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SK pucore’s polyurethane insulation material successfully captured both ‘performance and safety' SK pucore’s urethane insulation material based on ‘high retardant polyol’ became the first of its kind in the industry to pass the official ‘semi-noncombustible material suitability test.’The insulation material has enhanced fire safety while insulation performance is maintained, and SK pucore will “consolidate its leadership in eco-friendly, high value-added polyurethane leadership.” SK pucore, a polyurethane business in which SKC (President: Woncheol Park) has invested, became the first of its kind in the industry to receive an official recognition for the safety of a polyurethane insulation material. SK pucore announced on December 19 that it has co-developed a urethane insulation material since October this year through a consortium with four other companies including SY, a construction materials company, Geum Sung Insulationtech, Lotte E&C and Lotte Chemical, and that this material passed the Korea Conformity Laboratories’ ‘semi-noncombustible material* suitability test’ this month. It is the first time that polyurethane insulation material, which has long been considered a combustible that burns easily, passed the semi-noncombustible material suitability test certified by KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme) of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards. *Materials with properties equivalent to noncombustible materials that do not burn. In the existing construction industry, there was a dilemma that excellent high-performance insulation materials tended to have weak flame retardancy, a property that prevents burning of a material, and materials with high flame retardancy tended to demonstrate degraded insulation performance. Polyurethane has been classified as a material with excellent insulation properties but poor flame retardancy. As the bill for the amendment of the Building Act was passed last year, which strengthens the fire safety of building materials, semi-noncombustible performance became a must for building materials made of polyurethane, Styrofoam, etc. in the future. In order to overcome such drawback of polyurethane, SK pucore established a ‘flame retardant material mixing system’ that can be applied to polyol, a raw material of polyurethane, and successfully developed high flame retardant polyol that maintains excellent insulation performance. In addition, Lotte Chemical which supplies basic polyol materials contributed to ensuring semi-noncombustible performance as it developed a raw material with excellent thermal resistance. Lotte E&C plans to actively apply the product in real construction sites. It should be particularly noted that, in this semi-noncombustible material suitability test, excellent flame retardancy was successfully proven by use of thin steel sheets for external wall finishing instead of granites, tiles or bricks that are resistant to fire. In addition, for the foaming used in the insulation material manufacturing process, an eco-friendly foaming agent with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emission was used to enhance the eco-friendliness as well as safety. SK pucore, together with other insulation material manufacturers, has also started to develop mass-production technology and specialized facilities for this safe, eco-friendly polyurethane insulation material. An SK pucore executive said, “We expect that this insulation material with excellent insulation performance and flame retardancy will minimize energy consumption, ensure safety against fire and contribute to relevant policy reinforcement all at the same time,” and added, “SK pucore will further consolidate its leadership in eco-friendly and high value-added polyurethane technology through continued research and development activities.”. [End of document] 2022-12-19

SK picglobal became the first in the world to commercialize a facility exclusively devoted to DPG production A DPG-only production facility finished construction at Ulsan plant on November 28 with an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons, consecutively proving that SK picglobal is capable of becoming the first in the world on this technology.SK picglobal evolves into a care materials company to increase people’s quality of life and promote safety and eco-friendliness.SKC speeds up the transformation of its chemical business into ESG materials business, and enhances the three pillars of growth: rechargeable batteries, semiconductors and eco-friendly materials. SK picglobal, a chemical business invested by SKC (President: Woncheol Park), commercializes a DPG-only process that is dedicated to an exclusive production of dipropylene glycol (DPG) products that are high value-added, eco-friendly materials. On November 28, SK picglobal held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ulsan plant for the DPG-only production facility with an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons. While DPG has been produced only through co-production in the past, SK picglobal became the first in the world to successfully commercialize this DPG-only production. