StudioMicon Co., Ltd., Korea Concrete Society Technology Award for 'Pioneering UHPC New Market'

Jung Dong-geun, CEO of Studio Micon, who received the 'Technology Award' from the Korean Concrete Institute (second from the left). [Photo by Studio Micon]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jonghwa] Studio Micon Co., Ltd. received a technology award from the Korea Concrete Institute for pioneering new markets in furniture manufacturing and building materials using Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC).

Studio Micon Co., Ltd. has been producing a variety of concrete products with applied designs, ranging from design furniture such as tables, sinks, kitchen furniture, and washbasins to architectural panels, using its self-developed UHPC. They have not only manufactured washbasins and sinks that are impossible to produce with ordinary concrete but also pioneered the concrete design object market with various colored concretes and terrazzo patterns.

Concrete has attracted much attention from many interior and product designers due to its unique natural patterns, but it has been difficult to use widely because of its relatively low tensile strength compared to compressive strength and vulnerability to water.

However, with the development of UHPC boasting a compressive strength at least six times greater (120MPa) and tensile strength more than ten times greater than ordinary concrete (20MPa), the concrete design industry has entered a new phase. This advancement allows for the realization of various design forms and makes maintenance easier due to its excellent durability.

Studio Micon Co., Ltd. has also established a color system that can be applied to concrete as well as UHPC. By mixing over 80 pigment colors into concrete at different concentrations, they have been able to create hundreds of concrete colors, further expanding the concrete design object market. Additionally, they have sold UHPC technology and color solutions to general designers, creating a pathway for the growth of the concrete design industry.

Jung Donggeun, CEO of Studio Micon Co., Ltd., said, "Studio Micon has only introduced the highly potential material called concrete and opened the door to the concrete market," adding, "Now, through Mikrite UHPC, we expect numerous designers to grow the concrete design object market together."

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