Cosmetics Manufacturing Hub Gyeonggi Province, Is 'Moisturizing' the Only Strength?
It is well known that Gyeonggi Province stands as the nation's largest congregation of cosmetics manufacturers. But does it secure technical competitiveness befitting its status? Recent analysis indicates that the influence of patents and technological impact do not meet expectations compared to production scale. This offers critical insights into the direction of our cosmetics industry.
Current Status of Technical Competitiveness in Gyeonggi's Cosmetics Industry
A report by the Gyeonggi Institute of Economic Science Technology titled 'Challenges in the Technical Transition of Gyeonggi's Cosmetics Manufacturing Competitiveness' meticulously analyzes the relationship between an industry centered on manufacturing and its technological activities. By examining 3,341 patents filed in Gyeonggi out of 23,877 effective functional cosmetics patents, the study provides an in-depth understanding of regional technological activities.
The analysis reveals that Gyeonggi Province, with 39.4% of domestic cosmetics manufacturers concentrated, is the central production hub, responsible for productization and supply. However, its share of functional cosmetics patents is only 14.0%, indicating that technology activities lag behind manufacturing concentration.
The levels of market dominance and patent registration index were maintained well, but patent impact remained at the national average. This implies a lack of distinction in technological influence. This phenomenon is not unrelated to the fact that Gyeonggi's cosmetics industry's technological accumulation focused on product-centered developments like process improvement rather than basic technology development.
Analysis of patent activities by function shows active movement in moisturization, wrinkle improvement, and anti-inflammatory areas. However, there are relatively lesser achievements in raw material and material-based technologies such as whitening and UV protection, clearly revealing the limitations of technology development skewed towards specific fields.
Technical Transition Challenges to Secure Future Competitiveness
The Gyeonggi Institute of Economic Science Technology emphasizes that merely expanding manufacturing strategies has clear limitations in enhancing the competitiveness of the cosmetics industry. Therefore, it stresses the necessity for an approach that simultaneously strengthens technology accumulation and research & development (R&D) capabilities.
Building a policy framework that can transform the accumulated experience and know-how from production sites into independent technological assets is crucial, providing a foundation for qualitative growth across the industry.
Moreover, understanding the characteristics of each function area in depth and preparing optimized support plans to bridge the technical gap are urgent tailored support strategies suggested as priorities.
Kim Hyeon-gon, Director of the Gyeonggi Institute of Economic Science Technology, mentions that this report provides a new perspective on Gyeonggi's cosmetics industry from a technology accumulation viewpoint. The analysis is hoped to become a key foundational material for understanding the region's manufacturing base industries more diversely and for establishing future policy directions.
This analysis will be a significant opportunity, providing a specific roadmap for the Gyeonggi cosmetics industry to leap forward as a true 'technology powerhouse' through quantitative as well as qualitative growth.
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