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by more than 100 key people from SKC and political sphere including President Woncheol Park of SKC, President Kidon Won of SK picglobal, Ulsan City Mayor Doo-gyeom Kim and Director General for the Materials, Parts and Equipment Cooperation Gyeong-ho Lee of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Propylene glycol, PG, is characterized by its moisturization and fragrance-binding properties, and is an eco-friendly, high value-added material used for various purposes including food, beverages and pharmaceuticals. DPG, in particular, is used as a raw material for cosmetics, personal care, perfume, etc., and has the highest added value among various PG product groups. Along with the improvement in living standards, the demand for DPG is also increasing and the industry forecasts the DPG market to show a growing trend 1.5 times faster than the entire PG market. However, in order to produce 1 ton of DPG, 6 tons of other PG products had to be made so far. For this reason, it was restricted to increase production capacity to meet demand. Since 2017, SK picglobal has worked with Sumitomo Chemical (Japan) to develop DPG-only production process and became the first in the global chemical industry to succeed in commercialization. Through this, SK picglobal will be able to supply more high-quality DPG products and also expand facilities according to future demand growth with more efficiency. With the commercialization of DPG-only production process, SK picglobal’s evolution into an eco-friendly care materials company will be in full swing. SK picglobal was the first in South Korea to commercialize propylene oxide (PO), a raw material for PG, in 1991, and was the first in the world to commercialize the eco-friendly HPPO process in 2008 from which the only byproduct from PO production is water. Based on these achievements, annual PG production capacity of 100,000 tons in 2016 has been increased to the current level of 210,000 tons, which will be further expanded to 270,000 tons. An eco-friendly system was also established throughout the process by recycling 99% of waste and wastewater and reducing carbon emissions to the lowest level in the industry. President Kidon Won of SK picglobal said, “Starting with the commercialization of the world’s first DPG-only production process, SK picglobal will evolve from a chemical company representing South Korea into a care materials company more focused on quality of life improvement for humanity, safety from disease and use of ESG-based eco-friendly technology.” SKC’s identity innovation will further pick up speed as well. An SKC executive said, “SKC is transforming its identity into a global ESG materials solution company with its three pillars of future growth being rechargeable batteries, semiconductors and eco-friendly materials,” and added, “We plan to expedite the transformation of our existing chemical business into ESG materials business based on differentiated technology.” [End] 2022-11-28

SK picglobal achieved Zero Waste to Landfill certification ● SK picglobal’s Ulsan plant has achieved the ZWTL Gold level validated by UL, a global certification agency, by recycling 99% of waste.● Two of SKC-invested subsidiaries are now ZWLT certified including SK nexilis, and “efforts will be continued to enhance ESG competitiveness.”SK picglobal, a chemical business subsidiary invested by SKC (CEO & President Woncheol Park) achieved Zero Waste to Landfill certification validated by UL (Underwriters Laboratory), a global safety certification company. Two of SKC-invested subsidiaries are now ZWLT certified, SK nexilis and SK picglobal.SK picglobal’s Ulsan plant recently achieved the ZWTL Gold level validated by UL. The Gold level means that a company is recycling over 95% of the entire waste and is the second highest level after the Platinum level (100% recycling). The annual waste recycling rate of SK picglobal’s Ulsan plant reaches about 99%.SK picglobal recycles byproducts generated from the wastewater treatment process and uses them as fertilizer. It also reuses sodium carbonate discharged from the process for metal refining in other business sites. In addition, it raised the recycling rate for domestic waste generated from offices and restaurants by improving separate waste discharge facilities and improving employees’ awareness of strict waste separation.The company is further seeking measures to recycle waste synthetic resin as auxiliary fuel and dust waste for raw material extraction. Additional Zero Waste Land Fill strategies are also pursued such as minimizing landfill or incineration arrangements for various types of waste to achieve the ZWTL Platinum level.ZWTL certification is accepted as an international standard for reduced landfilling of workplace waste. Only few global companies such as SK hynix, Samsung Electronics, and BASF have achieved the certification so far. Among SKC-invested subsidiaries, SK nexilis’ Jeongeup plant was the first in the domestic rechargeable battery industry to achieve the ZWTL Gold level last year.SKC plans to take the ZWTL certification of SK picglobal as an opportunity to put even more effort to raise the waste recycling rate. In addition to expanding recycling at individual business sites, the company is making efforts to resolve environmental problems caused by waste by launching a waste plastic recycling project which involves pyrolysis of waste plastic collected in South Korea and turning it into the oil.An SKC executive said, “We will continue to raise the waste recycling rate as part of achieving the 2030 goals of net-zero plastic and 2040 net-zero greenhouse gas,” and added, “We will reinforce our ESG competitiveness in waste treatment throughout our business and contribute to creating a sustainable society.”. [End of document] 2022-11-15

