Samhwa Paint Receives US USDA Certification for Eco-Friendly Floor Paint

A parking lot painted with Samhwa Paint flooring.
[Photo by Samhwa Paint]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] Samhwa Paint Industrial Co., Ltd. announced on the 12th that two types of its eco-friendly flooring materials have obtained the USDA Certified Bio-based Product certification from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA Certified Bio-based Product certification is granted when the bio-based carbon content meets or exceeds the USDA standard, and it is well known for its rigorous document review and product testing process.

The Samhwa Paint products that received the USDA certification this time are the 'Jayeonggachi U Floor' and 'Jayeonggachi E Floor' two types. Developed using eco-friendly raw materials such as corn and soybeans, these products meet the USDA bio-carbon content standards of 25% for urethane coating and 23% for epoxy systems, respectively, making them eco-friendly products.

Jayeonggachi U Floor is a urethane-based flooring material with very high hardness, suitable for areas where vehicles and heavy equipment move. It also has elasticity and elongation, making it resistant to impact, discoloration from moisture, and slipping, while reducing the use of petroleum-based raw materials, enabling companies to achieve carbon neutrality with this eco-friendly flooring.

Jayeonggachi E Floor is a solvent-free epoxy flooring mainly used in parking lots, factories, and warehouses, containing a higher amount of natural materials compared to general solvent-free epoxy flooring. In particular, it meets the bio-content requirements of the Federal Procurement (FP) mandatory federal purchase items of the U.S. government.

A representative from Samhwa Paint stated, "Our ultimate goal as Anshim Samhwa is to realize carbon neutrality using eco-friendly raw materials and thereby preserve the natural environment and respond to global climate change," adding, "We plan to sequentially release new products with higher bio-content within this year."

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