Hancom Lifecare (CEO Woo Jun-seok), a leading domestic personal safety equipment company and a subsidiary of Hancom (030520), announced on the 4th that it will supply 2.4 million sets of quarantine supplies to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency by May 2021.
Hancom Lifecare participated as the lead company of the ‘Hancom Lifecare Consortium’ in the ‘Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency quarantine product set’ announced for bidding by the Public Procurement Service, was selected as the final successful bidder, and concluded the contract.
The set of quarantine supplies supplied through this contract is a level D set of personal protective equipment to protect the body in quarantine sites such as infectious disease diagnosis and treatment and sample collection, and consists of protective clothing, overshoes, N95 mask, goggles, inner gloves, and outer gloves. there is.
An official from Hancom Lifecare said, “We will do our best to ensure thorough quality control and stable supply so that medical staff and quarantine officials working on the front lines due to the COVID-19 incident can use it with confidence.” He added, “This order will serve as an opportunity to expand the domestic quarantine product market.” “We expect to grow into a representative company, and we will also pursue quality improvement and product lineup expansion through continuous research and development.”
Meanwhile, Hancom Lifecare, established in 1971, is Korea’s No. 1 personal safety protection equipment (PPE, SCBA) company that produces and supplies various safety equipment such as air respirators, gas masks, heat protection suits, fire retardant suits, and chemical fire protection suits. Since being incorporated into Hancom Group in 2017, we have been expanding new business areas by launching quarantine masks and coronavirus neutralizing antibody diagnostic kits, and are developing a digital twin-based smart city platform business as a new growth engine.
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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