Jeju Samdasoo Wins 'WorldStar Packaging Award'

First in the Bottled Water Industry to Use "Jeju Samdasoo Ribbon"

Jeju Samdasoo announced on the 8th that ‘Jeju Samdasoo Reborn (RE:Born)’, which applies eco-friendly recycled PET, was selected as a winner in the beverage category of the ‘2023 WorldStar Packaging Awards’.

The ‘WorldStar Packaging Awards’ is an award ceremony hosted by the World Packaging Organization (WPO), which annually recognizes innovative and excellent packaging technologies and products. This year, a total of 488 products were submitted from 41 countries worldwide, and among them, 10 products from Korea, including Jeju Samdasoo Reborn, were listed as winners.

Jeju Development Corporation received the honor of the award by being recognized for the innovation and eco-friendliness of the eco-friendly product ‘Jeju Samdasoo Reborn’, which applies recycled PET (CR-PET). In particular, this award is significant as it is the first time for the domestic drinking water industry to receive such recognition.

The award-winning ‘Jeju Samdasoo Reborn’ uses a chemically recycled PET called ‘SKYPET-CR’, a product developed for the first time in the industry by Jeju Development Corporation in partnership with SK Chemicals in October 2021. Recycled PET (CR-PET) can maintain safety as a food contact container even after repeated recycling, making it a core technology of the ‘Korean (K)-Circular Economy’ aimed at reducing plastic usage.

Baek Kyung-hoon, President of Jeju Development Corporation, said, “We are pleased to have our eco-friendly packaging innovation recognized at the highest level worldwide, from the Korea Packaging Exhibition last year to the Asia Star Awards earlier this year.” He added, “Jeju Samdasoo will continue sincere eco-friendly management based on its eco-friendly packaging roadmap, including a 50% reduction in plastic and the application of recycled materials by 2030.”

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