SK picglobal partners with INEOS, a chemical company in the U.K. to expand their renewable business SK picglobal signed an MOU with INEOS on November 7 for joint promotion of the SM business. SM joint production will also start to go green following HPPO.ISCC PLUS certification will be obtained by the end of this year with a plan to mass-produce renewable SM from next year. SK picglobal, a chemical business invested by SKC (President: Woncheol Park) has partnered with global chemical company INEOS to expand their renewable chemical materials business. SK picglobal signed an MOU with INEOS STYROLUTION in Seoul on the afternoon of November 7 to jointly promote their renewable styrene monomer (SM) business. The signing agreement was attended by key executives of the two companies including President Kidon Won of SK picglobal and Vice President Arndt Kotyczka of INEOS STYROLUTION. INEOS STYROLUTION is a styrene business subcompany of INEOS, a global chemical company headquartered in the U.K. SM is a chemical product which is used to produce propylene oxide (PO), a raw material for high value-added propylene glycol (PG). In addition to this POSM co-production technology, SK picglobal was the first in the world to successfully commercialize the renewable HPPO process in 2008 from which the only by-product is water (H2O). SK picglobal is now producing PO using both methods. This MOU was arranged as part of SK picglobal’s efforts to redesign the POSM co-production in a more renewable manner. Through this agreement, the two companies will set up an ecosystem for SM production and utilization. SK picglobal produces SM using materials based on renewable raw materials such as bio-derived raw materials and waste plastic pyrolysis fuel. INEOS STYROLUTION produces ABS and other products using the renewable SM supplied by SK picglobal. This agreement will help SK picglobal and INEOS to build a chemical product manufacturing system that will be more renewable than ever. In order to produce and utilize SM, the two companies aim to be certified by ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification PLUS), a global certification for renewable materials, by the end of this year. The companies will then roll out the production and utilization of renewable SM from next year. An SK picglobal executive said, “More and more customers are demanding ESG management in our products and throughout the supply chain,” and added, “Through this renewable SM business in cooperation with INEOS STYROLUTION, we will further reduce greenhouse gas and contribute to the achievement of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.” An Ineos Styrolution executive said, “One of our objectives is to reduce 1 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions and sell 500,000 tons of renewable products by 2030,” and added, “I believe we can keep our promise for a sustainable future by signing this agreement with SK picglobal.” [End of document] [SK picglobal signed an MOU with Ineos Styrolution on November 7 to jointly promote their renewable renewable styrene monomer (SM) business. President Kidon Won of SK picglobal (right) and Vice President Arndt Kotyczka of Ineos Styrolution are holding the agreements.] 2022-11-08

SKC launches training for resource circulation ‘Go! Waste Sorting Hero’ using MGP (My Green Place) Digital eco-friendly training was held for the alpha generation using My Green Place, a game-based platform for waste sorting.Social value expansion of the platform is sought in collaboration with SK Group’s Happy Alliance and various outside stakeholders. SKC (President: Woncheol Park) initiated a nationwide resource circulation training for elementary school students using My Green Place, a game-type platform for waste sorting, the first of its kind in South Korea. SKC will be holding ‘Go! Waste Sorting Hero,’ a training program of resource circulation and environment for elementary school students, starting with Uljin Community Child Center in Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, on October 27, followed by Gyeongju-si in Gyeongsangbuk-do and Dangjin-si in Chungcheongnam-do the following month. The training consists of learning about plastic materials and how to sort and dispose of them properly, after which learners will have hands-on experience of waste sorting. My Green Place is a game-type information platform for waste sorting, the first of its kind in South Korea which was released by SKC earlier in April. When a product barcode is scanned with the App, users can have a quick look at the information displayed regarding plastic materials such as PET and PE that were hard to understand before, and learn how the materials are recycled. The App is useful also for educational purposes because users can have fun learning about waste sorting by answering quizzes. In particular, the App seems to be well received as a tool that can create an ESG bond beyond generations between children and parents who use the App. Children at Uljin Community Child Center were the first to participate