High-tech industry

Securing Strategic Autonomy Through Rare Metal Localization

Dong-A Special Metals is leading the charge to localize rare metal materials that power Korea’s high-tech industries. Rare metals are difficult to mine economically due to their limited presence in the Earth's crust. These include titanium, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, zirconium, molybdenum, rare earth elements (REEs), and platinum group metals (PGMs).

They play a vital role in aerospace, semiconductors, hydrogen energy, defense, nuclear power, secondary batteries, and medical devices. However, Korea remains highly dependent on imports for most of these critical materials.


Why Localization Has Become a Strategic Imperative

The recent disruption of global supply chains has exposed Korea’s vulnerability. The Russia–Ukraine war, rising resource nationalism, and the U.S.–China trade conflict have magnified these risks. Titanium is heavily sourced from Russia, platinum from Russia and South Africa, and rare earths from China. As a result, Korea’s entire rare metal supply chain—spanning raw materials to high-purity products—is externally exposed.

This has made localization not only a technical challenge but also a national strategic response. High-purity molybdenum for semiconductors, nickel-based superalloys, high-purity zirconium, PGM catalysts, and battery-grade cobalt and lithium are now at the center of material localization strategies.


Recycling Rare Metals: A Core Solution

Since Korea lacks abundant rare metal resources, recycling waste industrial parts and process by-products is becoming essential. Items like titanium alloy machining chips, PGM-containing spent catalysts, and nickel alloy scraps can be transformed into high-purity raw materials.

Thanks to technologies such as wet refining, dry refining, vacuum arc remelting (VAR), and electron beam refining, recycled materials can now meet the performance demands of high-end industries. These advanced methods also promote sustainable, eco-friendly resource circulation.

By successfully localizing materials, Korea can improve its trade balance, enhance industrial security, and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. The stable supply of strategic materials to sectors such as semiconductors, aerospace, defense, and hydrogen energy will boost national competitiveness.

Dong-A Special Metals contributes to this effort by recycling rare metals that are difficult to recover. Our proprietary technology ensures that high-quality alloy materials are supplied promptly to Korean manufacturers. We are ready to collaborate with cutting tool manufacturers, CNC firms, and other industries that rely on strategic materials.




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