UACJ Research & Development
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The R&D Center and the Mobility Technology Center, which mainly focuses on automotive component development, are responsible for R&D at UACJ. R&D areas range from the refinement of basic technologies involved in materials design and production processes to the development of products and utilization technologies. In fiscal 2023, we began efforts to select core technologies through technology inventories and link them to co-creation activities with customers for use in marketing. We also engage in ongoing collaboration with leading research institutions in Japan and abroad to keep improving our R&D capabilities through acquisition of the latest technologies and expertise. In the fourth mid-term management plan, which commenced in fiscal 2024, we will pursue aluminum recycling and processing technologies to realize a decarbonized society and create new business domains. As part of these efforts, we are proactively participating in the NEDO1 projects “Development of Advanced Circulation Technology for Aluminum Materials” and “High Purification Process for Aluminum by Low-Temperature Electrolysis Method” and we have made it one of our main objectives to discover and cultivate seeds for aluminum technology that will help solve social issues. At the same time, we will refine our fundamental technologies, applying them to the investigation of root causes using the latest analytical techniques, and also to our products and production technologies. This will involve the pursuit of advanced production technologies through digitalization, as well as innovation activities and collaboration with external partners. Going forward, UACJ will continue to search for new technologies and advance existing technologies, and as we work toward the growth of the Group through innovation, we will also contribute to the “realization of a prosperous and sustainable society” based on our “materials that offer additional value” concept.
Technology and Research Journal
Technology and Research Journals section introduces the UACJ's research achievements.
You can also view back issues of UACJ publications, as well as technical and research journals published by the former Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp. and the former Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.