Chairman Kim Hak-do: "Time to Seek Coexistence with the Environment for Sustainable Growth of SMEs"

Visit to Urban Root Company Daedo Plating Site

On the afternoon of the 8th, Chairman Kim Hak-do (right) visited Daedodo Geum in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and is inspecting the site.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Small and Medium Business Corporation (hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced that Chairman Kim Hak-do will visit Daedo Plating (CEO Jeong Gwang-su and Jeong Gwang-mi), located in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, which operates root industries in the urban area, on the 8th to encourage business achievements and listen to difficulties.

Root industries such as surface treatment (plating) are the foundation of manufacturing competitiveness that increases added value embedded in final products. However, due to environmental issues, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find related companies even in Seongsu-dong, a semi-industrial area.

Daedo Plating, centered on technical director Jeong Gwang-mi, a master craftsman in plating in Korea, has established itself as an urban-type root company in line with recent carbon-neutral and eco-friendly management trends by independently developing and building smart automation facilities.

In particular, the company is actively leading efforts to improve the negative perception of plating by installing air purification and wastewater treatment facilities in one building and introducing automation equipment in 3D processes that young workers tend to avoid.

Jeong Gwang-su, CEO of Daedo Plating, said, "If root industry companies properly manage environmental issues through facility investments such as purification facilities, they can grow sufficiently even within urban areas," adding, "Government policy support, such as SBC’s facility funds, was helpful during the equipment introduction process."

Chairman Kim Hak-do said, "It is time for small and medium ventures to seek coexistence with the environment for sustainable growth," and added, "SBC will continue to pay attention and provide support so that urban-type root industries like Daedo Plating can grow and, furthermore, the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector can be enhanced."

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