CIS Chemical

What CIS Chemical does

CIS Chemical is a privately held South Korean specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 2012 and headquartered in Gwangju. The company's stated product portfolio covers three industrial material categories: semiconductor ceramic materials, secondary battery separator coating materials, and heat dissipation fillers. These product lines position the company as a supplier into two high-growth end-markets — the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain (where ceramic components serve process equipment and packaging applications) and the lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle supply chain (where separator coatings and thermal management fillers are consumed in cell and pack production).

The business appears to operate as a B2B materials supplier to industrial OEMs and battery/separator manufacturers, though no customer logos, distribution channels, pricing model, or contract structures are documented in the available source material. No headcount, revenue, funding history, ownership, management team, certifications, patents, or partnership data has been disclosed. The company's only confirmed public-facing asset, a corporate homepage hosted on Naver's modoo! platform, was terminated on June 26, 2025, leaving no visible web presence. As a result, the company's current operating status, scale, and go-to-market mechanics cannot be verified from the available evidence, and any assessment carries material data-gap risk.

Name

CIS Chemical

Legal name

CIS Chemical

Website

https://cischemical.modoo.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Closed

Short description

CIS Chemical is a South Korean specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 2012, producing semiconductor ceramic materials, battery separator coatings, and heat dissipation fillers for industrial OEMs and battery supply chain customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Industrial Materials

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Separators & Membranes Manufacturing (EUAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electroplating & Metallization Chemicals (Cu/Ni/Au plating, additives) (IMAEAKAK)

Keywords

• Semiconductor ceramics
• Battery separator coatings
• Thermal management materials
• Heat dissipation fillers
• Specialty ceramic materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Gwangju

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Core offering

CIS Chemical manufactures semiconductor ceramic materials, secondary battery separator coating materials, and heat dissipation fillers. The company supplies these specialty ceramic inputs to industrial buyers in the semiconductor and lithium-ion battery value chains. Operations are based in Gwangju, South Korea, with the company founded in 2012.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Semiconductor ceramic materials

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Soulbrain Co., Ltd. Korean specialty chemicals supplier focused on high-purity chemicals for semiconductor and display manufacturing. Directly comparable on the semiconductor ceramic/high-purity materials side of CIS Chemical's portfolio.
• Asahi Kasei Corporation: Global leader in battery separators (Hipore brand) with significant specialty chemicals and separator coating capabilities. Directly comparable on the separator coating materials product line.
• Maruwa Co., Ltd. Japanese specialist in ceramic materials for electronics, including substrates, packages, and thermal management ceramics. Directly comparable to CIS Chemical's semiconductor ceramic materials and heat dissipation filler product lines.
• Toray Industries, Inc. Japanese advanced materials company with a major battery separator film business (Setela). Comparable for separator coating materials and high-end functional materials serving electronics customers.
• SKC Co., Ltd. Korean materials company and major global battery separator manufacturer. Directly comparable as a Korea-based supplier of separator substrates and coatings to the same downstream cell customers CIS Chemical targets.
• Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd. Korean specialty chemicals manufacturer serving semiconductor and display customers with high-purity chemicals and process materials. Closely comparable in product mix and customer base to CIS Chemical's semiconductor materials line.

Broad incumbents

• Mitsubishi Chemical Group: Japanese diversified chemicals group with battery separator and advanced polymer businesses. Comparable on the separator materials side and broader specialty chemicals for electronics.
• Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Japanese specialty chemicals and semiconductor materials leader (silicone, photoresist, rare-earth magnets, semiconductor silicon). Comparable on the semiconductor materials and high-purity chemicals side as a large established player.
• NGK Insulators, Ltd. Japanese ceramics manufacturer with electronic ceramics and heat dissipation product lines serving semiconductor and power electronics customers. Comparable on ceramic materials and thermal management substrates.
• LG Chem: Korea's largest chemical company with a major battery materials franchise (cathodes, separators, electrolytes). Comparable as a Korea-based supplier across multiple battery material categories including separator coatings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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