NineTech, a company specializing in secondary battery and semiconductor equipment, is accelerating the commercialization of the next-generation material 'MXene'.
On May 23, NineTech announced that it had completed the establishment of a new corporation dedicated to the MXene business and built related production facilities. The company's advanced materials business based on MXene is part of its strategy to diversify its materials business portfolio.
NineTech has grown based on equipment for displays, semiconductors, and secondary batteries, and recently set expansion into the materials sector as a key mid- to long-term strategy. Starting with MXene, the company is fully launching its advanced functional materials business, focusing on stable revenue diversification and securing global technological competitiveness.
MXene is a two-dimensional nanomaterial in which metal and carbon atoms are alternately stacked. It features high conductivity, mechanical flexibility, and surface modifiability. These properties make it optimized for a variety of high-value applications, including all-solid-state batteries, wearable devices, optoelectronic devices, biosensors, and drug delivery systems.
While demand in the secondary battery and biomedical sectors is surging, it is rare among domestic companies to pursue both mass production and commercialization of MXene simultaneously.
A company representative stated, "We are discussing business cooperation with materials companies in the mobility sector," and added, "We are in the negotiation stage regarding product supply, and based on the precision manufacturing technology and quality control capabilities accumulated in our existing equipment business, we are able to mass-produce high-purity MXene and provide customized supply for each application." The representative further emphasized, "We will lead a successful transition into a specialized materials company."
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