[Stock in Focus] Korea PIM Hits Record High on Expectations of Incorporation into Humanoid Value Chain

Korea PIM is showing strong performance in early trading.

As of 9:20 a.m. on January 13, Korea PIM was trading at 78,000 won, up 7.59% (5,500 won) from the previous day. During the session, the stock rose to 81,500 won, setting a new 52-week high.

Investor sentiment appears to have been boosted by expectations that the company will be incorporated into the global humanoid value chain, based on its hybrid advanced material technology that joins two different materials into a single component. Korea PIM is the only company in Korea with a mass production process for titanium metal powder injection molding (MIM). Last year, the company began annual production at a scale of 200 tons and plans to expand its annual production capacity to 650 tons by 2027.

MIM is a technology that applies the injection molding method used for plastic component manufacturing to metals, enabling mass production of metal components. Compared to traditional metal component manufacturing methods, it is suitable for the mass production of micro components. Korea PIM is currently developing an ultra-compact reducer optimized for humanoid hands based on MIM technology.

Kang Kyungkeun, a researcher at NH Investment & Securities, said, "Korea PIM is in discussions with global humanoid companies to supply a total of around 10 types of components, including brackets, which are used in reducers. The supply per unit is expected to be about 3.5 million won, and assuming an annual production plan of 30,000 units by client companies in 2028 with a 50% market share, related sales could exceed 50 billion won."