Enerever
1 known investors
South Korean maker of secondary-battery separators, coated separator film and cylindrical battery cans, based in Wanju.
Also known as ENEREVER · Enerever Battery Solution · 에너에버배터리솔루션
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Enerever Battery Solution (에너에버배터리솔루션(주)) is a South Korean producer of core materials and parts for secondary batteries, centred on next-generation separators. Its product line covers wet separator base film (9μm and 11μm grades, produced at the Wanju factory), dry separator film in 16μm and 20μm grades under the MS-DPS product designation (Chungju factory), coated separator under the MS-PCS "Max Safety Premium Coating Separator" line in 13–14μm and 15–16μm grades using boehmite particles at 0.3μm with two-sided 2+2 coating, and cylindrical battery cans with cap assemblies in 18650 and 21700 formats.
The company markets its coating separator around five stated properties: high heat resistance, high safety, high impregnability, low moisture and low surface resistance. Target applications listed by the company include electric vehicles, e-bicycles, e-boats, mobile phones and tablets, energy storage systems and data centres. Company materials describe the business as covering fabric coating, slitting and battery can manufacture within a single comprehensive separator operation.
Business model
Enerever manufactures and sells battery core materials and components — wet and dry separator film, coated separator, and cylindrical battery cans and cap assemblies — to secondary battery and cell producers, operating its own production plants in Wanju and Chungju, Korea.
Sales of separator film, coated separator and battery can/cap assembly products to battery manufacturers.
Traction
The company operates separator plants in Wanju and Chungju and produces 18650 and 21700 battery cans; company news postings report a first overseas separator export and a reported 120 billion won plant expansion.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Described in company and marketplace materials as a Korean separator manufacturer positioned as the country's only comprehensive separator company spanning fabric coating, slitting and battery cans.
The company positions itself as a comprehensive separator supplier covering base film, coating, slitting and battery can production in one operation, with coated separator specified for heat resistance, safety, impregnability, low moisture and low surface resistance.
Technology
Wet and dry polyolefin-type separator production plus a boehmite-based ceramic coating process. Published specifications include wet separator at 9μm and 11μm with porosity of 40% and 120°C/1h heat shrinkage of 3–5%, dry separator (MS-DPS 16A/16B/20A/20B) at 38–44% porosity with MD thermal shrinkage under 3%, and coated separator (MS-PCS) with 2+2μm double-sided coating of 0.3μm boehmite particles, air permeability of 130–150 sec/100ml and shrinkage at 180°C/1h of 2% MD and 1.5% TD.
Go-to-market
Secondary battery and cell manufacturers serving electric vehicle, e-bike, e-boat, energy storage, data centre and consumer electronics (smartphone/tablet) applications.
Geography
Headquarters and a separator factory are located at 79 Cheomdansaneop 1-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, with an additional dry separator plant in Chungju. Company news postings reference planned plants in North America and India and a first overseas separator export.
History
Company news postings record a 2023 acquisition of 이쎌텍 (Icelltech), described as producing Korea's first comprehensive separator company; a reported 120 billion won expansion of the Wanju separator plant; designation of the Wanju plant site as an advanced investment district in 2023; a first overseas export of separator film produced on domestically built equipment; entry into cylindrical EV battery can production; and reported plans for separator plants in North America and India. A March 2024 posting refers to planned North American market entry in the first half of the year and an IPO targeted for the third quarter of the following year.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 8
launches, deals, and filingsNews listing headline reports company statements on entering the North American market in the first half of 2024 and an IPO targeted for the third quarter of 2025.
News listing headline reports the company's first overseas export of separator film produced with domestically built equipment.
News listing headline reports Enerever as a Korean company building a first separator plant in India, referencing China's CATL.
News listing headline reports the Wanju plant site being designated a '첨단투자지구' (advanced investment district).
Company news listing reports Enerever Battery Solution's acquisition of 이쎌텍, described as creating Korea's first comprehensive separator company.
Company news listing headline reports Enerever establishing a first separator plant in North America.
Company news listing headline reports an expansion of the Wanju separator factory described as a 120 billion won investment.
Company news listing headline reports Enerever moving into manufacturing cylindrical battery cans for electric vehicles.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- 에너에버배터리솔루션enerever.co.kr · web
7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Enerever do?
- South Korean maker of secondary-battery separators, coated separator film and cylindrical battery cans, based in Wanju.
- Who are Enerever's investors?
- Enerever's investors include Kiwoom Investment.