Company
PPM was established through the acquisition of all assets and intellectual property of POSCO’s magnesium business. Building on the foundation established by POSCO, PPM is further advancing its magnesium sheet manufacturing technology and production capabilities. In particular, PPM possesses unique and proprietary technology to produce magnesium cast strip with widths of up to 2,000 mm using the Twin Roll Casting(TRC) process.
2023
Developed magnesium formwork
2021
Successfully completed demonstration trials of magnesium sheets for automotive doors (US Department of Energy USAMP, 2019-2021)
2019
Commissioned the worlds first wide-strip rolling mill (1,850 mmW)
2019
Acquired business assets from POSCO and established PPM
2017
Supplied magnesium roof panels for the Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2016
Developed Posnoble, a high corrosion-resistance magnesium alloy
2015
Supplied interior components for the Renault Samsung SM7
2015
Applied E-form Plus alloy to laptop D-covers
2015
Developed H-sinker, a high thermal conductivity magnesium alloy
2014
Developed E-form Plus, a high-formability magnesium alloy
2014
Successfully produced 0.15mmT ultra-thin magnesium foil
2013
Successfully produced 1,250mm wide rolled strips
2012
Commissioned the worlds first wide-width casting plant (2,000 mmW)
2007
Commenced business and completed production facilities (Narrow-strip plant: 600 mmW)
2002
POSCO initiated R&D for the commercialization of magnesium sheets