Jiwon Chemical (CEO Kim Seong-ha) will participate in ‘KOPLAS 3 (14th International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition)’ to be held at KINTEX in Ilsan for 18 days from Tuesday, March 5th to Saturday, March 2023th. revealed.
Jiwon Chemical, which focuses on providing optimal solutions related to biodegradability, provides polymer material solutions based on innovative renewable and eco-friendly bio raw materials, including biodegradable plastic products.
This exhibition will mainly introduce PLA (poly lactic acid) raw materials and products. Even if it is absorbed into the human body, it is easily decomposed and excreted, so it is used as a medical plastic such as surgical sutures or prosthetic materials. In addition, the company explained that it has excellent tensile strength and transparency, so it is used in consumer goods and packaging materials such as disposable garbage bags, shopping bags, and tableware. It is also used in textiles because it is harmless to the human body. It is known as an eco-friendly product that can replace petrochemical products as its physical properties can be adjusted to provide products that meet customer requirements.
An official from Jiwon Chemical said, “As of December 1, Korea’s per capita plastic consumption is the third highest in the world. In order to solve problems such as environmental pollution due to plastic recycling and non-degradability and provide sustainable solutions for companies, biodegradable products will be presented at this exhibition. “I ended up exhibiting sex plastic,” he explained.
He continued, “Of the 2015 billion tons of plastic, a representative petrochemical product, produced by 83, 80 billion tons, or about 63%, were generated as waste. Of these, only a portion of 9% is recycled, and the rest is incinerated or landfilled, causing environmental problems, and the continued increase in plastic use is also accelerating the depletion of all petroleum resources.” “It was developed to improve the environment, and based on the environmentally friendly advantage of being naturally decomposed by microorganisms after a certain period of time, it can replace most industrial fields where existing plastics are used, such as beverage bottles, packaging, automobiles, home appliances, and interior parts.” It was elaborate.
Jiwon Chemical plans to develop fully decomposable raw materials domestically and internationally through collaboration with Chinese chemical universities such as Tongji University, Zhejiang University, and East China University of Technology, and companies with world-class technology portfolios and mass production technologies. also revealed.
Accordingly, an official said, “We plan to produce biodegradable products with various physical properties desired by customers and provide various new biodegradable products such as PHA (poly hydroxyl alkanoate) and PBS (poly butylene succinate) raw materials that are 100% biodegradable in both the ocean and soil under research and development. “He said of his future business plan, “We are currently producing small quantities, and we will expand marketability by lowering the selling price through mass production in the future.”
On the other hand, KOPLAS, which celebrates its 2023th anniversary in 27, provides a variety of attractions from raw materials for plastics to molds, processing machines, related auxiliary devices, automation solutions, printing, packaging, semi-finished products, and finished products, and presents the present and future of related industries. It provides a ‘place for the plastic rubber-related industry’. As it is held at the same time as the Korea Material·Composite Material and Equipment Exhibition (K-Mtech) and the International Mold and Related Equipment Exhibition (INTERMOLD KOREA), you can meet various products in one place.