Kumho P&B Chemical and Dongsung Chemical Joint Venture Begins Full-Scale PF Board Production

Strengthened Regulations on Semi-Noncombustible Materials
Insulation Material Demand Expected to Shift to PF Board
Establishing Integrated Production System with Proprietary Technology
"We Will Emerge as a PF Board Maker"

Kumho P&B Chemicals announced on the 25th that D&K Chemtec, a joint venture with Dongsung Chemical, will officially enter the insulation material market through Kumho Petrochemical's building material brand 'Hugreen'.

D&K Chemtec is a PF board (phenolic foam insulation) specialized manufacturing company established in January 2020 with equal equity investment from Kumho P&B Chemicals, an affiliate of Kumho Petrochemical Group, and Dongsung Chemical. In the second half of last year, it completed the construction of raw material facilities and a foaming factory in the Yesan General Industrial Complex, Chungnam, and has been conducting product production test runs to commence commercialization this time.

D&K Chemtec's functional PF boards will be launched under Kumho Petrochemical's premium building material brand Hugreen. Depending on performance and purpose, there are two models: 'Hugreen PF Board' (semi-noncombustible) and 'Hugreen PF Board Core' (core semi-noncombustible). The thermal conductivity of Hugreen PF Board is 0.02 W/m·K (watts per meter kelvin), which is the highest level among general organic insulation materials for construction. The Core model, a core semi-noncombustible product, has semi-noncombustible performance not only for external finishing materials but also for internal materials, and is used for building exterior walls and pilotis (buildings supported only by columns with open ground floors).

D&K Chemtech Workplace View [Photo by Kumho P&B Chemicals]

A D&K Chemtec official stated, "With the strengthening of regulations related to semi-noncombustible materials, such as last year's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 'Quality Recognition and Management Standards for Building Materials,' the demand for existing insulation materials like urethane foam and polystyrene is expected to gradually shift to PF boards." He added, "We are preparing to obtain quality and eco-friendly certifications and are actively considering expanding production facilities to prepare for future demand growth."

Shin Woo-sung, CEO of Kumho P&B Chemicals, one of the joint venture partners, said, "We will become a PF board maker with differentiated technology and services in the insulation material market."

Lee Man-woo, CEO of Dongsung Chemical, said, "We have established an integrated production system from raw materials to products with independent technologies of Dongsung Chemical and Kumho P&B Chemicals," and added, "We will contribute to the growth of D&K Chemtec through the development of various products."

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