Doosan Establishes CCL Production Base in Thailand to Meet Growing AI Data Center Demand

Doosan is establishing a new production base in Thailand to proactively respond to the growing demand for copper clad laminate (CCL) driven by the expansion of AI data centers.

Image of CCL (Copper Clad Laminate) produced by Doosan. Photo by Doosan

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On April 29, Doosan announced that it will establish a new subsidiary and build a CCL production plant in the Araya Industrial Estate, located in Bang Bo, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. The total investment amounts to approximately 180 billion won. The factory site covers about 73,000 square meters (approximately 22,000 pyeong). Construction is scheduled to begin within this year, with mass production targeted for the second half of 2028. Doosan also plans to expand the facility in stages, depending on future demand.

The new plant will primarily produce high-performance CCL for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and network equipment.

The Araya Industrial Estate, selected as the production base, is located about 30 minutes by car from Suvarnabhumi International Airport and about an hour from Laem Chabang Port, providing excellent logistics accessibility. As a state-of-the-art industrial complex, it is equipped with operational infrastructure and disaster response systems, ensuring a stable production environment-another key factor in the site selection.

CCL is a board with copper foil applied to both sides of an insulator and is a core base material for printed circuit boards (PCBs), which serve as the neural network of electronic devices. In particular, AI accelerators that must process massive amounts of data at ultra-high speeds require high-performance CCL that minimizes signal loss and maintains integrity even in high-temperature operating environments. As investments in AI data centers expand globally, demand for high-performance CCL is also rapidly increasing.

Doosan has maintained its competitiveness in the CCL sector based on material technology accumulated over the past 50 years. The key to CCL quality is the optimal composition ratio among various materials. Achieving this requires sophisticated blending technology, including precise molecular-level chemical bonding, organic interactions between materials, and optimization of physical properties.

A Doosan representative stated, "We have decided to expand our production capacity to respond in a timely manner to the growing demand for CCL," adding, "We will continue to monitor market conditions and flexibly consider additional investments as needed."

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