in the training on October 27 and learned about the impact of plastics on environmental pollution and considered in what way each of them can practice waste sorting. In the case of different waste sorting measures for different materials that are easily confusing, children checked it out themselves on My Green Place. When the children were asked by the instructor about how to reduce environmental pollution, they raised their hand to present their own practical suggestions such as using multi-use containers and recycling used items. SKC Manager Song Hee-won who was the training instructor said, “Children actively participated in the training, showing a great interest in waste and environmental issues. It was a meaningful time for me to meet the alpha generation and let them learn eco-friendly practices. The instructor pool for ‘Go! Waste Sorting Hero’ will be filled up through talent donation of relevant experts in addition to SKC members. SKC will expand the resource circulation training program for full national coverage in the second half in collaboration with SK Group’s Happy Alliance. Training will continue next month in Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do. SKC will also seek expanded use of the training as an educational program together with various outside stakeholders. An SKC executive said, “We will further raise the platform’s social value through resource circulation training using My Green Place,” and added, “We will also continue to expand the resource circulation training throughout the country in a sincere effort to spread eco-friendly culture.” [End of document] [SKC held ‘Go! Waste Sorting Hero’ training on October 27 at Uljin Community Child Center, Gyeongsangbuk-do as part of corporate social contribution activities.] [SKC has launched ‘Go! Waste Sorting Hero’ which is an educational program for resource circulation and environment linked with My Green Place, the first eco-friendly game in South Korea. 2022-10-28

SKC launches Find 8-Codes campaign in My Green Place Korea’s first-ever game-type garbage-sorting information platform··· downloaded over 10,000 times in just four monthsPresented in June with the Minister of Environment Award in the ministry’s Open Competition for Ideas Leveraging Environmental Data in recognition of its contribution to environmental sustainabilityLaunching a campaign to engage more people in resource circulation initiatives··· report to My Green Place of unregistered products and get free gifts SKC (President & CEO Woncheol Park) manifested its new entrepreneurship, launching a campaign to encourage the users of My Green Place - Korea’s first-ever game-inspired garbage-sorting information platform - to upload product barcodes. The new entrepreneurship was first proposed by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in May when the KCCI inaugurated the Entrepreneurship Round Table (ERT). The concept urges business enterprises to go beyond obsession with financial performance and contribute to addressing social challenges via waste reduction, for instance. SKC is hosting the Find 8-Codes campaign till September 16, asking users to report to My Green Place data of products not yet registered. It is very easy to join the campaign. Scan everyday products bearing barcodes starting with number 8 in My Green Place app, report products not registered with the app and upload their barcodes to Instagram with hashtags (#My Green Place#Find8Codes#Event#MOE#SKCxERT). Campaign participants are given free gifts such as iPad Air, depending on the number of uploads. My Green Place, rolled out by SKC in April, had it over 10,000 downloads in just four months. It is Korea’s first-ever game-like garbage-sorting information platform and users can learn how to sort and dispose of waste products properly by solving in-game quizzes. In particular, when users scan product barcodes in My Green Place, the app provides detailed descriptions of industrial products such as PET, PE, ABS and their recycling grades and methods at a glance. As the app guides users into how to properly sort and disposes of waste products, it helps consumers recycle resources. Users can also buy in-game items such as animals/plants on the verge of extinction with points earned by them to build My Own World and compete with other users in point-earning races. In recognition of its completeness and contribution to environmental conservation, My Green Place won the Minister’s Award in the Open Competition for Ideas Leveraging Environmental Data organized by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) in June. The Find 8-Codes campaign was planned in celebration of the Minister of Environment Award and as a part of SK Group’s group-wide Down Carbon and Up Resource initiative of new entrepreneurships. The campaign is intended to stimulate users to volunteer to contribute to scaling up the pool of registered data in My Green Place and join resource circulation initiatives. The campaign name, Find 8-Codes, was conceived out of 880, Korea’s national classification code that is shown first in the numbers placed at the bottom of barcodes. “The Find 8-Codes campaign allows consumers to directly engage in updating the product information pool of My Green Place to earn a variety of giveaways and contribute to addressing environmental issues at the same time,” said an official at SKC. “My Green Place will add data on more products to the over 50,000 products already onboard to inform customers better and kick-start the resource circulation cycle.” [End] [SKC runs ‘Find 8-Codes’ campaign till September 16, asking consumers to upload information on products that are not yet registered in My Green Place.] 2022-08-30

