Chairman Choi Byung-min of Clean Planet Appointed as Chairman of Korea Paper Resource Promotion Institute

Choi Byung-min, Chairman of KleanNara. Photo by KleanNara

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Choi Byungmin, Chairman of Clean Nara, was inaugurated as the Chairman of the Korea Paper Resource Promotion Foundation on the 6th.

The Korea Paper Resource Promotion Foundation is a foundation jointly established by the paper industry, paper raw material industry, and government to ensure stable supply and demand of paper resources (waste paper) and to introduce an advanced distribution management system. Currently, 128 paper and raw material companies are registered as members.

Chairman Choi decided to promote the acquisition of the ‘Group Standard Certification’ to strengthen waste paper quality management and encourage compliance with the ‘Recycled Resource Recognition System’ to promote the use of recycled resources as key projects in 2020. The ‘Recycled Resource Recognition System’ requires paper manufacturers producing more than 10,000 tons of paper annually to use at least 5% of waste paper recognized as recycled resources, increasing to 10% in 2021. The Paper Resource Promotion Foundation plans to encourage paper industry operators to properly implement guidelines for promoting the use of recycled resources and also to promote the acquisition of the Recycled Resource Recognition System by paper raw material companies (waste paper compression facilities).

Chairman Choi said, “There are continuous issues, big and small, related to domestic and international paper resources. I will faithfully fulfill the original role of the Paper Resource Promotion Foundation and lead harmony and development among the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, paper manufacturers, and paper raw material companies to strive for stable supply and quality improvement of domestically produced waste paper.”

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