<기사제목>Chong Kun Dang Health Begins Construction of Large-Scale Smart Factory in Dangjin, Chungnam

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Chong Kun Dang Health announced on the 18th that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for a large-scale smart factory in Hapdeok-eup, Dangjin-si, Chungnam Province.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by key stakeholders related to the construction of the new factory, including Chong Kun Dang Health CEO Kim Ho-gon, Chong Kun Dang Holdings CEO Hwang Sang-yeon, and Ara Architects Office CEO Lee Sang-po.

The Hapdeok new factory of Chong Kun Dang Health is scheduled to be completed by November next year and will be built on a site with a total floor area of 41,042㎡, consisting of 5 floors above ground and 1 basement floor. It will be equipped with the largest dedicated probiotic powder production line in Korea, a state-of-the-art soft capsule manufacturing line, and automated production lines for liquid products such as red ginseng.

Upon completion of the Hapdeok new factory, the production facility, currently valued at 250 billion KRW annually based on sales, will increase to a scale of 1 trillion KRW. In particular, the dedicated production line for probiotic products, Chong Kun Dang Health's main field, will be expanded more than threefold, and a new soft capsule manufacturing line worth 300 billion KRW will be established.

After completing the Hapdeok new factory, Chong Kun Dang Health plans to transfer the production equipment from the existing Dangjin factory and sequentially introduce advanced production systems such as warehouse management, quality management, laboratory information management, and customer relationship management, starting with the advancement of manufacturing management. It will be built as a cutting-edge smart production factory that collects and utilizes big data to control a dedicated production system for health functional foods and an automated logistics system.

A representative of Chong Kun Dang Health said, "By expanding the state-of-the-art production base, we will be able to respond to the rapidly increasing demand for major items recently and further strengthen our market competitiveness," adding, "We will make the Hapdeok new factory a forward base for the health functional food market and leap forward as Korea's top healthcare specialized company."

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