SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – On August 15, with reports from Hyundai and Kia indicating that 141,681 eco-friendly cars had been sold thus far this year as of the end of last month, it is believed that the automotive giants may have found a possible lifeline out of their troubles. To put into perspective [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tallest skyscraper built by retail giant Lotte Group received a green building certificate from a U.S.-based environment organization, Lotte Corp. said Wednesday. The 123-story Lotte World Tower received a Gold rating in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system, the conglomerate [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Environment-friendly energy policies pledged by the Moon Jae-in administration are raising concerns among local builders, which fear power plant construction projects may take a hit, industry officials said Thursday. The chief executive said during his campaign that he will stop all new construction of coal-fired power plants and review [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – If there was one thing that South Koreans took away from the Oxy Reckitt Benckiser crisis, it was the devastating effects of chemical substances found in everyday products. The scandal dates back a decade, when polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG), a substance that was used in commercial humidifier sterilizing agents, was discovered to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A consortium of South Korean construction companies will start building an eco-friendly residential city in Kuwait in 2019, the infrastructure ministry said Monday. The builders’ consortium led by POSCO A&C and Hyundai Architects and Engineers Associates Co. plans to build the “smart city” which is environmentally friendly, well-organized and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has ruled that clear and objective expressions are mandatory for indicating and advertising products as being environment-friendly. The Ministry of Environment announced on February 14 that it will enact the “Notification on Management System of Indication and Advertisement about Environment Impact” and adopt the measure on February [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of registered vehicles in South Korea continued to grow, nearing 22 million in 2016, the government said Tuesday. Car registrations came to 21,803,351 units as of end-2016, up 3.9 percent or some 813,000 from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of Korea University scientists has developed technology to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic gas, or syngas, using water and sunlight, announced the National Research Foundation of Korea on Thursday. Synthetic gas is a fuel gas mixture consisting mainly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. It can be used [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Wet wipes are a convenient go-to for cleaning, as simple hand wipes, for babies, or for other housework. But at the same time, they’re the subject of environmental and health concerns, with a large majority of the products using non-biodegradable materials and toxic chemicals. According to the Korea Intellectual [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute have joined hands with five major financial institutions for the launch of the “Green Card v2”, scheduled for Friday. Green Card v2 is a follow-up of the original Green Card, but with extended benefits. The Green Card [...]