Isu Specialty Chemical (457190) is showing strength in the morning session on the 8th. The stock is trading at 80,100 won, up 700 won from the previous day, recording a gain of about 0.88%.

Market attention is focused on the company's capacity to expand its lithium sulfide (Li2S) facilities. LS Securities stated that it directly confirmed the business progress and production facilities through a corporate briefing at the Ulsan plant held to mark the completion of Isu Specialty Chemical's lithium sulfide production plant, 'LP-1.'

The key point highlighted in the report is the facility structure capable of responding to growing demand. LP-1's initial production capacity is 150 tons per year. The company is known to have already built the infrastructure to expand to an annual capacity of 500 tons in the future. The company's disclosed facility investment plans also include the initial 150-ton annual production facility and the construction of infrastructure for a 500-ton annual scale. LS Securities evaluated the company's strength as its ability to quickly expand production capacity to 500 tons once additional demand is secured.

Lithium sulfide is a key raw material used in manufacturing solid electrolytes for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries.

However, the current production capacity and the future expandable scale should be viewed separately. The annual 500-ton figure is a scale that can be reached through additional expansion, and whether it actually materializes depends on securing demand. Therefore, when assessing future business progress, it is necessary to examine customer orders, sales volume, and utilization rates along with facility expansion capacity. The speed at which the production base translates into actual revenue will be a key variable in gauging the performance of the lithium sulfide business.

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