Bayer MaterialScience officially opens its new Functional Films Research Centre in Singapore. The full-scale facility for upstream research will focus on coated high-tech films and nanotechnology to meet the ever-evolving and growing demand of the electronics market in Asia Pacific.

The centre represents an initial investment of approximately SGD 12 million with a further provision for broadening its capabilities in subsequent years. Using self-developed material technologies, Bayer MaterialScience will pursue joint projects with collaboration partners to create films and materials that advance technological breakthroughs in electronics. These include functional films that can be applied to flexible screens and three-dimensional displays, and nanomaterials like conductive inks used in printed electronics or energy-efficient lighting technologies.

Mr. Patrick Thomas, CEO of Bayer MaterialScience AG (Germany) said, “The opening of this facility is a clear indication of our continued commitment to Singapore and its unique position as an economic and business hub for the Asian region. This confidence is underpinned by the fact that demand continues apace for new and innovative film-based products of the sort to be researched and developed at this new centre.”