By setting up a R&D system that preemptively responds to rapidly changing market situations, SKC is striving to identify market conditions and technological trends so as to create greater values. Our R&D Center is the core engine that leads the sustained growth of SKC. Based on the technical superiority secured from previous businesses, our company conducts sustained R&D to identify future growth engine early in the game. Through such efforts, we were able to become a leader of the chemical and film material industry, also while making headways into the next-generation materials.
Our Materials R&D Center uses the experience and technological capabilities in the field of PO to develop next-generation polyurethane specialty products, while focusing on engineering plastic, vehicle weight reduction materials, and healthcare materials. In addition, with an extensive investment and support from the company, the center is able to conduct R&D to create next-generation businesses in areas such as semiconductor process material, wireless charging material, IT device material, and renewable energy material.
By providing experience and R&D capabilities gathered from various industries, SKC focuses on developing high value-added products and through this, lives up to its name as a global specialty marketer.
Based on its core technologies gained through its film and chemical businesses, SKC secures future growth opportunities in IT, renewable energy, eco-friendly materials, and conducts R&D to strengthen its global competitiveness.
Based on its core technologies gained through its film and chemical businesses, SKC secures future growth opportunities in IT, renewable energy, eco-friendly materials, and conducts R&D to strengthen its global competitiveness.
SKC Materials R&D develops specialty polyurethane materials and inorganic materials for the happiness of our customers and for the continuous development of SKC.
Specialty polyurethane R&D is based on long-term know-how and technology accumulated in the PO downstream. It is the leader of the next-generation materials industry. Representative materials will include jounce bumper, fine bubble material used for automobile suspension and headlamp bezel with high-functioning engineering plastic. In addition, our materials R&D team also develops highly flame retardant urea coating materials used in LPG tanks and functional glue used for solar panel back sheets, as per our client needs.
Besides polyurethane, we are also currently developing inorganic materials such as magnet-FCCL used for wireless charging and IT device close-range communication.