SKC-BYN BlackYak, in partnership to reinforce the eco-friendly materials ecosystem An agreement on the establishment of a sustainable resource circulation system and the spread of green culture was signed ... for collaborative efforts in product development and ecosystem reinforcement.Synergy between SKC’s competitive edge on eco-friendly materials and BlackYak’s competence of green consumer goods... to help solve the problems of plastics. SKC (President: Woncheol Park) has partnered with BYN BlackYak (hereinafter “BlackYak”), a global outdoor company, for the reinforcement of the eco-friendly materials ecosystem and spread of green culture. SKC and BlackYak signed an agreement on the establishment of a sustainable resource circulation system and the spread of green culture on May 25 at the BlackYak head office in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Through this agreement, both companies will work together in expanding eco-friendly product manufacturing and supporting startups and SMEs that have excellent materials technologies. Key executives of both companies including President Woncheol Park of SKC and Chairman Tae-sun Kang of BlackYak attended the signing ceremony. SKC and BlackYak will combine their capabilities to cooperate in establishing a resource circulation ecosystem and develop products based on eco-friendly materials. SKC is leading the efforts to solve the problems of plastics through commercialization of various biodegradable materials such as Ecolabel, a packing material that can be reused together with PET bottles, high-strength biodegradable PBAT and biodegradable LIMEX. BlackYak is making efforts for plastic resource circulation by launching Plustic, a collection of eco-friendly products made by recycling collected PET bottles. BlackYak will also join SKC’s Open Platform for New Materials Technology Foundation to assist in energizing the materials industry ecosystem of South Korea. The Open Platform is a shared infrastructure aimed at supporting promising startups in the materials field for their successful commercialization. SKC has been operating the Open Platform since 2017 together with expert organizations representing each field including Ulsan Creative Economy Innovation Center and The National Academy of Engineering of Korea. BlackYak, as a B2C expert, supports the commercialization of eco-friendly materials of the participating companies. Collaborative efforts will also be made for spreading an eco-friendly culture. The most representative campaign is linking SKC’s eco-friendly plastic platform My Green Place with the activities of BlackYak Alpine Club (BAC), the largest outdoor social activity platform in South Korea. Both companies will make efforts to spread the culture of accurate recyclable waste disposal through the combination of BAC’s mountain hiking program Clean Mountain, in which people collect waste while mountain hiking, and My Green Place that provides information on plastic waste disposal. Furthermore, both companies will promote campaigns that will involve direct engagement of employees and increase their eco-friendly awareness by installing PET bottle collectors at SKC’s business sites and launching a resource circulation project to make uniforms with collected waste PET bottles. An SKC executive said, “When SKC’s competitive edge on eco-friendly materials is added to BlackYak’s competence of green consumer goods, it will be possible to make better products and create a more robust eco-friendly ecosystem,” and added, “Through this, we will do the best we can to come up with ESG materials solutions that can help solve the problems of plastics and spread an eco-friendly culture. [End of document] [SKC signed an agreement on the Establishment of a sustainable resource circulation system and the spread of green culture on May 25 with BYN BlackYak, an outdoor specialist. President Woncheol Park of SKC and Chairman Tae-sun Kang of BlackYak are holding up the signed agreements.] 2022-05-25

“Recycling instructions are included in the barcodes that are attached to plastic containers.” “Recycling instructions are included in the barcodes that are attached to plastic containers.”SKC ESG BM Promotion Team of Seong-min Kim, Hee-won Song and Chan-shik LeeEco-friendly plastic platformMy Green Place Management TeamGuidelines for complicated plastic sortingUsing barcode reader for easy recyclingSKC ESG BM Promotion Team Leader Seong-min Kim (in the center) is running My Green Place appwith Manager Chan-shik Lee (on the left) and Manager Hee-won Song (on the right). / Image from SKC"I looked at PET drink bottles and thought hard for a long while. Then, I realized that all bottles had in common a barcode. I was like, this is it!”Seong-min Kim is the Team Leader of SKC ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) BM Promotion Team and in charge of the eco-friendly plastic platform My Green Place, and this is how his team developed the first app to adopt the plastic barcode reader among other petrochemical companies. The