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Oyster Shells Upcycled into High-value Resources for Thermoelectric Power Plants

Oyster Shells Upcycled into High-value Resources for Thermoelectric Power Plants

CHANGWON, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A new production facility will be set up to upcycle oyster shells into high-value resources. South Gyeongsang provincial office said Monday that the city of Tongyeong will invest 15 billion won (US$12.6 million) to build an oyster shell recycling facility in the Beopsong General Industrial Complex by 2023. The [...]

S. Korean Steelmakers to Use Oyster Shell Waste for Steelmaking

S. Korean Steelmakers to Use Oyster Shell Waste for Steelmaking

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO and Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s two largest steelmakers, will start using oyster shells as a secondary base material for steel production. Both companies were inspired by the fact that oyster shell substances are similar to the limestone used for sintering and have been developing a recycling technology [...]

Researchers Transform Oyster Shells into Artificial Reefs

Researchers Transform Oyster Shells into Artificial Reefs

SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) will develop and commercialize a technology to produce eco-friendly marine ecological blocks used to create artificial fishing banks, with oyster shells. KIOST said Thursday that it has established the Korea Marine Ecology Block, a research institute, in a joint venture [...]