7 November 2013
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BASF intends to set up its new
Electronic Material Research and Development (R&D) Center Asia Pacific
in partnership with Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
in Suwon, South Korea.
the facility will serve as
an integrated hub for electronic material research in the region.
The new R&D Center is scheduled to open in 2014
and located in a building at the Natural Science Campus of SKKU
with approximately 40 scientific and technical professionals
working.
As part of BASF's global R&D network,
the new R&D Center will focus on researching
* specialty and process chemicals,
* inorganic materials and formulations for
high-performance applications for
* semiconductors,
* displays,
* organic electronics,
* LEDs and
* photovoltaics,
offering a wide range of innovative solutions for
the electronics value chains.
BASF,
Dr.Lothar Laupichler, Senior Vice President Electronics Materials,
- Korea is at the cutting edge of the electronics industry
and of electronic materials research.
- By setting up our new Electronic Material R&D Center Asia Pacific
at Sungkyunkwan University, we will be able to
combine BASF's international expertise
in electronic materials with
the latest advances from top research scientists.
- This in turn translate into fast, market-driven innovations
for our customers.
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