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Korea Zinc, LG Chem Sign MOU for Partnership in U.S. Recycling Market

Korea Zinc, LG Chem Sign MOU for Partnership in U.S. Recycling Market

SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Zinc Co., South Korea’s leading nonferrous metal processing firm, said Friday it has partnered with LG Chem Ltd. for business opportunities in the U.S. used plastics recycling market. Korea Zinc signed a memorandum of understanding with LG Chem to win used plastics recycling projects in the United States [...]

Seoul’s Seongdong District Revives Tradition with Popular Mobile Repair Service for Knives and Umbrellas

Seoul’s Seongdong District Revives Tradition with Popular Mobile Repair Service for Knives and Umbrellas

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) –In an era where it’s often easier to buy new than repair, a unique service in Seongdong District, Seoul, is proving the old adage wrong. On the morning of February 7, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, several seniors arrived at the Geumho 2·3-dong Community Center, each carrying bundles [...]

Samsung Launches Innovative Phone Recycling Program to Foster Sustainability

Samsung Launches Innovative Phone Recycling Program to Foster Sustainability

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics announced on February 7 the launch of a new “Customer Participation Mobile Phone Collection Program,” developed in collaboration with Gyeonggi Province, CJ Logistics, and the non-profit organization E-Cycle Governance, aimed at promoting recycling and environmental sustainability.  Under this program, consumers can easily recycle their old mobile phones. After [...]

SK Hynix Sets Industry Precedent with Long-term Plan for Recycled Materials

SK Hynix Sets Industry Precedent with Long-term Plan for Recycled Materials

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) –  SK Hynix announced on February 6 that it has established a pioneering long-term plan in the global semiconductor industry to actively incorporate recycled and renewable materials into its product manufacturing process. The company has set ambitious targets to increase the use of recycled and renewable materials in its products to [...]

South Korea Launches Pilot Project to Recycle Fabric Waste into Soundproofing Materials

South Korea Launches Pilot Project to Recycle Fabric Waste into Soundproofing Materials

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is taking a significant step towards environmental sustainability by initiating a project to recycle leftover fabric scraps into sound-absorbing materials. The Ministry of Environment, along with the district offices of Jongno, Seongdong, and Dongdaemun in Seoul, and the Korea Textile Recycling Association, announced that a signing of a memorandum [...]

Plastic Screens Repurposed into Emergency Kits for Vulnerable Children in Ulsan

Plastic Screens Repurposed into Emergency Kits for Vulnerable Children in Ulsan

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – With the relaxation of coronavirus (COVID-19) distancing measures, previously obsolete plastic screens have found a new purpose as emergency kit bags for children.  The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, a division of the Ministry of Employment, Labor, and Welfare, revealed on Tuesday that it repurposed plastic screens originally used [...]

Jeju Island Initiates Pilot Project for Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling

Jeju Island Initiates Pilot Project for Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling

JEJU, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Known as the ‘Island of Electric Vehicles,’ South Korea’s Jeju Island is set to pilot a new project aimed at recycling used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The Ministry of Environment, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and SF ECO Co., Ltd. announced that they would be signing a memorandum of understanding on [...]

SK Ecoplant Completes 2nd Battery Recycling Plant in China

SK Ecoplant Completes 2nd Battery Recycling Plant in China

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Ecoplant Co., the construction arm of South Korea’s chip-to-battery conglomerate SK Group, said Wednesday it has completed its second battery recycling plant in China in an effort to meet rising battery demand in the automobile industry. The second plant, located in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, is capable of processing [...]

Korea Institute of Fusion Energy Signs Contract with U.S. Bio-Diesel Production Company for Plasma Technology

Korea Institute of Fusion Energy Signs Contract with U.S. Bio-Diesel Production Company for Plasma Technology

DAEJEON, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant stride towards expanding the global reach of its cutting-edge plasma technology, the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) has inked a contract with an American bio-diesel production company. The KFE announced on November 29 that it had entered into an agreement with Plasma Blue, which is based [...]

SK Geo Centric Begins Construction of Plastics Recycling Plant

SK Geo Centric Begins Construction of Plastics Recycling Plant

SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Geo Centric Co. (SKGC), the chemical unit of chip-to-construction conglomerate SK Group, on Wednesday began construction of a plastics recycling plant as it seeks to develop the business into a new growth driver. SKGC and its three global partner companies — Loop Industries, Inc. from Canada, PureCycle Technologies, [...]