idea that came from Manager Hee-won Song, in the same team, was conceived based on the QR code that has become familiar to people nationwide.It took two full years for Team Leader Seong-min Lim, Manager Hee-won Song and Manager Chan-shik Lee in the SKC ESG BM Promotion Team to officially launch My Green Place.Although they did not write the codes themselves, they participated in the entire development process from the concept phase, through development to marketing. They recruited 1,000 eco-moms (housewives who practice environment protection in their daily life) and MZ generation volunteers early last year for the pilot testing. The reaction was hot.Of course, there was trial and error at first. Kim said, “Actually, in the beginning, we wanted to move to a metaverse concept, but we soon judged that it would be pushing ourselves too far to go for metaverse due to limited development costs and environment.”Instead, a game concept was taken. Lee said, “Well, recycling has almost no fun element. When we first developed the app, we really thought a lot about fun elements.” When a user opens the app and simply enter his/her username, My World is displayed. Here, the user can use the barcode reader at the bottom to get details of each plastic such as components and recycling instructions.Such activities will generate points and the user can plant trees, grass, etc. and raise fairies of light, earth, water and happiness. The team plans to expand this world view later into the universe and deep sea.However, fun is not the only thing they sought. They received guidelines from the Ministry of Environment to ensure accuracy and expertise of the information and also had the information reviewed by the Korea Waste Association and professors in the relevant field.BM Promotion Team’s further goal is to increase consumer participation. For this, they are working to add elements such as challenges that will encourage consumer participation.Kim said, "Consumers can report information about plastics not available in the app, so it will further be improved as the reports are added and data is accumulated,” and continued to say, “More and more people around me are already telling me that they will use the app to teach their children.”Reporter: Joon-ho Gwonhttps://www.fnnews.com/news/202205011858253406 2022-05-01

SK picglobal - KRICT, in partnership for green technology R&D The Agreement on Mutual Cooperation for Eco-friendly, Low Carbon R&D was signed...for collaborated R&D activities regarding green manufacturing process and new materials.ESG materials solutions for chemical business will be ensured through sustained cooperation...contributing to the achievement of the ‘2040 Net Zero Greenhouse Gas’ objective. SK picglobal, a chemical business invested by SKC (President: Woncheol Park) has partnered with the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) for the research and development of process and products that can lead to reduced greenhouse gas and contaminant emission. This partnership was achieved by the two institutions as they signed the Agreement on Mutual Cooperation for Eco-friendly, Low Carbon R&D on April 29 at the KRICT head office in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. Though this agreement, collaborative efforts will be made between SK picglobal and KRICT such as technology development for manufacturing process and waste water treatment in addition to eco-friendly materials development using byproducts from manufacturing base materials. Attendees at the signing ceremony included President Kidon Won of SK picglobal and President Mihye Yi of KRICT. Though this cooperation, SK picglobal will develop a propylene glycol (PG) manufacturing process that will increase efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emission. PG is a high value-added material widely used for food, medical supplies and cosmetic products. SK picglobal was the first in the world to successfully commercialize the eco-friendly HPPO technology in 2008 and is now a manufacturer of PG using propylene oxide (PO) produced with the HPPO technology. This partnership will allow SK picglobal to produce even more eco-friendly PG. Also, in order to increase the usability of SM produced from PO-SM (styrene monomer) poly-generation which is available together with the HPPO technology, eco-friendly application for SM will be developed to be used as additives for food, medical supplies, etc. that are not harmful to the human body. Following the business model innovation of product lineup expansion from PO to PG in 2018, SK picglobal is setting out to develop a new technology in an aim to improve SM usability this time. In particular, collaborative efforts will be made with KRICT to combine carbon dioxide with exiting products and develop new materials that will assist in resolving the greenhouse gas issue. These efforts will be aimed at achieving the 2040 Net Zero Greenhouse Gas objective announced by SKC last year. SK picglobal further will be engaged in the co-development of a new eco-friendly wastewater technology as well. An SK picglobal said, “This agreement on mutual technology R&D cooperation with KRICT will serve as a basis on which we will develop a system for continuous cooperation for various undertakings such as identifying new R&D challenges,” and added, “Through this, we will have ESG materials solutions for chemical business ready and contribute to the achievement of the 2040 Net Zero Greenhouse Gas objective.” [End of document] [SK picglobal, a chemical business invested by SKC, and KRICT signed the Agreement on Mutual Cooperation for Eco-friendly, Low Carbon R&D on April 29. President Kidon Won of SK picglobal (right) and President Mihye Yi of KRICT are holding up the signed agreements.] [SK picglobal, a chemical business invested by SKC, and KRICT signed the Agreement on Mutual Cooperation for Eco-friendly, Low Carbon R&D on April 29. President Kidon Won of SK picglobal (third from the right) and President Mihye Yi of KRICT (fourth from the right) are holding up their fists together with the attendees.] 2022-05-01

