Toray Advanced Materials announced that it held a completion ceremony on the 12th for the expansion of production facilities for Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) Films, Units 13 and 14, at its Gumi Plant No. 5 in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province.
The completion ceremony was attended by over 150 people, including Lee Han-cheol, Investment Policy Officer of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; National Assembly member Koo Ja-geun; Yang Geum-hee, Deputy Governor for Economy of North Gyeongsang Province; Jung Seong-hyun, Deputy Mayor of Gumi City; other government and local officials; Motohisa Kyuno (Motohisa Otono), Chairman of Toray Advanced Materials; and Kim Young-sub, President and CEO of Toray Advanced Materials.
The newly completed MLCC Film Units 13 and 14 have an annual production capacity of 300 million square meters. With this expansion, including existing facilities, Toray Advanced Materials has secured a total annual production capacity of 900 million square meters for MLCC films.
MLCC film is an essential material used in the manufacturing process of MLCCs, which are core components of advanced devices. It is classified as an advanced material that supports quality and stable production. In particular, as the miniaturization and high-performance trends of electronic devices accelerate due to the development of advanced industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) and future mobility, demand for MLCCs is expected to continue expanding.
Through this expansion, Toray Advanced Materials plans to proactively respond to market demand while stably supplying differentiated, high-quality products based on world-class film technology. The company stated that it will continue to expand the development of next-generation products and lead the global advanced film market, leveraging its integrated production system spanning from polymerization to film and high-end processing.
President Kim Young-sub said, "Through the completion of Units 13 and 14, we have further solidified our competitive advantage in the MLCC film sector," adding that the company will leap forward into a global advanced materials company that grows together with its customers through continuous research and development and investment.
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