Jul 21: 8 Strong Themes — Lithium, Battery

July 21, 2025 · #Lithium #Battery #Shipbuilding Equipment #EV #Solar #Petrochemicals #Shipbuilding #Steel (Small & Mid Cap)

8 strong themes — 3 running · 5 recurred. Top: Lithium +13.5%.

Strong themes8 Top change+13.5% LeaderLithium-for-earth

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Lithium
+13.5%
Battery
+11.2%
Shipbuilding Equipment
+7.0%
EV
+5.8%
Solar
+4.7%
Petrochemicals
+3.4%
Shipbuilding
+3.1%
Steel (Small & Mid Cap)
+3.0%

Theme leaders · recent trend

The line is the trend; the end-point colour is the last trading day's direction. Stocks without enough price history show as -
ThemeLeaderChangeTrend
LithiumLithium-for-earth+29.92%
BatteryInics+12.42%
Shipbuilding EquipmentTaewoong+28.04%
EVInics+12.42%
SolarHanwha Solutions+7.37%
PetrochemicalsHanwha Solutions+7.37%
ShipbuildingHanwha Ocean+4.98%
Steel (Small & Mid Cap)TCC Steel+6.08%

Battery materials led the Jul 21 session. Lithium posted an average change of 13.53%, with all 9 stocks up for a second straight day.

Lithium-for-earth rose 29.92% and Hydro Lithium 29.82%. Battery followed at an average change of 11.21%, with Inics up 12.42%.

Breadth was wide: every stock in all eight themes closed higher. Shipbuilding Equipment returned after 12 days at an average of 7.0%, led by Taewoong’s 28.04% jump.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Lithium2 days running+13.5%9/9Lithium-for-earth
2Battery2 days running+11.2%8/8Inics
3Shipbuilding Equipmentrecurred after 12 days+7.0%10/10Taewoong
4EVrecurred after 10 days+5.8%9/9Inics
5Solar2 days running+4.7%10/10Hanwha Solutions
6Petrochemicalsrecurred after 47 days+3.4%10/10Hanwha Solutions
7Shipbuildingrecurred after 4 days+3.1%6/6Hanwha Ocean
8Steel (Small & Mid Cap)recurred after 5 days+3.0%10/10TCC Steel

Theme by Theme

1. Lithium (2 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Lithium-for-earth 073570+29.9%1,307★
Hydro Lithium 101670+29.8%2,190
Joongang Advanced Materials 051980+22.7%2,810
Chunbo 278280+12.3%46,400
MNTECHCo 095500+6.0%10,470
SungEel HiTech 365340+5.7%39,300
LG Chem 051910+5.3%287,000
POSCO Holdings 005490+5.1%327,000
Kwangmu 029480+4.9%2,455

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2. Battery (2 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Kga 455180+15.1%6,550
Sama Aluminium 006110+13.9%21,500
Inics 452400+12.4%12,580★
Chunbo 278280+12.3%46,400
Lotte Energy Materials 020150+12.1%26,450
People & Technology Ms 257370+8.6%3,285
Duksan Techopia 317330+7.8%16,930
HT Robotics 396300+7.3%3,660

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3. Shipbuilding Equipment (recurred after 12 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Taewoong 044490+28.0%43,150★
SK oceanplant 100090+7.8%20,800
Hanwha Engine 082740+7.2%28,950
Sung Kwang Bend 014620+5.2%30,500
HD-Hyundai Marine Engine 071970+4.7%53,000
Sejin Heavy Industries 075580+4.2%11,310
HD Hyundai Marine Solution 443060+4.0%185,100
STX Engine 077970+3.5%20,750
T. K 023160+2.7%19,800
Dongsung Finetec 033500+2.6%23,450

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4. EV (recurred after 10 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Inics 452400+12.4%12,580★
HT Robotics 396300+7.3%3,660
Shinsung ST 416180+7.3%42,750
LG Chem 051910+5.3%287,000
Solus Advanced Materials 336370+4.4%8,940
LS Materials 417200+4.4%11,120
Sewon 234100+4.4%1,410
Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology 005070+3.3%38,800
NanoTIM 417010+3.3%5,600

5. Solar (2 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
LOTVacuum 083310+8.4%11,500
Hanwha Solutions 009830+7.4%37,900★
OCI Company 456040+5.0%60,400
Advanced Nano Products 121600+4.8%54,600
G2Power 388050+4.5%9,580
SK eternix 475150+4.4%23,550
Paru 043200+3.7%1,417
Lake Materials 281740+3.6%12,900
Dae Myoung Energy 389260+2.7%26,250
Korea Electric Power 015760+2.5%37,150

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6. Petrochemicals (recurred after 47 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hanwha Solutions 009830+7.4%37,900★
LG Chem 051910+5.3%287,000
Lotte Chemical 011170+4.4%68,900
Korea Petro Chemical Ind 006650+4.4%105,000
Kumho Petro Chemical 011780+3.2%130,300
SKC 011790+2.9%102,900
Isu Chemical 005950+2.1%6,440
KPX Chemical 025000+1.5%52,900
Kolon Industries 120110+1.3%44,050
SK Innovation 096770+1.2%114,900

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7. Shipbuilding (recurred after 4 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hanwha Ocean 042660+5.0%84,400★
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries 329180+4.8%425,000
Samsung Heavy Industries 010140+3.2%19,400
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering 009540+2.9%341,000
HJ Shipbuilding & Construction 097230+2.5%7,540
HD Hyundai Mipo 010620+0.5%201,000

8. Steel (Small & Mid Cap) (recurred after 5 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
SK oceanplant 100090+7.8%20,800
TCC Steel 002710+6.1%18,310★
Hanil Iron & Steel 002220+3.6%3,000
Keum Kang Steel 053260+3.3%4,690
Kumkang Kind 014280+2.0%4,870
YulChon 146060+1.7%1,444
Dongkuk Industries Company 005160+1.5%4,100
NI Steel 008260+1.5%3,825
Nexteel 092790+1.5%14,600
Dongyang S·TEC 060380+1.1%1,500

Closing Thoughts

The Lithium episode in the data spans 2025-07-18 to 2025-07-22. The next points to track are whether its 2-day streak extends and whether Battery keeps pace.

Solar also held a 2-day streak at 4.71%, with Hanwha Solutions up 7.37% amid reports of a hoped-for Q2 profit. Petrochemicals reappeared after a 47-day gap.