New Chinese Research Center for Interlayer Films for Laminated Glass in Shanghai

SEKISUI S-LEC (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. (Head office: Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, China; CEO & President: Zhang Jun; hereinafter: “SEKISUI S-LEC (SUZHOU)”), which manufactures and sells interlayer films for laminated glass as a consolidated subsidiary of SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (President and Representative Director: Teiji Koge; hereinafter, “SEKISUI CHEMICAL”), opened its Chinese Research Center in the AUTO INNOVATION PARK in Shanghai International Automobile City, Jiading District, Shanghai city, on April 1.


Interlayer films for laminated glass are used in vehicles and buildings. General interlayer films function to prevent spatter and penetration when the glass is broken, and to cut UV rays, etc., but SEKISUI CHEMICAL has poured its efforts into the development and expanded sale of high performance interlayer film with special added functions such as sound insulation, heat insulation, decoration, and information displays, etc.
As a result, our products are currently used worldwide, mostly in vehicles.


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In June last year, the European Research Center for interlayer films for laminated glass was established in the Netherlands. By strengthening its links and melding with industry, government and academia, SEKISUI S-LEC (SUZHOU) will explore future trends in the automobile field such as the shift to EVs and self-driving vehicles, and propose solutions for customers by giving laminated glass more advanced functions and expanding uses.

The functions of automobiles have rapidly advanced in recent years in China, which is the world’s largest automobile market, and SEKISUI S-LEC (SUZHOU) has responded to increasing needs by, for example, launching production facilities for noise prevention interlayer films and wedge-shaped interlayer films for heads-up displays. Going forward, through its newly established Chinese Research Center, SEKISUI S-LEC (SUZHOU) will enhance solution proposals for customers and the planning and development of new products with high-performance interlayer films based on trends and needs in the automobile field such as EVs, for which rapid market growth is expected in China. Further expansion of the interlayer film business in China will also be aimed for.


<Summary of the SEKISUI S-LEC (SUZHOU) Chinese Research Center>

中国研究センター

Location:

56 Antu Road, Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai

Nature of business:

The research and planning of cutting-edge technology and new products for interlayer films for laminated glass for vehicles and buildings

 

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