SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday it will begin a project to develop a new technology that uses Sargassum horneri and other marine plants to produce biodegradable plastic material. The ministry, along with a research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology, plans to develop a [...]
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seaweed, as its unfortunate name suggests, can be a nuisance. It makes a mess of beautiful beaches. It bobs up and down in the waves in an unsightly blob. And it sticks to unsuspecting swimmers as they try to enjoy a dip. But despite its reputation with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of seaweed products moved up 13 percent on-year over the first nine months of 2021, data showed Thursday, on the back of the growing popularity of Korean culture abroad. Outbound shipments of seaweed products, or “gim” in Korean, came to US$507 million in the January-September period, [...]
WANDO, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — With seaweed gaining popularity as an effective solution for fine dust, agricultural and fishery products from Wando, South Jeolla Province are being brought to the spotlight. Wando produces 150 kinds of agricultural and fishery products, as well as beverages and liquor. The county is most famous for its 100 [...]
JEONJU, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Agricultural and fish products from North Jeolla Province have, for the very first time, surpassed US$300 million in exports last year, one-third of which were attributed to the province’s signature seaweed. North Jeolla Province reported US$318 million in agricultural and fish exports last year, which was a 41.5 percent [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of dried laver are likely to hit a record high this year on the back of growing popularity in Japan and China, the country’s customs office said Wednesday. In the first 10 months of the year, a total of US$450 million worth of dried laver was shipped overseas, [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday that it aims to export more than US$1 billion worth of seaweed products annually by 2024 as part of its effort to diversify its overseas shipment portfolio. According to the report submitted to the Cabinet, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the country is [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Seaweed has been hailed as the next superfood by the Western media as of late, drumming up a great amount of interest for its health benefits, but sales of the plant have been decreasing for some time in South Korea along with the drop in rice consumption, and the government [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Pukyong National University announced Wednesday that graduate student Seonwoo In-young (26), recently succeeded in producing bioethanol using dead seaweed that washed ashore after a tropical storm. Seaweed plays an essential role as a food source, habitat, and spawning ground for marine organisms, but only when its alive underwater. Dead [...]
SEJONG, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of dried and seasoned seaweed products have increased dramatically after they won the hearts of Chinese consumers. According to the Korea Customs Service, exports of dried and seasoned seaweed peaked in 2015, and the $224.3 million in sales was a 10.8 percent increase compared to 2014. Considering sales [...]