SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A fiber made from recycled fishing nets by Hyosung TNC Corp. will be utilized in the production of outdoor garments. The textile manufacturer said Thursday that it has partnered with outdoor brands such as The North Face and K2 to incorporate its Regen Ocean Nylon into this year’s spring [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean builder SK ecoplant Co. said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with local social venture NETSPA and non-governmental organization SEAM Center to support and cooperate for the recycling of discarded fishing nets. The company plans to provide financial support to NETSPA every year to support the latter’s [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that plastic parts that the company has recycled from discarded ocean-bound fishing nets, which are used to make Galaxy smartphones, tablet PCs and laptops, are more effective in cutting back on carbon emissions than other kinds of plastic. The life cycle assessment (LCA) results [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will repurpose discarded ocean-bound fishing nets in its Galaxy devices as part of its efforts to expand the use of eco-conscious materials and make its business more environmentally friendly. The world’s largest smartphone maker said the use of a new material “marks another [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fiber manufacturer Hyosung TNC Co. has teamed up with a municipal government to release a new nylon textile made of abandoned fishing nets. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Busan metropolitan government and a social venture Netspa on Wednesday to produce eco-friendly textile [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Wednesday that it will start distributing high-performance biodegradable fishing nets that can be used to catch blue crab and yellow corvina from next month as part of an initiative to protect marine wildlife. The biodegradable fishing nets naturally decompose into water and [...]