SK Materials (CEO Lee Yong-wook), a materials investment company, is opening the Advanced Materials Sejong Campus, which will perform core functions such as advanced materials R&D and production, and is targeting the global top tier in the materials technology field.

On the 27th, SK Materials held an opening ceremony for the Advanced Materials Sejong Campus, which will perform the role of SK Materials’ core R&D and integrated quality analysis service.

The opening ceremony was held with the attendance of SK Materials CEO Lee Yong-wook, SK Trichem CEO Oh Jong-jin, SK Materials Performance CEO Ha Jeong-hwan, and key executives and employees.

The Advanced Materials Sejong Campus is a comprehensive research center that will perform the overall core functions of material quality and technology, from basic (advance) R&D, product development R&D, quality analysis, and production.

It is expected that a total of four corporations, including SK Materials, SK Materials’ material research and analysis group, SK Trichem, and SK Materials Performance, will be able to use the space together and explore various synergies through close collaboration.

The building has a total of five floors, including the Global Tech Center and Quality Analysis Center. It consists of departments that perform leading functions in the quality and technology of advanced materials, and in addition, it has office space, a fitness center, a cafe lounge, a restaurant, and other employee lounges and convenience facilities.

SK Materials President Lee Yong-wook said, “With the establishment of this advanced materials Sejong Campus, a good environment has been created for SK Materials to further devote itself to securing next-generation technologies as a global top-tier materials technology company.” He added, “We expect that this place will become the central force of SK Materials’ future growth based on differentiated technological competitiveness and the R&D hub for advanced materials in Korea.”