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[May 2008]
CoorsTek Holds Grand Opening for Newest Facility in South Korea
CoorsTek held a grand opening ceremony recently at its newest technical ceramics manufacturing facility in South Korea. Significant increases in demand for high purity and other specialty ceramics, primarily for the semiconductor manufacturing and flat-panel display industries, fuelled the additional facility.
The new facility, located in Gumi City, Korea, will be more than three times larger than the current location in Kyungbook and will serve as a manufacturing hub for most of Asia to accommodate continued market growth in the sector. For neighbouring customers including Samsung, LG Phillips LCD, Hynix and Magnachip Semiconductor, CoorsTek expects to offer enhanced customer interaction, higher regionally built content and improved service levels.
"This new, modern facility will significantly expand our capability and presence in the Asia-Pacific region to serve customers worldwide," stated Eun-Suk Cha, President of CoorsTek Korea, part of CoorsTek Inc. "Every element of the new facility was carefully considered to ensure superior customer support, excellent manufacturing efficiencies, and rapid-build capabilities."
CoorsTek is the largest technical ceramics manufacturer in North America and has facilities in Europe and Asia. CoorsTek supplies critical components and assemblies for medical, automotive, semiconductor, aerospace, electronic, power generation, telecommunication and other high-technology applications. Using advanced material technologies, the company's engineered solutions enable its customers' products to overcome technological barriers and improve performance.
www.coorstek.com
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