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B, 16F, Sejong-daero 14-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
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Overview
- Summary
- PI Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. is a global leader in producing polyimide (PI) products, essential base materials for advanced applications in IT devices, electric vehicles, displays, and semiconductors. The company has maintained its No. 1 position in the global PI film market since 2014, driven by proprietary technology and creative R&D. It offers a diverse range of high-performance polyimide materials, including PI films, PI varnishes, and PI powders and molded products. As an Arkema affiliate, it strengthens its high-performance polymer portfolio and accelerates global market expansion.PI Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. is a global leader in producing polyimide (PI) products, essential base materials for advanced applications in IT devices, electric vehicles, displays, and semiconductors. The company has maintained its No. 1 position in the global PI film market since 2014, driven by proprietary technology and creative R&D. It offers a diverse range of high-performance polyimide materials, including PI films, PI varnishes, and PI powders and molded products. As an Arkema affiliate, it strengthens its high-performance polymer portfolio and accelerates global market expansion.
- Key Products/Technologies
- **PI Film (Zenimid™ PI Film)**: A core material for various advanced applications such as flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs), thermal protection graphite sheets, EV battery insulation, flexible displays, and 5G antennas. The company successfully mass-produced the world's first ultra-thin 4 μm non-stretched polyimide film in October 2024. It possesses Modified Polyimide Film (MPI) technology for 5G high-speed communication, minimizing data transmission loss. Development of films for Chip-on-Film (CoF) applications, enabling high-resolution displays, and PI film to potentially replace display cover glass.**PI Film (Zenimid™ PI Film)**: A core material for various advanced applications such as flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs), thermal protection graphite sheets, EV battery insulation, flexible displays, and 5G antennas. The company successfully mass-produced the world's first ultra-thin 4 μm non-stretched polyimide film in October 2024. It possesses Modified Polyimide Film (MPI) technology for 5G high-speed communication, minimizing data transmission loss. Development of films for Chip-on-Film (CoF) applications, enabling high-resolution displays, and PI film to potentially replace display cover glass.
- **PI Varnish (Zenimid™ PI Varnish)**: A high-reliability insulation material for 800V-class electric vehicle drive motors, recognized with a Ministerial Award at the 2025 Korea Technology Awards. It demonstrates excellent thermal insulation stability at elevated temperatures, electrical durability under high voltages, and strong adhesion to copper conductors. Provides optimal solutions for electrical insulation and adhesive properties in semiconductor manufacturing processes, flexible OLED circuits for displays, and rechargeable batteries. Zenimid™ polyimide insulation varnish features high Partial Discharge Inception Voltage (PDIV), low dielectric constant at elevated temperatures, and excellent thermal stability. Development of colorless, eco-friendly, or low dielectric varnishes for next-generation display applications.**PI Varnish (Zenimid™ PI Varnish)**: A high-reliability insulation material for 800V-class electric vehicle drive motors, recognized with a Ministerial Award at the 2025 Korea Technology Awards. It demonstrates excellent thermal insulation stability at elevated temperatures, electrical durability under high voltages, and strong adhesion to copper conductors. Provides optimal solutions for electrical insulation and adhesive properties in semiconductor manufacturing processes, flexible OLED circuits for displays, and rechargeable batteries. Zenimid™ polyimide insulation varnish features high Partial Discharge Inception Voltage (PDIV), low dielectric constant at elevated temperatures, and excellent thermal stability. Development of colorless, eco-friendly, or low dielectric varnishes for next-generation display applications.
- **PI Powder & Mold (Zenimid™ PI Powder & Mold)**: A super engineering plastic with superior heat resistance, friction resistance, wear resistance, electrical insulation, mechanical properties, radiation resistance, and chemical stability. Utilized in the semiconductor, display, aerospace, and other advanced industries for manufacturing components like sockets, bearings, rollers, bolts, and gaskets, serving as metal replacements. Products are formed by hot-compressing PI powder into plates and rods.**PI Powder & Mold (Zenimid™ PI Powder & Mold)**: A super engineering plastic with superior heat resistance, friction resistance, wear resistance, electrical insulation, mechanical properties, radiation resistance, and chemical stability. Utilized in the semiconductor, display, aerospace, and other advanced industries for manufacturing components like sockets, bearings, rollers, bolts, and gaskets, serving as metal replacements. Products are formed by hot-compressing PI powder into plates and rods.
- **Core Technology**: Proprietary expertise in molecular design, synthesis, dispersion, and advanced organic-inorganic hybrid formulation using nanofillers. Achieves high-performance properties including excellent high-temperature resistance (from -270°C to over 400°C, some modified grades up to 800°C), high dimensional stability, superior electrical insulation, mechanical properties (tensile strength >100MPa), chemical stability, low thermal expansion coefficient, radiation resistance, and flame retardancy.**Core Technology**: Proprietary expertise in molecular design, synthesis, dispersion, and advanced organic-inorganic hybrid formulation using nanofillers. Achieves high-performance properties including excellent high-temperature resistance (from -270°C to over 400°C, some modified grades up to 800°C), high dimensional stability, superior electrical insulation, mechanical properties (tensile strength >100MPa), chemical stability, low thermal expansion coefficient, radiation resistance, and flame retardancy.
- Core Advantages
- **Global Market Leadership**: Maintaining the No. 1 global market share in the PI film sector since 2014, establishing a strong position in the advanced materials market.**Global Market Leadership**: Maintaining the No. 1 global market share in the PI film sector since 2014, establishing a strong position in the advanced materials market.
