SKC Co., Ltd. (SK Group)

Industry

Cosmetics, Packaging & plastics, Paints & coatings, Waste & circular economy

Topics

PBS / PBAT & biodegradable plastics

Role

Producer — “…ies — Used in semiconductor manufacturing for polishing wafer surfaces. ( ) - wet chemicals — Used in semicond…”

Products: propylene oxide (PO); propylene glycol (PG); polypropylene glycol (PPG); polyvinyl butyral (PVB) film; colorless polyimide (CPI); CMP pads and slurries; wet chemicals; ceramic parts; KCFT; PET Film

Certifications: Zero Waste to Landfill Gold Operations; UL 2799A Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Zero Waste Classifications; ISO 37001; ISO 9001; IATF 16949; ISO 14001

Applications

automobiles · household appliances · medical · electronics · Electric vehicle batteries · Mobile IT products · Solar energy · Optical film markets · Chemical products market · EV Batteries · Semiconductors · Eco-friendly Materials

Certifications (website)

Zero Waste to Landfill Gold Operations · UL 2799A Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Zero Waste Classifications · ISO 37001 · ISO 9001 · IATF 16949 · ISO 14001

Customers & partners

SK Holdings · SK Bioland · SKC Kolon PI · SKC Solmics · Mitsui Chemicals · SK Innovation · LG Chem · SK Hynix · SK Group · Various global tech firms · Major electric vehicle manufacturers

Production sites

South Korea — 310,000 tonnes for propylene oxide; Propylene oxide, propylene glycol, PVB, CPI · China — 218,000 tonnes; PET film · South Korea — 20,000 tons; Secondary battery materials · South Korea — 20,500 tons; Copper foil for batteries · 2, 3sandan 2-gil, Bukmyeon, jeongeup, jeollabukdo, Korea · 서울특별시 중구 충무로 15 · 경기도 수원시 장안구 장안로309번길 84 · 충청북도 진천군 이월면 고등1길 27 · 울산광역시 남구 용잠로 255 · 경기도 수원시 장안구 정자로 102 · SKC Drive, Covington, GA 30014, USA · SKC (Jiangsu) High Tech Plastics Co., Ltd. Room 615, Building C, No 188 TongSheng RD., NETDA, NANTONG, JIANGSU

Products (website)

propylene oxide (PO) — A highly reactive liquid used in numerous industrial applications. · propylene glycol (PG) — Used in unsaturated polyester resin and moisturizers. · polypropylene glycol (PPG) — Feedstock for the production of polyurethanes. · polyvinyl butyral (PVB) film — Used in safety glass for automobiles and buildings. · colorless polyimide (CPI) — Used as protective cover glass for foldable OLED smartphones. · CMP pads and slurries — Used in semiconductor manufacturing for polishing wafer surfaces. · wet chemicals — Used in semiconductor fabrication. · ceramic parts — Consumables required for semiconductor etching and diffusion processes. · KCFT — A material for secondary batteries. · PET Film — Used in various consumer products. · KCFT — A key material for EV batteries, specifically copper foil, aiming to expand its market share. · PET Film — Used in solar cells, with planned production expansion.

R&D facilities

SKC HT&M (China) · SK nexilis · SK picglobal · SK enpulse · SK leaveo

Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · quality · rnd · leadership · contact · sustainability

• 2026-06 Latest status: The company completed a paid-in capital increase of approximately KRW 1.167 trillion in the first half of 2026 to improve its financial structure and fund its glass substrate business. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2026-09-18 SKC Commits 590 Billion Won to Glass Substrates for Chips - Seoul Economic Daily
  SKC Co., Ltd. (as part of SK Group) is expanding its focus on semiconductor materials, notably investing about 590 billion won—roughly half of its 1.1671 trillion won rights offering proceeds—into glass substrate products to support next-gen, large-area, …
• 2026-09-22 SKC to Subscribe Additional KRW 92.1 Billion in Absolics' Paid-in Capital Increase... Accelerating Glass Substrate Business - The Asia Business Daily
  SKC Co., Ltd. (SK Group) is aggressively investing in Absolics to accelerate its glass substrate business, boosting its total capital commitment to about KRW 373.1 billion and pursuing a two-track commercialization strategy for embedding and non-embedding …
• 2026-09-04 SKC Invests $200 Million in Absolics to Speed Glass Substrate Rollout - Seoul Economic Daily
  SKC Co., Ltd. (SK Group) is actively investing in its semiconductor materials arm, Absolics, by injecting about 281 billion won ($200 million) via a rights offering to accelerate the rollout of glass substrate technology, signaling a strategic push into …
• 2026-09-26 SKC, 동박서 유리기판으로 무게추…“앱솔릭스에 힘 싣는다” - CEOSCOREDAILY
  SKC is shifting its growth focus from secondary battery materials to semiconductor materials, expanding investment in its glass-substrate subsidiary Appsolix (glass substrate) and raising its stake to 82.37% via a larger rights issue. The company aims to …
• 2026-08-30 SKC eyes merger of SK picglobal amid China glut and funding squeeze - CHOSUNBIZ
  SKC Co., Ltd. (SK Group) is reevaluating and restructuring its portfolio, exploring a potential sale or merger of SK picglobal due to ongoing losses and tightening financing, while injecting cash to stabilize SK picglobal and focusing on core assets like …

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