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[Doosan] Business Analysis, CCL, and RCC

A long-term business analysis of construction equipment, energy, electronics materials, and CCL/RCC competitiveness

Published: 2025-02-16 · Business analysis and electronics-materials view · Naver Blog

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0. Bottom line first

Doosan looks like a structure that places future options, including electronics materials such as CCL/RCC, collaborative robots, fuel cells, and semiconductor testing, on top of cash-generating bases in construction equipment and energy. In particular, Doosan Electronics BG's high-end CCL/RCC is tied to AI, 5G/6G, autonomous driving, and foldable-device cycles.

Doosan portfolioTraditional core + advanced materials + new-business options
Doosan BobcatCompact construction equipment and industrial vehicles
Doosan EnerbilityPower equipment and nuclear
Electronics BGCCL, RCC, FCCL
New businessesRobotics, fuel cells, Tesna
Key question: can the market reflect both stable traditional businesses and electronics-materials growth?

1. Main businesses and 2021-2023 revenue trend

Official fact: The original post divides Doosan into construction equipment via Doosan Bobcat, energy/plant via Doosan Enerbility, electronics materials via Doosan Corporation Electronics BG, plus new businesses such as collaborative robots and fuel cells. It cites Shinailbo earnings article and Doosan Robotics loss link.

ItemOriginal-post figureMeaning
2023 consolidated revenueKRW 19.1301tn+12.6% YoY
2023 Doosan Bobcat revenueAbout KRW 9.7589tnAbout 51% of total
2023 Doosan Enerbility revenueAbout KRW 7.6519tnAbout 40% of total
2023 separate Doosan Corp. revenueKRW 1.1783tnDown 10% YoY
Doosan Fuel Cell 2023 revenueKRW 260.9bnMentioned as a new-business indicator

In 2021, energy including power equipment had the largest share, but in 2022-2023 Doosan Bobcat's construction-equipment revenue grew sharply and became the group's largest revenue source. The remaining roughly 10% is described as revenue from Doosan's own businesses, including electronics materials.

2. Drivers of recent earnings change

2021

Bobcat record revenue

Infrastructure investment and construction-equipment demand recovery drove about USD 5.082bn, roughly KRW 6tn, in revenue. Doosan Bobcat

2022

Industrial-vehicle integration and North American demand

Doosan Bobcat revenue rose 24.1% YoY to USD 6.674bn, about KRW 8.6219tn. Doosan Bobcat

2023

Construction equipment plus energy

North American demand, supply-chain normalization, and energy-project progress improved consolidated revenue and operating margin. Opinion News

The original post says Doosan Enerbility's revenue improved by more than 17% annually during 2022-2023 due to Korea's nuclear policy shift and overseas combined-cycle power orders. For 2023, it mentions KRW 7.65tn revenue, KRW 225.1bn operating profit, and KRW 8.8tn in new orders, up 18.8% YoY, driven by major projects such as UAE nuclear.

3. CCL/RCC competitiveness

Official fact: The original post says Doosan Electronics BG has operated in CCL since the early 2000s and can produce customized CCL by finely adjusting the resin-mix ratio in the insulating layer. It cites BusinessKorea Blackwell CCL article and customized CCL link.

High-end PCB-material value chainDifferentiation emphasized in the original post
Resin mixCustomized material properties
Copper foil / HVLPUltra-low roughness material
CCL/RCC/FCCLHigh-frequency, high-density boards
CustomersAI, telecom, automotive, smartphones
Result: differentiation in high-value high-end PCB materials
  • The original post says Doosan is the first company globally to secure both FCCL manufacturing methods. Doosan Electronics FCCL link
  • FCCL is presented as having durability with no shape change even after more than 200,000 folds and unfolds, along with strong adhesion and heat resistance. Doosan Newsroom
  • A sole-supply case for package CCL used in NVIDIA's latest AI accelerator is cited as evidence of high-end market technology. BusinessKorea
  • In global CCL, Doosan is described as ranking around second after Taiwan's EMC, with stronger competitiveness in high-value products. BusinessKorea
  • The post also says Doosan has maintained the No. 1 position in the global premium CCL market, with about 20% share, since 2016. Doosan Electro-Materials

4. CCL vs. RCC

CategoryCCL (Copper Clad Laminate)RCC (Resin-Coated Copper)
ThicknessRelatively thickVery thin
Manufacturing processRequires prepreg laminationSimpler process
High-frequency traitsPotential signal lossLow signal loss
ApplicationsSmartphones, laptops, servers, automotive electronicsFoldable phones, ultra-slim devices, high-frequency products
FlexibilityDoes not bendFlexible

Interpretation: CCL has broad applicability, while RCC becomes more valuable in ultra-thin, high-density, high-frequency products. The original post says RCC helps minimize signal loss in 5G high-frequency bands and that Doosan RCC is well regarded for high-density board implementation and signal-noise reduction. RCC 5G link RCC noise link

5. Market share and customers

The original post says Doosan Electronics BG is known to hold about 24% of the global flexible CCL market for mobile devices and about 29% of the semiconductor package CCL market. KED Global Its high-end PCB-material customer base is described as expanding from Korean package-substrate companies such as Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Innotek, and Simmtech into global supply chains for companies such as Apple and NVIDIA.

The post also says Doosan has supplied CCL to PCB makers such as Daeduck Electronics, Isu Petasys, and Korea Circuit, and has built relationships with global smartphone, telecom-equipment, and automotive-electronics companies. customer link

6. Five-year outlook

Doosan Bobcat

2030 revenue target of USD 12bn

The post cites a strategy for 11% annual growth through M&A and innovation. Doosan Group

Energy

Nuclear, SMR, hydrogen turbines

Nuclear renaissance, SMR, and hydrogen co-firing turbine development are expected to support portfolio transition.

Electronics materials

AI, 5G, autonomous-driving demand

The post cites external forecasts that the global CCL market may grow from about USD 16.4bn in 2023 to around USD 30bn by 2030. Grand View Research Spherical Insights

The original post expects Electronics BG to potentially grow at double-digit rates over the next five years, supported by the 2024 start-up of the dedicated FCCL plant in Gimje, CCL supply for NVIDIA AI chips, the 2025 Electronics BG revenue target of KRW 2tn, and a rising high-end product mix. But high rates, geopolitical risk, and supply-chain instability also need monitoring. Shinailbo strategy and risk link

7. Overall assessment

Overall, Doosan is assessed as a company with both firm competitiveness in core businesses and growth potential in future businesses. Doosan Bobcat is a top-tier global compact construction-equipment company with product and distribution advantages, while Doosan Enerbility is Korea's only nuclear main-equipment maker and could benefit from a nuclear renaissance. Electronics materials could become a key supplier to AI, autonomous-driving, and 6G cycles through high-end PCB-material technology and market share.

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