SEMCORP Hungary Kft.

What SEMCORP Hungary Kft. does

SEMCORP Hungary Kft. is a Hungarian limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Yunnan Energy New Materials (Group) Co., Ltd. (SEMCORP, Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 002812.SZ), established in 2020 and headquartered in Debrecen. It operates the SEMCORP Group's first overseas separator manufacturing facility, with its first coating production line beginning trial production in July 2023. The subsidiary is part of a parent group that is the world's largest supplier of wet-process lithium-ion battery separators by shipment volume — a position held for seven consecutive years through 2025 — with planned global capacity of 17.5 billion square meters and 51% Chinese wet-process market share in 2023. Headcount at the Hungarian entity stands at 47 employees.

The facility manufactures coated lithium-ion battery separators using wet biaxial stretching and proprietary coating technologies (ceramic, PVDF, aramid, mix-coating) developed at the group level, supported by 725 active patents as of December 31, 2025 and a 500+ multinational R&D team. Group-level products include base film separators, aluminum plastic film for soft-pack cells, and next-generation solid-state battery materials (sulfide electrolyte membranes, ultra-pure lithium sulfide, LPSC sulfide electrolyte). Global strategic customers include CATL (also a CATL-SEMCORP joint-venture partner via Xiamen SEMCORP), LG (including LGES 2023-2031 nominations), Samsung, Panasonic, BYD, CALB, Gotion, EVE Energy, Farasis, and Lishen.

SEMCORP Hungary operates within an enterprise field-sales and direct-supply model, serving European and global battery cell manufacturers from its Debrecen base as part of the group's three-continent production footprint (China, Hungary, USA). Revenue is generated through B2B hardware sales of separator materials under quote-based enterprise contracts. The parent group generated 13.63+ billion RMB operating income in 2025; subsidiary-level financials are not separately disclosed. Group-level capabilities include AI-enabled quality inspection (via the 2026 LUSTER LightTech global partnership) and ESG positioning (MSCI A rating maintained for three consecutive years through 2025).

Name

SEMCORP Hungary Kft.

Legal name

Yunnan Energy New Materials (Group) Co., Ltd.

Website

https://semcorp.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SEMCORP Hungary Kft. is the Hungarian manufacturing subsidiary of SEMCORP Group, operating the group's first overseas lithium-ion battery separator coating facility in Debrecen and supplying coated separators to global battery cell manufacturers across Europe and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lithium-ion battery separators and advanced battery materials

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Battery Manufacturing (33591)

SIC

Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Separators & Membranes Manufacturing (EUAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Barrier & Specialty Films (EVOH, PVDC, Metallized, AlOx/SiOx Coated) (IMALABAC), Plastic Films & Laminated Packaging Structures Manufacturing (IMANAEAD)

Keywords

• Lithium-ion battery separators
• Aluminum plastic film
• BOPP packaging film
• Solid-state electrolyte materials
• EV battery materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Yuxi City

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Lithium-ion battery separator sales: Core revenue stream from wet-process and dry-process lithium-ion battery separators sold to global battery manufacturers. Products include base films, ceramic-coated, PVDF-coated, aramid-coated, and mix-coating separators.
2. Aluminum plastic film sales: Soft-pack lithium-ion battery packaging materials including dry aluminum plastic film and thermal aluminum plastic film for consumer, power, and energy storage battery applications.
3. Sulfide electrolyte materials: Solid-state battery materials including ultra-pure lithium sulfide, sulfide electrolytes, and sulfide electrolyte membranes for next-generation battery technology.
4. BOPP film sales: Biaxially-oriented polypropylene film products including cigarette film, flat film, and special film for packaging applications.
5. Packaging products: Aseptic packaging and cigarette packaging including roll-fed, box sleeve-fed, gable top products, and specialty packaging solutions.
6. Paper products: Laser transfer paper, electrochemical aluminum foil, and specialty paper products for packaging and anti-counterfeit applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SEMCORP Hungary Kft. manufactures and sells advanced film materials for lithium-ion batteries and industrial packaging at its Debrecen, Hungary facility. Its core products are wet-process and dry-process battery separators (including ceramic- and PVDF-coated variants), aluminum plastic film for pouch-cell battery casings, and sulfide solid-state electrolyte materials for next-generation batteries. The company also continues to produce BOPP films, packaging films, and specialty paper products inherited from its predecessor business lines.

