iljin materials’ production of electfoil to rise to 25,000 tonnes - electrical energy storage systems

Kuching: Korea Ilkin Materials Co. , Ltd. will greatly increase the output of electronic foil (
Electrolytic copper foil)
The Sama Jaya free industrial zone here has enabled its first overseas manufacturing facility.
$ 400mil Kuching factory (phase 1)
An annual output of 10,000 tons of copper foil, thin copper foil with a thickness of 10 microns or less.
Electronic foil is the core material of the current collector that constitutes the cathode of the electric vehicle battery.
With the production of The Kuching plant, the annual electronic foil production of irkin materials will jump from 25,000 tons per year to 15,000 tons, or increase by nearly 70%.
Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk pattinji Abang Johari Tun OpenG launched the plant last Thursday, which was built within 12 months.
According to the state minister of industry and Entrepreneur Development, Datuk Amar Awang tengga Ali Hassan, Ilkin materials are expanding and are now working on building the second of the Kuching plant
Awang Tengah helped persuade Iljin Materials to choose Kuching as its first overseas manufacturing facility from other designated locations on the Malaysian peninsula.
With the rapid growth of the market for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, the company decided to increase the production of electronic foil to meet the growing demand.
Iljin Materials chose Malaysia as the location of the new electronics foil factory, as the country offers the convenience of entering overseas markets, where major customers such as Samsung SDI and LG Chem are, they have a battery factory for electric cars at sea.
Huh Qingui, chairman of the group, said that in 1978, Ilkin began to develop electronic foil, which is an essential core material for the development of the electronic and information technology industry.
He said that in 1987, the company successfully produced electronic foils in South Korea for the first time.
"I believe our Kuching plant will provide a huge boost to the Sarawak economy," he added . ".
With the operation of the Iljin materials plant, exports from the Sama Jaya free industrial zone will be boosted from rm4, Johari said. 6bil in 2018.
Last year, the park's exports were 43% higher than rm3's. 2bil in 2017.
The park is home to multinational companies mainly from the United States, Japan, Europe and China.
"These companies have invested more than 12 yuan in culture.
In 2018, the annual salary paid to the labor force by Sama Jaya alone was RM460mil.
"This has a multiplier effect on the demand for food, housing, transportation, retail and entertainment in our local economy," he added . ".
The companies employ about 11,800 people, 98, Johari said.
9% of them are locals and about 10% are engineers.
He said at least two multinational companies operating in samajaya are currently implementing plans to adopt the fourth industry.
Their operation is 0.
They are Chinese solar panel manufacturers Long Jing and X-
Fab, analog/mixed signal semiconductor foundry.
"Soon Sama Jaya will have a digital village and possibly a data center as part of the Sarawak digital economy platform.
"The proposed RM27mil Digital Village project is in progress and is scheduled to be completed within 18 months.
The village aims to further expand its scale by instilling cutting technology into established start-ups of the Sarawak multimedia authority
Cutting-edge technology, latest research and latest progressto-
Dating digital skills.
As a pioneer in the development of digital villages, Sarawak has established digital innovation centers in Kuching, Miri and Bintulu.
Johari urged local manufacturers to use robots and automation in their operations and said they had to move towards smart manufacturing in order to remain competitive in an ever-changing business environment.