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Eneos unit to sell South Korea copper smelter stake for $730m

Proceeds will be used to ramp up investment in advanced chip materials

JX Nippon’s smelting business has been struggling with low profitability in recent years due to the rise of bigger Chinese rivals.
Nikkei staff writers | Japan

TOKYO -- JX Nippon Mining & Metals, a unit of Japan's top oil refiner Eneos Holdings, on Thursday announced plans to sell its entire 49.9% holding in South Korean copper smelter LS-Nikko Copper for 930 billion won ($730 million).

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