Changwon Special City Breaks Ground on Advanced Materials Demonstration Research Complex

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Phase 1 Metal Material Demonstration Research Infrastructure Project

Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 9th for the first phase of the Advanced Materials Demonstration Research Complex being constructed within the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex.

The Advanced Materials Demonstration Research Complex [2nd Materials Research Institute] project will be carried out in three phases by 2030 on a site of 78,080㎡.

The project consists of the first phase establishing a metal materials demonstration research foundation, the second phase establishing an extreme materials demonstration research foundation, and the third phase establishing a functional materials demonstration research foundation, all to be built within the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex.

Changwon Special City held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 9th for the first phase of the Advanced Materials Demonstration Research Complex being constructed within the Jinhae Advanced Industrial Research Complex.

The first phase, which began construction in the third quarter of this year and aims for completion in the fourth quarter of next year, involves a project budget of 33.5 billion KRW including national funds. It is divided into the Power Unit Smart Manufacturing Center construction project, which builds infrastructure for self-reliance in manufacturing technology of power unit materials and components such as turbines, motors, and engines, and the Metal Materials Demonstration Testbed construction project, with a budget of 44.7 billion KRW, which establishes infrastructure for demonstrating core strategic metal materials with high import dependence such as methyl valves, titanium alloys, molybdenum alloys, and nickel powder.

Currently, South Korea depends heavily on imports for most core materials and components, and securing technology development and demonstration data is essential for technological independence. However, it is realistically difficult for companies to systematically conduct evaluations and build databases on their own.

The newly launched Advanced Materials Demonstration Research Complex is expected to serve as a platform that integrates equipment for material evaluation and provides systematic support as a demonstration research foundation to support the practical application of technology, thereby contributing to the advancement of domestic technology levels.

Jo Myung-rae, the 2nd Vice Mayor, stated, “The establishment of the Advanced Materials Demonstration Research Complex is expected to realize material self-reliance through fostering essential national strategic technologies, shorten the commercialization period of research outcomes, and increase sales growth of related companies.” He added, “I hope that Changwon will become a key site for strategic material development and play a significant role in this regard.”

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