PDC, which has been replacing hardmetal cemented carbide since the 1980s, requires much higher quality than normal equipment materials since it is used in extremely harsh oil-drilling environments and the time-sensitive high costs of oil drilling. Consequently, there is a fierce competition among world-leading companies in the field to improve performance as well as to develop and acquire new technologies ahead of their rivals. With the increasing demand for the development of alternative energy sources, the use of PDC as an anti-abrasion component in the field of drilling to utilize geothermal heat and in the field of bearings for wind power generators is expected to increase.

PDC materials are widely used in drilling and prospecting for oil or coal, and are popular as a high-added-value market in the field of oil wells. The demand for PDC materials is expected to increase with the accelerated development of high-performance diamond drill bits as well as the active expansion of the use of geothermal energy in an effort to develop alternative energy sources.

PDC products manufactured by ILJIN possess excellent durability, impact resistence, and heat-resisting properties so that it can reduce the total drilling time, enabling efficient drilling operations, and consequently contributing the reduce of production costs in the oil and gas industries as well as enhancing productivity.