Sampyo, Sejong Mortar Plant KS Certification... "Establishing Nationwide Network"

Securing Reliability of KS Certified Mortar Products
Mortar Gains Attention Amid Raw Material and Labor Cost Surge
Strength in High-Quality Raw Material Vertical Integration

Sejong Mortar Factory
[Photo by Sampyo Industrial]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwak Minjae] Sampyo Group announced on the 30th that its Sejong Mortar Plant, a mortar production base in the central region, has received KS (Korean Industrial Standards) certification from the Korean Standards Association. Accordingly, Sampyo Group has obtained KS certification for all its domestic plants, including Hwaseong, Incheon, Gimhae, and now Sejong Mortar Plant.

KS certification signifies that the state guarantees the excellent quality of the product. It requires passing a rigorous evaluation where quality and standard criteria must be met at every stage of production, not just the raw materials. Sampyo Group plans to focus on expanding its distribution network based on the mortar manufacturing and quality management capabilities proven through KS certification.

Mortar is an "instant cement" that can be used immediately by just adding water. Due to the nature of the product, which mixes cement and sand in a fixed ratio, advanced blending and equipment technology are required. Recently, as raw material prices and labor costs have surged, mortar, which can replace traditional materials, has gained attention. Mortar reduces labor costs and construction time compared to general cement and also facilitates quality and safety management. The industry expects the mortar market, which was 7.6 million tons last year, to grow to over 8 million tons this year.

As the second-largest player in the mortar industry, Sampyo Group viewed the growth potential of the mortar market as sufficient and completed the Sejong Plant with an annual capacity of 850,000 tons in November last year. This expanded the sales network, which was centered in the metropolitan area (Incheon and Hwaseong) and the Yeongnam region (Gimhae), to the central and Honam regions, establishing a nationwide network.

Having completed vertical integration in the construction materials industry, Sampyo Group produces both cement and sand, the raw materials for mortar, in-house. Since sand accounts for 70% of mortar, securing excellent and uniform quality is essential. Sampyo Group produces and supplies high-quality sand, the first in Korea to receive KS certification, from five quarries nationwide.

A Sampyo Group official said, “Supplying high-quality mortar without fail is important for the safety of the nation's housing,” and added, “With the completion of the Sejong Mortar Plant, we will maximize synergy effects by utilizing the more densely established nationwide distribution network.”

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