SKC's Chonan video tape plant: changing the perception of Korean product.

From: Tape-Disc Business | Date: November 1, 1992| Author: Daley, Dan | Copyright information

SEOUL, Korea, - SKC's Chonan videotape manufacturing plant is a two-hour drive south of this capital city. The facility, built in 1973, is the most imposing physical manifestation of SKC's concerted strategy to change the perception of Korean videotape products, capture larger world market shares - specifically duplicators - and become a major player in floppy disk and CD manufacturing.

Videotape accounts for about 80% of SKC's Chonan manufacturing plant's output, accord...

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