Son Il-ryeong and Park Young-gu, Recipients of the 'May Korea Engineer Award'

Ministry of Science and ICT: "Recognition for Domestic Production of High-Internal Alloy Coated Steel and Development of High-Purity Copper Recovery Technology"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 10th that the recipients of the Korea Engineer Award for May are Son Il-ryeong (above), Senior Researcher at POSCO Co., Ltd., and Park Young-gu (below), CEO of Sehwa ES Co., Ltd.

The 'Korea Engineer Award' selects one engineer each from large and small-to-medium enterprises every month to encourage technological innovation in the industrial field and foster a culture that values engineers. Senior Researcher Son was recognized for his contribution to the localization of highly corrosion-resistant alloy-coated steel sheets, which had been monopolized by overseas steel companies. Highly corrosion-resistant alloy coating involves alloy plating steel sheets to greatly increase their resistance to corrosion and erosion, thereby significantly extending their lifespan. Due to the high difficulty in product development and mass production, companies from Germany and Japan had dominated the supply market.

CEO Park was selected for his contribution to the development and mass production of new technology that recovers ultra-high purity copper products from designated waste, advancing the resource recycling industry. He succeeded in developing and mass-producing technology that recovers high-quality copper with a purity of 99.99% from solid or liquid waste.

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