SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In recent months, the air purifier industry has struggled as sales have plummeted as unprecedented clear weather continues. Fine dust, which was an uninvited guest in spring, has become an afterthought as factories around the world – and most importantly, those in China – have stopped operating. In the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust levels can now be monitored in real-time throughout all stations on Seoul’s subway lines 1 to 8. Seoul Metro Corporation announced on Wednesday that 840 air quality sensors have been installed at 277 stations and several trains operating on subway lines 1 to 8. Seoul Metro plans [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Wednesday that it will install air purifiers in Seoripul Igloos, specially designed bus stops to take shelter from the winter freeze, to use them as ‘fine dust shelters’ in warmer seasons. The standing type air purifiers have been leased by a private company, and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Worsening fine dust pollution has changed the sales rankings of home appliances over the past three years as more people buy air purifiers and clothes dryers, industry data showed Wednesday. According to leading discount retailer E-Mart, sales of home appliances related to air pollution have jumped over the past [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that Cube, Samsung Electronics Co.’s popular air purifier series, helps prevent allergies and asthma among children and teenagers. A research team led by Professor Oh Jae-hwan from Hanyang University College of Medicine showed that the Samsung Cube improved the condition of patients with atopy, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The market for air purifiers in South Korea is set to continue expanding going forward, industry watchers said Sunday, as more consumers are becoming concerned about fine dust levels in the air. Sales of air purifiers in the country are expected to reach around 2 million to 2.5 million [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The global air purifier market is forecast to expand 17.5 percent this year, fueled by burgeoning demand for the anti-contaminant home appliances, a report showed Friday. The market is expected to be valued at US$6.7 billion by the end of this year, based on the growth estimates, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information. The global air cleaner market has been growing at an annual rate of 12.4 percent over the past three years, [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of dust masks and air purifiers soared in South Korea as citizens become increasingly concerned about seasonal fine and yellow dust here, industry data showed Tuesday. Originating from deserts in southern Mongolia and northern China, the dust has been a source of concern here, particularly in the spring. [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a grey haze of fine dust that continues to blanket South Korea, flower farms are seeing a ray of light as consumers flock to buy air-filtering plants to take the issue of air quality into their own hands. The worsening air quality – the result of higher levels [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s air purifier market has grown rapidly in recent years, industry data showed Monday, amid rising air pollution levels that have been fueled by smog and yellow dust coming from China. Westerly winds carry smog from China, as well as yellow dust from Mongolia, to the Korean Peninsula [...]