title: Graphene Square (Pohang) description: “Korea CVD film. Pohang Blue Valley plant completion 2025 in press. Tonnes not the unit.” tags:
- manufacturing
Evidence: company location page + contemporaneous Korean press. Unit-cost “one-sixth” is a CEO quote.
Sites
Company location page:
- HQ & factory: 21, Blueseo-ro 3-gil, Donghae-myeon, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- R&D: A-dong 14F, Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, 145 Gwanggyo-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon.
- US branch address also listed (Los Angeles).
Lineage: Hong Byung-hee / SKKU then SNU CVD; company founded 2012 in earlier notes.
2025 plant talk
ChosunBiz (25 Dec 2025): Pohang Blue Valley National Industrial Complex mass-production plant; ceremony prior month; floor area 6,308 m²; investment talk 42 billion won; Series B 19 billion won (2023) and pre-IPO 16 billion won (Apr 2025) in that article. CEO quote: unit cost to one-sixth of pilot. Graphene-Info (18 Nov 2025) pointed at the JoongAng completion story — radar, not the primary. sources
Film mill. Confirm SKU and sheet size before a tonne conversion.