Product overview

SEMCORP is a globally leading enterprise in advanced materials, operating two major business systems: New Energy (lithium-ion battery separators, aluminum plastic film, sulfide electrolyte membranes for solid-state batteries) and Packaging (BOPP film, aseptic/cigarette packaging, specialty paper products). The company is the world's largest supplier by shipment volume for lithium-ion battery separators, with production bases in China, Hungary, and the USA. Its product portfolio includes base film technologies (wet biaxial stretching, dry-process), various coating solutions (ceramic, PVDF, aramid, mix-coating), solid-state battery materials (sulfide electrolytes, ultra-pure lithium sulfide), and AI-enabled intelligent quality inspection systems. The company serves global lithium battery manufacturers including CATL, BYD, LG, Samsung, Panasonic, and CALB.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Enjie: Used interchangeably with SEMCORP for lithium battery separator products
• Energy New Materials

Products and services

• Lithium-ion battery separators (wet-process and dry-process)

Quantifiable outcome

• Semi-solid electrolyte separator increases discharge capacity retention rate by more than 10% at -30°C
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• LUSTER LightTech Co., Ltd.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2026Global strategic cooperation on AI visual inspection for separator manufacturing. Covers SEMCORP's nine domestic production bases and two overseas bases in USA and Hungary. Collaboration includes GMQM series for intelligent quality management, AI quality inspection systems, F.Brain intelligent industrial brain, and big data center to create a globally unified, full-process, traceable digital quality control system.
• Beijing Welion New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Tripartite strategic cooperation with SEMCORP Shanghai and LUSTER LightTech for solid-state battery material technology innovation, intelligent manufacturing upgrades, and industrial ecosystem co-construction. Leverages SEMCORP's separator expertise, Welion's solid-state battery R&D and mass production capabilities, and LUSTER's machine vision and AI capabilities.
• Teijin (Japan)majorTechnology or Integration · 23 May 2023Patent cooperation for separator technology sharing and licensing. SEMCORP Shanghai and Teijin of Japan have reached patent cooperation for further technology advancement.
• CATL (Xiamen SEMCORP joint venture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Joint venture with CATL to establish Xiamen SEMCORP for separator production, strengthening the strategic partnership with the world's largest EV battery manufacturer.
• Beijing Welion New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture company Jiangsu Sanhe established with Welion and TIANMULAKE in Liyang, Changzhou, Jiangsu to research, produce, and sell semi-solid electrolyte coating separators and high-end coating separators for semi-solid batteries.
• Hungarian WHB GroupmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2020WHB Group serves as general contractor for construction of SEMCORP Hungary factory - the company's first overseas separator factory. WHB Group is responsible for project construction work at the Debrecen facility.
• Celgard (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Dry-process separator project cooperation with Celgard, setting up a production line with capacity of 1 billion square meters in Jiangxi. Uses blow molding method with high technical threshold for better yields, consistency, and thinner thicknesses.
• University of Chinese Academy of SciencessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-university-research cooperation for joint research and development in advanced materials and separator technology.
• University of MacausupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-university-research cooperation for academic collaboration and research development.
• Donghua UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-university-research cooperation for academic collaboration in materials science and engineering.
• Nanjing Tech UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-university-research cooperation for joint research and talent development in new materials.
• Central South UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on solid-state battery technology, particularly sulfide solid electrolyte development and industry-academia-research cooperation.
• Hangzhou Anmaisheng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.supportingTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership for Intelligent Film Thickness Control Project at SEMCORP Yuxi. Collaboration on industrial AI application in advanced material manufacturing, focusing on thickness control in film-making process.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Asahi Kasei: Japanese chemical and material conglomerate and the global #1 in battery separators via its Hipore brand; acquired Celgard (US dry-process leader) in 2018. Direct competitor to SEMCORP in wet- and dry-process lithium-ion separators serving EV/ESS OEMs worldwide.
• Senior Technology (Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co., Ltd.): One of China's largest lithium-ion battery separator manufacturers and SEMCORP's closest domestic rival. Competes head-to-head in wet-process separators serving Chinese and overseas battery cell makers.
• SK ie technology (SKIET): Korean separator manufacturer (subsidiary of SK Innovation) producing wet-process separators. Direct competitor serving Korean and global battery OEMs, with growing European capacity.
• Toray Industries: Japanese materials group with a battery separator film business. Competes with SEMCORP in high-end separator films and brings incumbent OEM relationships in Japan and increasingly in Europe.
• W-Scope Corporation: Japan- and Korea-based manufacturer of wet-process polyethylene battery separators. Directly comparable product offering to SEMCORP's base film, supplying Asian and European battery cell manufacturers.
• Teijin Limited: Japanese materials group with separator technology and an active patent cooperation with SEMCORP. Comparable through both competing and partnering roles in advanced separator IP.
• Celgard (Asahi Kasei): US-based dry-process separator pioneer, now part of Asahi Kasei but operating as a distinct brand. SEMCORP has a Jiangxi dry-process project with Celgard (1B sqm line), making it both a technology partner and direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Putailai (Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.): Chinese battery materials supplier specializing in anode materials and coated separators. Comparable as a China-based adjacent battery materials platform serving the same OEM customers (CATL, LG, etc.).
• Capchem (Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co., Ltd.): Chinese electrolyte manufacturer with growing separator adjacencies. Comparable through the shared lithium-ion battery materials value chain and overlapping EV/ESS customer set.

Broad incumbents

• Freudenberg Sealing Technologies: German industrial group active in separator and battery component technologies through its Freudenberg Performance Materials division. Comparable as a broad incumbent supplying battery separators and adjacent materials to European OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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