF, HF 55%/70%, H2SiF6, NH4HF2); special gases for semiconductors like C4F6, WF6, and CH2F2, etching gases, and LCD etchants; secondary battery materials including electrolytic solvents such as LiPF6 and LiBF4 for automobiles and cellphones; and automotive products encompassing sewing mats and molded car mats. The company, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, with a manufacturing facility in Hwaseong-si, primarily serves the automotive, semiconductor, iron and steel, construction, and environmental industries, distributing products domestically and to overseas markets including the United States, Japan, and America. Recent developments include the January 2025 agreement with Central Glass Co., Ltd. to establish FC Specialty Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Ulsan, South Korea, for semiconductor specialty gases production, with Foosung holding 51% ownership and establishment scheduled for March 2025; a supply contract secured in October 2025 with a U.S. company for lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), estimated at 20-30% of domestic capacity; and an investment of 27 billion won via convertible bonds from private equity funds including Heimdall and Cornerstone in October 2025.