Business Overview
Advancing Core Technologies to Drive Future Growth
Since its establishment in 1986, the GS Caltex R&D Center has been developing core technologies across a range of fields to strengthen our competitiveness and identify new growth opportunities.
The R&D Center also focuses on enhancing the performance of existing businesses, including petroleum, petrochemicals, and polymers, by creating high-value-added products and improving production efficiency. Additionally, it provides company-wide analytical services to support stable operations.
To reinforce the MFC business for olefin production, the R&D Center is actively advancing key technologies in catalyst synthesis, polymerization, and polymer processing.
Continued investment in bio-research alongside existing business areas has enabled the development of core technologies across diverse fields.
Going forward, the GS Caltex R&D Center will continue to pursue sustainable growth through differentiated technologies and product development.
Research Overview
Polymer∙Catalyst R&D
GS Caltex R&D Center is developing technologies to produce polymer products that meet customer needs. We are actively developing PE/PP products for various purposes (film, pipe) as well as catalyst technology for downstream products in petrochemicals.
Polymer/Catalyst developmentGS Caltex R&D Center is developing technologies to produce polymer products that meet customer needs. We are actively developing PE/PP products for various purposes (film, pipe) as well as catalyst technology for downstream products in petrochemicals.
Polymer composite products developmentGS Caltex R&D Center is conducting research on improving and imparting physical properties such as strength, rigidity, chemical resistance, and heat resistance by mixing various materials, such as PP. Polymer composites are primarily used in automotive parts and home appliances, as well as in various other industries such as construction materials and cosmetic packaging.
Waste plastic recyclingGS Caltex's R&D Center is conducting research on waste plastic recycling for sustainable and profitable growth in the lower carbon business. In particular, the R&D center is concentrating on production of polymer composite using mechanical recycling.
