Orion Wins Presidential Award at National Quality Circle Competition

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] Orion announced on the 1st that it won the highest award, the President's Award Gold Prize, at the '46th National Quality Control Circle Competition' held from the 24th to the 28th of last month.

The National Quality Control Circle Competition is the largest domestic event held annually with the purpose of sharing workers' on-site improvement cases and establishing a foundation for quality innovation. It is hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Standards Association. This year, 307 teams selected nationwide through regional preliminaries participated.

Orion's quality control circle team at the Cheongju factory, 'Only Orion,' formed in 2018 (team leader Jae-deok Choi, manager; greenhouse gas manager Kwang-jun Lee, deputy general manager; energy manager Chang-hyun Park, manager; and two others), challenged the newly established Energy and Climate Change category this year. They were honored with the President's Award for their contribution to energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reduction through 'improvement of confectionery process equipment via energy diagnosis and research.'

In particular, they improved the 'Kkobuk Chip energy-saving steam supply device' and the 'fryer (potato fryer) oil cooling heat exchanger,' achieving a 5% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to previous levels. Based on this achievement, Orion plans to establish a standard model for energy saving and greenhouse gas reduction and apply it to other domestic factories and overseas subsidiaries.

An Orion official said, "It seems that the voluntary efforts of employees working on-site to practice eco-friendly management and the achievement of reducing greenhouse gas emissions have led to this award. We will continue to carry out eco-friendly management practices at the group level."

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