FOIL vs STE

Londian Wason New Energy Tech Inc.

According to Frost&Sullivan, Londian Wason was the world's largest supplier of lithium-ion battery ('LiB') copper foil in terms of sales volume in 2025, holding a global market share of 7.6%. In 2025, the Company supplied approximately 111,985 metric tons of LiB copper foil, maintaining the world's largest annual sales volume. As an industry leader in the global electrolytic copper foil market, Londian Wason has established a high-quality and diversified global customer base, serving top global battery and electronic circuit manufacturers such as LG Energy Solution, Panasonic Industrial Materials, SK On, Samsung SDI, ATL, CATL, BYD, and Sunwoda. Londian Wason was the first copper foil manufacturer in China to successfully develop 6µm high-strength LiB copper foil and the first in the world to achieve mass production of 6µm copper foil.

STERIS plc (Ireland)

STERIS plc provides infection prevention and other procedural products and services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies, and Life Sciences. The Healthcare segment offers cleaning chemistries and sterility assurance products; accessories for gastrointestinal (GI) procedures, washers, sterilizers, and other pieces of capital equipment for the operation of a sterile processing department; and equipment used directly in the operating room, including surgical tables, lights, and connectivity solutions, as well as equipment management services. It also provides capital equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; preventive maintenance programs and repair services; instrument and endoscope repair and maintenance services; and custom process improvement consulting and outsourced instrument sterile processing services. This segment offers its products and services to acute care hospitals and other healthcare settings. The Applied Sterilization Technologies segment provides contract sterilization and testing services for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers through a network of approximately 50 contract sterilization and laboratory facilities. The Life Sciences segment designs, manufactures and sells consumable products, such as formulated cleaning chemistries, barrier and sterility assurance products, steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizers, and washer disinfectors. This segment also offers equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; and preventive maintenance programs and repair services. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.