Kumho Petrochemical Achieves UL 'Zero Waste to Landfill' Gold Certification

Nam Jung-woo, Head of Safety and Environmental Planning at Kumho Petrochemical (left), and Park Jae-wook, Energy Plant Manager at Kumho Petrochemical (right), are posing for a commemorative photo at the 'Zero Waste Landfill' certification ceremony on the 1st.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Kumho Petrochemical announced on the 2nd that its Yeosu 2nd Energy Plant has obtained the 'Zero Waste to Landfill' certification Gold grade from UL, a global safety and environmental certification specialist.

The Zero Waste to Landfill certification is an international standard that evaluates a company's resource circulation efforts and is awarded in grades according to the waste recycling rate of each plant.

Yeosu 2nd Energy achieved a recycling rate of 97% by recycling 95,836 tons out of a total of 98,315 tons of waste generated at the plant last year. A method was applied to recycle combustion ash generated from the power plant boiler as a raw material for cement.

Kumho Petrochemical plans to sequentially expand this certification to 10 plants across the company, starting with this certification, and further strengthen its eco-friendly management activities.

Nam Jung-woo, Head of Safety and Environmental Planning at Kumho Petrochemical, said, "We are participating in creating a circular economy based on waste reduction plans," and added, "We will strive to have the waste recycling achievements of all plants recognized."

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