SK Inno Unveils Outstanding R&D Achievements on the 50th Anniversary of Daedeok Innopolis

Held at Daejeon Convention Center from 19 to 22
Presenting Eco-friendly R&D Blueprint for Secondary Batteries and More

SK Innovation will unveil its research and development (R&D) achievements to mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Daejeon Daedeok Research and Development Special Zone (Daedeok Special Zone).

On the 19th, SK Innovation announced that it will participate as a "large corporation performance exhibition" in the "Daedeok Special Zone 50th Anniversary Technology Commercialization Fair and Excellent Achievements Exhibition," hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by the Research and Development Special Zone Promotion Foundation.

SK Innovation began full-scale R&D management in 1983 by deciding to establish a technology development research institute in Ulsan. In 1995, it consolidated its R&D capabilities across the company in the Daedeok Special Zone by establishing the Daedeok Technology Institute. The institute has since been renamed the "SK Innovation Environmental Science and Technology Institute" and has played a pivotal role in the growth of SK Innovation affiliates and environmentally friendly R&D achievements, including secondary batteries, separators (LiBS), and high-quality lubricating base oils. Based on the rich national science and technology capabilities of Daedeok R&D, the R&D-focused management of the late Chairman Chey Jong-hyun of SK Group and Chairman Chey Tae-won of SK Group has blossomed.

Daejeon Yuseong-gu SK Innovation Environmental Science and Technology Institute
[Photo by SK Innovation]

SK Innovation introduces the technologies necessary to evolve into a comprehensive energy company and the process by which high-quality petroleum products (Enclean, ZIC, asphalt, etc.), secondary batteries, and LiBS have reached world-class levels today.

It also reveals achievements in the eco-friendly energy and materials sector, promoted under the "Carbon to Green" strategy. Next-generation batteries, automotive lightweight composite materials, and lubricants for electric vehicles are exhibited in both physical and model forms.

The blueprint of the world's first plastic recycling complex, the "Ulsan ARC (Advanced Recycling Cluster)," being developed by SK Geocentric, is introduced through plastic recycling products. Visitors can learn about the three major chemical plastic recycling technologies to be implemented at Ulsan ARC, as well as the "urban oil field" process, where discarded plastics are transformed into energy resources.

Technological strategies related to small modular reactors (SMR), hydrogen, and ammonia?considered carbon-reducing energy sources by SK Innovation affiliates?are also available for review.

The exhibition runs from the 19th to the 22nd. SK Innovation will provide docent tours and hold a quiz event, offering small gifts to visitors who answer correctly.

Lee Sung-jun, head of the SK Innovation Environmental Science and Technology Institute, said, "The 50 years of the Daedeok Special Zone have been the foundation for the development of national science and technology and for companies to rise to the global stage through systematic R&D management. SK Innovation will continue to contribute to the next 50 years of the Daedeok Special Zone through eco-friendly energy and materials R&D."

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