Ulsan Industry-Academia-Research Forum on Transition to Eco-Friendly Biochemical Industry
Ulsan City is hosting a bio-chemical industry forum where academia, industry, and research institutes come together.
On the 27th at 1:30 PM, Ulsan City announced that it will hold the ‘Bio-chemical Industry Forum’ at the Ulsan Lotte Hotel, attended by over 100 experts from bio-chemical materials academia, industry, and research sectors.
Hosted by Ulsan City and organized by the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, this forum will share the latest technologies and trends in the bio-chemical industry and discuss support measures for transitioning from the chemical industry to the bio-chemical industry.
In the first part of the forum, the following presentations will be given: ▲ Kim Hoyong, Principal Researcher at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, on ‘Biomass Raw Materialization and Utilization Plans for Carbon Neutrality’ ▲ Kim Donghyuk, Professor at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, on ‘Trends in Customized Synthetic Biology Technologies for Next-Generation Industrial Materials’ ▲ Yang Soonjung, Executive Director of the Korea Plastic Industry Cooperative, on ‘Trends in the Biodegradable Plastic Industry for Sustainability’ ▲ Kim Jaegon, Team Leader at the Korea Petroleum Management Service, on ‘Trends in Eco-friendly Bioenergy Technologies’.
The second part will be a discussion chaired by Lee Donggu, Director of the Ulsan Petrochemical Industry Development Roadmap (RUPI) Project Group (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology). Participants include Kang Taeah, Deputy Editor of Ulsan Maeil Newspaper; Kim Hyunsu, Team Leader at Hyosung Technology Institute; Dr. Kim Jaekyung from the Energy Economics Institute; Dr. Kim Sangrak from the Ulsan Institute; and the keynote speakers. They will discuss ‘Support Measures for Transitioning from the Chemical Industry to the Bio-chemical Industry’.
An official from Ulsan City said, “Through this forum, we hope to establish a network among academia, industry, and research institutes to advance Ulsan as a hub city for the bio-chemical industry, gather voices from the actual industrial field, and discover policy tasks that will serve as a catalyst for the development of the bio-chemical industry.”
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To foster the bio-chemical industry, Ulsan City held an activation strategy presentation on the 8th and established four major long- and short-term strategies with 10 core focus tasks aimed at becoming a ‘bio-industry hub city overflowing with high value-added jobs.’ The city plans to invest a total budget of 250 billion KRW by 2030 on an annual basis.
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