- **Innovative Technology Development Capabilities**: Continuous technological innovation, including the world's first mass production of 4μm ultra-thin non-stretched PI film and Korea's first commercial application of high-reliability PI insulation material for 800V-class EV drive motors.**Innovative Technology Development Capabilities**: Continuous technological innovation, including the world's first mass production of 4μm ultra-thin non-stretched PI film and Korea's first commercial application of high-reliability PI insulation material for 800V-class EV drive motors.
- **Diversified Product Portfolio**: Offering a wide range of polyimide products, including films, varnishes, powders, and molded parts, to meet diverse customer requirements.**Diversified Product Portfolio**: Offering a wide range of polyimide products, including films, varnishes, powders, and molded parts, to meet diverse customer requirements.
- **Broad Application in Advanced Industries**: Supplying essential high-value-added materials across high-growth advanced industries such as IT, electric vehicles, displays, semiconductors, and aerospace.**Broad Application in Advanced Industries**: Supplying essential high-value-added materials across high-growth advanced industries such as IT, electric vehicles, displays, semiconductors, and aerospace.
- **Continuous R&D Investment and Infrastructure**: Strengthening research capabilities and preparing for future market demands through the expansion of a new R&D center and production lines at the Jincheon plant.**Continuous R&D Investment and Infrastructure**: Strengthening research capabilities and preparing for future market demands through the expansion of a new R&D center and production lines at the Jincheon plant.
- **Global Partnerships and Market Expansion**: Expanding global sales networks and diversifying export markets, including Europe and North America, through the acquisition by and collaboration with Arkema.**Global Partnerships and Market Expansion**: Expanding global sales networks and diversifying export markets, including Europe and North America, through the acquisition by and collaboration with Arkema.
- Target Industrie
- IT devices (smartphones, tablets, wearables, etc.)IT devices (smartphones, tablets, wearables, etc.)
- Electric Vehicles (EV battery insulation, drive motor insulation, camera modules, power semiconductors)Electric Vehicles (EV battery insulation, drive motor insulation, camera modules, power semiconductors)
- Displays (flexible display protective films, Chip-on-Film (CoF), OLED circuits, next-generation display cover glass)Displays (flexible display protective films, Chip-on-Film (CoF), OLED circuits, next-generation display cover glass)
- Semiconductors (packaging, manufacturing processes, etching rings, vacuum pads, power semiconductor passivation layers)Semiconductors (packaging, manufacturing processes, etching rings, vacuum pads, power semiconductor passivation layers)
- Aerospace (aircraft engines, electric propulsion systems, satellite solar array substrates, lightweight high-performance materials)Aerospace (aircraft engines, electric propulsion systems, satellite solar array substrates, lightweight high-performance materials)
- Industrial applications (high-performance motors, bearings, bolts, gaskets, 3D printer tubing, protective coatings)Industrial applications (high-performance motors, bearings, bolts, gaskets, 3D printer tubing, protective coatings)
- 5G Communication (Modified Polyimide Film for 5G antennas)5G Communication (Modified Polyimide Film for 5G antennas)
- Major Markets
- African marketAfrican market
- South Korea, China, Other Asian marketsSouth Korea, China, Other Asian markets
- European marketEuropean market
- U.S. marketU.S. market
- South American marketSouth American market
- Certifications/Patents
- **Awards**: 2025 Korea Technology Awards Ministerial Award from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (for high-reliability polyimide insulation material technology for 800V-class EV drive motors). 2025 Ministerial Commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources at the 62nd Trade Day (for contributions to exports). Awarded the $100 Million Export Tower at the 60th Trade Day in 2023. Selected as an excellent IP-R&D institution and received a Ministerial Award from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources in 2021. Designated as an Excellent Corporate Research Institute by the Ministry of Science and ICT in 2020. Selected as a World Class Company by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.**Awards**: 2025 Korea Technology Awards Ministerial Award from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (for high-reliability polyimide insulation material technology for 800V-class EV drive motors). 2025 Ministerial Commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources at the 62nd Trade Day (for contributions to exports). Awarded the $100 Million Export Tower at the 60th Trade Day in 2023. Selected as an excellent IP-R&D institution and received a Ministerial Award from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources in 2021. Designated as an Excellent Corporate Research Institute by the Ministry of Science and ICT in 2020. Selected as a World Class Company by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.
- **Patents**: Holds numerous patents related to polyimide films and their manufacturing methods, including polyimide film for graphite sheets, high dimensional stability polyimide film, highly adhesive and low-dielectric polyimide film, low-dielectric polyimide film, polyamic acid compositions and polyimides/coating materials containing them, and multilayer polyimide films. Filed a total of 69 domestic and international patents through participation in autonomous driving-related PI material development projects.**Patents**: Holds numerous patents related to polyimide films and their manufacturing methods, including polyimide film for graphite sheets, high dimensional stability polyimide film, highly adhesive and low-dielectric polyimide film, low-dielectric polyimide film, polyamic acid compositions and polyimides/coating materials containing them, and multilayer polyimide films. Filed a total of 69 domestic and international patents through participation in autonomous driving-related PI material development projects.
- **Technological Competence**: Proprietary expertise in molecular design, synthesis, dispersion, and advanced organic-inorganic hybrid formulation using nanofillers. Unique technology for ultra-thin 4μm non-stretched polyimide film, maintaining mechanical strength and thermal resistance while being thinner than existing 5μm films. PI insulation varnish technology for suppressing partial discharges and ensuring high insulation performance in high-temperature environments.**Technological Competence**: Proprietary expertise in molecular design, synthesis, dispersion, and advanced organic-inorganic hybrid formulation using nanofillers. Unique technology for ultra-thin 4μm non-stretched polyimide film, maintaining mechanical strength and thermal resistance while being thinner than existing 5μm films. PI insulation varnish technology for suppressing partial discharges and ensuring high insulation performance in high-temperature environments.
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B, 16F, Sejong-daero 14-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
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