SKC vows to promote an eco-friendly culture to address plastic issues Signing an MOU on eco-friendly culture promotion with the KCCI, the CCC and Montenum··· joining forces to address plastic issuesLaunching My Green Place, an eco-friendly plastic platform··· encouraging consumers to engage in the eco-friendly ecosystem SKC (President & CEO: Woncheol Park) vows to foster eco-friendly plastic consumption culture in partnership with the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), the Climate Change Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organization working on environmental issues, and social venture Montenum developing environmental games in a bid to address challenges posed by plastic waste. President & CEO Woncheol Park at SKC signed the MOU on Eco-friendly Culture Promotion to Address Plastic Issues with KCCI Vice Chairman Woo Taehee, CCC Secretary General Sohee Kim, and Co-representatives Kang Baekjoo and Kim Soojin at Montenum on the 6th floor of SKC Building at Jongro-gu, Seoul on the 18th. The MOU urges the parties thereto to share their respective professional competencies and cooperate with each other to foster eco-friendly cultural practices, starting from the release of eco-friendly plastic platform My Green Place. My Green Place is a mobile platform, a smartphone application to be released by SKC on Earth Day falling on the 22nd. Reading barcodes printed in plastic containers or product packages, the app users can view at a glance descriptions of PET, PE, ABS and other industrial materials that they can hardly relate to simply by reading their names as well as 13 different waste sorting and disposal methods, ease-of-recycling grades and other relevant information. Consumers can select and use easy-to-recycle products by referring to data on over 10,000 types of products using plastic components as available in My Green Place and sort/ dispose of plastic waste as recommended by the app. Guiding correct waste sorting/disposal methods for each product, the app helps consumers contribute to recycle resources. My Green Place is also Korea’s first-ever game-type plastic information platform. Users can build and spruce up My World by earning points and trading them with items symbolizing plants/animals on the verge of extinction or eco-friendly facilities, enjoying point-accumulating competition with other users as well. Users can also engage in offline eco-friendly activities by playing games. SKC is planning to launch a campaign to plant trees in Central Asia countries that are suffering desertification named after top My Green Place users. Parties to the green partnership MOU will join hands to promote eco-friendly culture over the launch of My Green Place. SKC has developed the platform that will further expand collaboration with stakeholders. KCCI provides a product information database to the platform and will continue to update the database, creating synergy with relevant businesses, and launching its own promotional campaign. Montenum will be responsible for operating the platform with its game development capability whereas the Climate Change Center will engage university students affiliated with the eco-friendly youth platform Climatus College in promoting the platform and link it with a wide range of campaigns. One of the university students working in the Climatus College of the Climate Change Center commented, “The approach that users can build their own world and ecosystem by playing waste sorting/disposal games feels original to me,” and said, “I hope we will build a better future by learning to relate to environmental challenges while playing the games.” Announcing 2040 Net Zero, SKC is expanding its eco-friendly product lineup. The company is beefing up eco-friendly biodegradable offerings including high-strength biodegradable PBAT and biodegradable LIMEX to name a few. A plastic waste pyrolysis oil business to turn plastic waste into resources is also in the making. In addition, My Green Place released by SKC in collaboration with other entities has paved a way for even ordinary consumers to participate in plastic waste reduction initiatives. President & CEO Woncheol Park said, “Without sharing goals and expertise and partnering with stakeholders, we can never overcome the pending environmental challenges,” and added, “By agreeing to the partnership this time, we will take the initiative in fostering eco-friendly culture to make a sustainable world where our posterity will continue to dwell.” [End] [Reference] My Green Place introduction video clip : https://youtu.be/AJOtC1VKm-I My Green Place Instagram : @greenplace_kr 2022-04-18