25Aiming to promote innovation, the R&D Division carries out basic research with a long-term outlook for the purpose of discovering new possibilities for aluminum, and pursues product development with the goal of responding to the needs of customers, which manufacture a wide range of products spanning from everyday items like beverage cans to highly advanced rockets. Leveraging more than 100 years of expertise, the UACJ Group is striving to create new value by adding more value to materials and helping manufacturers develop better products. CLOSEUPCreating an R&D network targeting local needsWith a global outlook, UACJ has been carrying out research and development at its R&D Division in Japan for many years. In addition, we have established R&D divisions in the United States and Thailand to respond to needs in their respective regions. All of these UACJ develops products and technologies in partnership with its customers to realize valuable new ways of using aluminum. Its R&D Division plays a pivotal role in these endeavors as the UACJ Group’s main research and development organization.Boasting a variety of unique properties, aluminum can be used for a wide range of applications if the right chemical elements are added for the intended purpose. UACJ develops materials and manufacturing processes that utilize this potential of aluminum by collaborating with leading universities and participating in national projects. facilities collaborate with the Group’s production plants and sales offices while promptly providing technical services precisely tailored to customers as well as developing new products and technologies in response to customers’ needs.Developing materials and production processes that bring out new possibilities of aluminumR&D
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