DAEJEON, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and Hanyang University announced that it has developed a highly durable floating solar panel structure by recycling low quality waste carbon fiber. The research team found that the surface cohesion between carbon fiber and plastic resin is maximized [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is reviewing the idea of imposing recycling obligations on clothing companies. The Ministry of Environment said Sunday that it recently outsourced a study on the so-called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), a legislative strategy used by many developed countries to encourage manufacturers to design environmentally friendly products. In [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment announced that a revision of the enforcement ordinances and regulations of the Waste Management Act came into effect on Tuesday. The amendments cleared the way for plastic waste pyrolysis oil to be recycled for use as a raw material in petrochemical products such as naphtha [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Geocentric Co., a South Korean plastic waste recycling company, said Tuesday it has secured 475 billion won (US$358.3 million) through a loan backed by its low emissions goals. The sustainability-linked loan (SLL) commits SK Geocentric to increase its plastic recycling capacity to as much as 900,000 tons and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A rubber byproduct produced during the process of manufacturing tires has turned out to be ideal for trekking boot outsoles. South Korean outdoor brand Eider said Tuesday it will release new trekking boots developed as part of a collaboration with tire company Nexen Tire Corp. The boots come in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards has announced that the amendment of the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Control Act, which includes the legal basis for the reuse of retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries, passed at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The new legislation, which enters effect [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean steel giant POSCO has participated in an academic-industry research cooperation drive to develop new technology for recycling by-product gases generated during the steel-making process as plastic materials on the basis of existing carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies. The company on Thursday inaugurated the Center for Low-Carbon [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Fashion products made by a South Korean upcycling brand made appearances at a joint fashion show hosted by Tranoi, the official trade fair of Paris Fashion Week, at the Brongniart Palace in Paris last Saturday. ul:kin introduced a bag made with safety nets and other construction materials used in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — RE:harvest Co., a South Korean startup specializing in the fast-growing field of food upcycling, is seeking to make earnest leaps into overseas markets through partnerships in Vietnam, Indonesia and Japan, its CEO Alexander Min has said. RE:harvest is South Korea’s first food upcycling startup that takes leftover byproducts in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chemical company SK Chemicals Co. said Tuesday that it had teamed up with local toothbrush maker KNK to jointly develop the nation’s first toothbrush made from chemically recycled plastic material. Chemically recycled plastic refers to the material that is made by breaking down and returning waste plastic [...]