SKC's R&D; will enhance its value, both present and future, and strengthen its competitiveness so as to provide the foundation for becoming a world-class enterprise.
A dream not backed up by technology will remain just a dream. From the beginning, SKC was acutely aware of the importance of core technology and has been concentrating its investments in the R&D; area. As a result, we have been able to develop polyester films and media technology wholly through our own technology and advance as one of the world's top companies possessing core technology in the electronic and media industries. We, SKC, are once again doing our utmost in research and development as we strive to attain global standard technology in the next generation IT and electronic material industry - and with our firmly rooted technological infrastructure we will deliver the optimal hardware solutions in the 21st century.
Corporate R&D; focuses on developing the core technology and products related to creating new businesses that will enable SKC to grow into a world class enterprise. The themes selected through close analysis and evaluation of industrial trends will be implemented per each project unit, and the fruit of research and development will be maximized through the Stage Gate Model, thus ensuring the future of SKC.
Division R&D; divides its functions into the areas of film materials, solar materials processing materials, and chemical materials and seeks to strengthen the existing businesses by carrying out research and development in the following two directions.
The first direction is new product development. Based on the premise that a company must sustain its growth, we are continuously and actively developing new products in order to expand into new business areas. The second direction is quality and cost innovation. We endeavor to share our values with customers, and thereby create new values, and supply products of improved quality and lower cost. These functions of SKC R&D; will enhance SKC's value, both present and future, strengthen its competitiveness and act as the foundation for it to become a world class enterprise