Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 7 Aggregate Extraction Companies 'Fail'

On the 19th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it will publicly disclose the results of random quality inspections of aggregates for a total of 28 aggregate extraction companies and 50 ready-mixed concrete manufacturers throughout this year.

As a result of the random inspections, 7 aggregate extraction companies failed, with the highest number of failures (4 companies) due to a high passing rate through the 0.08mm sieve, indicating that many companies fail to completely remove foreign substances during the production process.

Companies that received non-compliance judgments were instructed to suspend supply and sales until they pass a re-inspection after cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification tests.

In the case of ready-mixed concrete manufacturers, 21 companies had issues such as failure to conduct aggregate quality tests and inadequate management of aggregate storage facilities. For companies with serious defects, the Ministry requested the National Institute of Technology and Standards to take measures such as canceling KS certification, while minor issues were corrected immediately.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to actively cooperate to ensure the passage of the amendment to the Aggregate Extraction Act, which includes provisions for budget support for quality inspections to expand random inspections. Additionally, they plan to implement traceability management to track the movement of aggregates from production to sales and distribution, aiming to eradicate the circulation of substandard aggregates.

Woo Jeong-hoon, head of the Construction Industry Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "Since it becomes difficult to verify aggregate quality after it is mixed into concrete, we will strive to prevent the circulation of substandard aggregates in advance through random inspections and traceability management."

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