솔루스첨단소재-룩셈부르크, 동박 연구 파트너십 체결
솔루스첨단소재(전 두산솔루스)가 룩셈부르크과학기술연구소(LIST)와 향후 4년간 차세대 동박 연구개발 분야에서 협력한다. 룩셈부르크 경제부, 국가연구기금(FNR), 고등 교육 연구부 등으로부터 1800만 유로(약 244억원)의 예산도 지원받는다. 솔루스첨단소재 유럽법인인 ‘서킷포일 룩셈부르크(CFL)과 LIST는 고급 동박 기술 및 제조 관련 대규모 연구 프로젝트를 공동 진행할 예정이다.
The four-year research and development project is supported by the economy ministry and Luxembourg’s National Research Fund (FNR). It is the largest public-private partnership signed between a Luxembourg SME and a public research centre, List said in a press statement.
Copper foil is used in 5G and next generation 6G technology as well as electric vehicles and aircraft. The research will focus on the use of copper materials for electronics and emerging applications, with a second branch dedicated to energy, transport and advanced materials.
List will support Circuit Foil in developing advanced processing technologies. “From now to 2030 demand [for copper, editor’s note] will increase in volume by 2.5,” said Damien Lenoble, director of the materials research and technology department at List.
“Large research investment on advanced copper foil technologies and manufacturing is instrumental to help our strategic partner, Circuit Foil, to capture fantastic market perspectives serving the digitalisation and the sustainable transformation of our society,” he said.
“Our copper foil is a key component in a wide range of applications such as smartphones, 5G devices, IoT, smart cards, autonomous vehicles, airplanes or satellites! While environment is a global concern, Circuit Foil is at the forefront of circular economy while using 100% of recycled copper as raw material,” said Circuit Foil CEO Fabienne Bozet.
The partners expect the project will “help place Luxembourg as a high-tech country into a domain becoming more and more strategic for the European strength,” both partners said in a statement.
Source: https://delano.lu/d/detail/news/research-industry-sign-eu18m-copper-foil-partnership/215019
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