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Environmental Technology Research Center
A research center dedicated to environmental technology is being built in the Mabuk R&D complex at Yongin, Korea. The
project is scheduled for completion in August 2004 at a total cost of KRW30 billion. The Environmental Technology Research
Center will include a four-story main building with basement and an environmental research building. The Center will help
develop products thatcomply with domestic and international environmental regulations, conduct research on environmental
technology, and play a key role in Hyndai-Kias ambitions to become the worlds fifth-largest automaker
Research areas will encompass both products and production processes. The goal will be to make vehicles with environment-
friendly designs that are highly recyclable, operater cleaner and achieve better fuel mileage. Produciton technologies will also be
developed to curb air and water pollution, conserve energy and reduce waste generation. Hyundai and Kia will staff the Center
with some 600 researchers and related personnel by 2010.
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