1 day ago · The existing Clarksville smelter, operated by Nyrstar, is currently the sole primary zinc smelter in the US and has run for almost 50 years. Together with associated eastern and mid …

Dec 15, 2025 · JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the US government are backing Korea Zinc Co.’s planned $7.4 billion smelter in Tennessee that will supply critical minerals essential for chip-making, defense …

2 days ago · The Tennessee facility will be the first zinc refinery built in the United States in more than 50 years and will operate as an integrated smelter capable of producing 13 non-ferrous metals. Most …

Dec 15, 2025 · The company plans to acquire a smelting site owned by Nyrstar in Tennessee and rebuild the infrastructure to produce 13 types of metals and sulphuric acid used in chipmaking.

Dec 15, 2025 · Korea Zinc will invest $7.4 billion to build a smelting facility in Clarksville, Tennessee, in a move under which the U.S. government itself will take the unusual step of investing directly in a …

3 days ago · The Tennessee facility will be the first zinc refinery built in the United States in more than 50 years and will operate as an integrated smelter capable of producing 13 non-ferrous metals.

Dec 15, 2025 · Korea Zinc, a smelter of metal, is bringing a plant in Clarksville with $6.6 billion investment, marking Tennessee's largest direct foreign investment

Dec 15, 2025 · The Defense Department is getting a 40% stake in a $7.4 billion mineral smelter to be built in Tennessee in partnership with Korea Zinc, Reuters reported Monday. The critical minerals...

Dec 29, 2025 · Korea Zinc will invest $7.4 billion in a U.S. smelter to refine critical minerals for EVs, AI, defense, and clean energy, backed by Washington.

Dec 15, 2025 · Korea Zinc has entered into a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of War and the U.S. Department of Commerce, who will jointly invest in the construction of a large-scale smelter …