Korea Zinc Seeks $2 Billion Loan for US Critical Minerals Plant Expansion

Korea Zinc is in talks to secure a roughly $2.35 billion loan to help build a major critical minerals processing plant in Tennessee, USA. The planned facility is part of a broader $7.4 billion investment aimed at strengthening domestic supplies of metals used in electronics, clean energy, and defense sectors. These materials have become vital as governments try to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.