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Material Science develops OLED materials, with additional business areas in semiconductors and secondary batteries. Its technical work spans material development, synthesis, sublimation purification, and device evaluation, with products applied to mobile, TV, and IT displays.

Also known as Material Science Co., Ltd. · MS2014 · 머티어리얼사이언스(주)

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Material Science (머티어리얼사이언스(주)) is a South Korean materials company focused on OLED materials, stating on its corporate site the objective of becoming a leading global company in the OLED materials field. Its public site is organized around company information, business areas, technology fields and product introduction sections.

The company operates its own corporate research institute, established in 2014, and has built out manufacturing and synthesis capacity over time, including an Osan plant (2014), a plant relocation to Eumseong in Chungcheongbuk-do (2022), a synthesis plant in the Jeongok Industrial Complex in Hwaseong (2023), and headquarters and research facilities relocated in 2024 to the Jeongok Industrial Complex and the Uiwang R&D Center respectively.

Latest developments

In September 2023 the company established a synthesis plant in the Jeongok Industrial Complex in Hwaseong, and in November 2024 it relocated its headquarters to the same complex and moved its research institute to the Uiwang R&D Center.

Full profile — technology, geography, history

Technology

The company positions itself in OLED materials development, and maintains an in-house corporate research institute alongside synthesis plant capacity.

Geography

Based in South Korea, with facilities recorded in Osan, Eumseong (Chungcheongbuk-do), the Jeongok Industrial Complex in Hwaseong (synthesis plant and headquarters) and the Uiwang R&D Center. Export tower awards in 2016 and 2017 indicate export activity.

History

Material Science Co., Ltd. was established in January 2014. In the same year it set up a corporate-affiliated research institute (May), obtained ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification and was established as a venture company (June), and built its Osan plant (September). It received a Three Million Dollar Export Tower award in December 2016, a 2017 4IR Award in the new materials (OLED) category in October 2017, and a Five Million Dollar Export Tower award in December 2017. In November 2018 it received an excellence prize at an SME intellectual property management event, and in 2019 it was designated an outstanding workplace for risk assessment (November) and received the Jiseokyoung Award among the second-half 2019 patent technology awards (December). The company moved its plant to Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do in June 2022, established a synthesis plant in the Jeongok Industrial Complex in Hwaseong in September 2023, and in November 2024 relocated its headquarters to the Jeongok Industrial Complex and its research institute to the Uiwang R&D Center.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Timeline · 14

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Nov 2024
Headquarters relocated to Jeongok Industrial Complex, Hwaseong

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Nov 2024
Research institute relocated to Uiwang R&D Center

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Sep 2023
Synthesis plant established in Jeongok Industrial Complex, Hwaseong

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Jun 2022
Plant relocated to Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do

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Dec 2019
Jiseokyoung Award, second-half 2019 patent technology awards

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Nov 2019
Designated an outstanding workplace for risk assessment

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Nov 2018
Excellence award at SME intellectual property management event

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Dec 2017
Five Million Dollar Export Tower award

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Oct 2017
2017 4IR Awards, new materials (OLED) category

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Dec 2016
Three Million Dollar Export Tower award

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Sep 2014
Osan plant established

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Jun 2014
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification obtained; established as a venture company

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May 2014
Corporate-affiliated research institute established

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Jan 2014
Material Science Co., Ltd. established

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

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8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Material Science do?
South Korean developer of OLED materials, with additional work in semiconductors and secondary batteries.
Who are Material Science's investors?
Material Science's investors include Kiwoom Investment, We Ventures.