독 Merck Research Institute, Anseong Nest... 12 Billion Investment

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon attended the opening ceremony of the SoD research institute of German company Merck in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province on the 10th and participated in the ribbon-cutting.

The SoD research institute of Merck, a global German company producing semiconductor and display materials as well as semiconductor manufacturing equipment, has established its base in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province.

On the 10th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it held an opening ceremony for the research institute at Merck's Anseong plant, attended by Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon, Merck Electronics Chairman (CEO) Kai Beckmann, 10 executives from Merck headquarters, and representatives from leading domestic semiconductor companies Samsung and SK Hynix.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon stated, "Merck and Gyeonggi Province have been long-time friends. Since investing in Gyeonggi in 2002, we have maintained a truly excellent business partnership for 22 years. Merck's partnership has played a significant role in South Korea achieving global competitiveness in displays and semiconductors."

He added, "Gyeonggi Province is in the process of creating the world's largest and finest semiconductor cluster. We hope to continue working with Merck. A large materials, parts, and equipment complex is planned for Anseong, and we would appreciate Merck expanding its participation. We expect that the research institute opening today will become a major momentum for the cooperative relationship among Merck, Anseong City, and Gyeonggi Province."

In his welcoming remarks, Kai Beckmann, Chairman of Merck Electronics, said, "Without the support of Gyeonggi Province and Anseong City, this SoD Center probably would not have succeeded. We are grateful for the support and look forward to more cooperation with Gyeonggi Province and Anseong City."

Gyeonggi Province explained that Governor Kim Dong-yeon's attendance at the opening ceremony was due to a connection made at the World Economic Forum (Davos Forum) held in Switzerland last January.

At the Davos Congress Center, Governor Kim met with Kai Beckmann, Chairman (CEO) of Merck Electronics, and requested investment in Gyeonggi Province, saying, "The electronic materials supplied by Merck are essential materials in Gyeonggi's strategic industries. We ask for continuous research and development and investment in expanding manufacturing facilities."

At that time, the two exchanged opinions to meet again, and the reunion was realized when Chairman Beckmann visited Korea for the SoD research institute opening ceremony and kept this promise.

Meanwhile, the SoD research institute was established within the Anseong plant with an investment of 9 million euros (approximately 12 billion KRW) by Merck, after 2 years and 3 months of construction, covering an area of 390㎥. Here, research and development and application testing of SoD products, which are pre-processing products related to semiconductor wiring, will be conducted.

Merck is a global company operating businesses in three sectors: Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics, with facilities in 65 countries worldwide and a workforce of 63,000 employees.

Merck Electronics began investing in research and development and manufacturing of display liquid crystal materials in Pyeongtaek Poseung in 2002, and has invested over 250 billion KRW in Gyeonggi Province to date, creating more than 900 jobs.

Gyeonggi Province expects this research institute to significantly contribute to the domestic semiconductor industry by strengthening research and development and technical support for SoD products.

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