"NATIONAL CERAMICS"

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12 December 2025

The interior of a room in the National Ceramics Museum in Valencia, Spain, is located inside the Palace of the Marquis of Dos Aguas. This museum houses the largest national collection of ceramics from the 8th century to the contemporary era.

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19 November 2025

Foreign correspondents visit MiCo Ceramics in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MiCo Ceramics, a leading young enterprise in Gangneung, pioneers the localization of core functional ceramic components like Ceramic Heaters and ESCs (Electrostatic Chucks) used in the semiconductor manufacturing process, and continuously expands its production capacity.

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19 November 2025

Employees inspect semiconductor manufacturing equipment components at MICO Ceramics near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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19 November 2025

Employees inspect semiconductor manufacturing equipment components at MICO Ceramics near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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19 November 2025

Employees inspect semiconductor manufacturing equipment components at MICO Ceramics near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, works near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company produces key functional ceramic components such as ceramic heaters and electrostatic chucks used in semiconductor manufacturing. It expands its capacity across multiple factories in the Gangneung Science Industrial Complex and is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, most of them in their 30s.

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#13004086

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004087

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004088

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004089

19 November 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed High Dielectric Constant ESC at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004067

19 November 2025

Noh Beom-sik, director of the New Materials Center at Gangwon Technopark's Global Business Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's operations at the facility in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The New Materials Center serves as a key institution for fostering Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry, providing startup incubation, research analysis, prototype production support, and venture factory leasing, while expanding into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004069

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004071

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004072

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004074

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot press (VHP-8001500-50T), manufactured by Samyang Ceratech, to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment densifies and controls the microstructure of high-performance ceramics, composites, and structural materials under high-temperature and high-pressure inert gas conditions. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire it.

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19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot press (VHP-8001500-50T), manufactured by Samyang Ceratech, to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment densifies and controls the microstructure of high-performance ceramics, composites, and structural materials under high-temperature and high-pressure inert gas conditions. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire it.

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