
Korea Resources Corporation (KORES)
Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea
About
KORES (Korea Resources Corporation) focuses on securing critical mineral resources, including lithium, nickel, and copper, essential for the EV and battery industries.
It provides upstream mineral materials to battery manufacturers through overseas resource development, rather than manufacturing battery cells itself.
From the Battery Report
Battery Report 2025 · chapterSupply Chain: Upstream and MidstreamVolta Foundation's annual report on this part of the battery industry.Supply Chain Segments
Location Info
- HQ
- Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1967
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Funding
- Public
- Last Updated
- Apr 21, 2026




