[South Korea] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Local residents in Haman County, South Korea staged a peaceful protest on April 10, 2025, opposing plans for a secondary battery waste recycling facility at the Jangji Industrial Complex due to health and environmental concerns.

Supply-chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. If the protest gains momentum and delays or blocks the recycling facility, it could affect South Korea's broader secondary battery supply chain planning, though the immediate impact appears limited to local administrative processes.

Watch points

• Monitor whether the protest expands beyond local residents to include broader environmental groups or gains political support
• Track administrative decisions by Haman County officials regarding the recycling facility approval process