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Following a similar project with the Busan Metropolitan Government, Hyosung TNC joins hands with Jeollanam-do to establish recycling system for waste fishing nets□ Signs MOU with Jeollanam-do and Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority on August 20 for recycling of waste fishing netsHyosung TNC signed on August 20 an MOU on a waste fishing net recycling project under which it will produce "Mipan Regen Ocean," a nylon fiber recycled from waste fishing nets in oceans. The signing ceremony was attended by Hyosung TNC CEO Kim Yong-seup, Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Yung-rok, and Yeosu Gwangyang Port Corporation CEO Cha Min-sik. The agreement was designed to reduce marine ecosystem pollution caused by lost waste fishing nets, which would contribute to the sustainability of the ocean, and enhance awareness of marine environmental protection.Under this agreement, Jeollanam-do will establish a system to separate and discharge waste fishing nets and support stable supply of fishing nets. The Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority will separate and discharge waste fishing nets and waste plastics from marine waste. Hyosung TNC will produce the Mipan Regen Ocean recycled nylon fiber from the collected waste fishing nets.□ Expanded production of 'Mipan Regen Ocean' through investment in depolymerization facilitiesHyosung TNC said it will also expand investment in depolymerization facilities. The depolymerization facilities allow Hyosung TNC – which uses its own technology – to improve the purity of raw materials by removing impurities from the fishing nets in the production process of "Mipan Regen Ocean."Hyosung TNC plans to augment its depolymerization facilities by early next year to produce more than 150 tons of Mipan Regen Ocean collected by Busan and Jeollanam-do per month. It will sell it mainly to domestic and foreign outdoor brands."Mipan Regen" is the world's first nylon fiber made by Hyosung in 2007 from recycled waste fishing nets.Hyosung TNC relaunched its waste fishing net-recycled fiber with the name "Mipan Regen Ocean" when it signed an agreement with the Busan Metropolitan Government in May to establish a system for recycling waste fishing nets. The latest agreement with Jeollanam-do allows Hyosung TNC to have a wider waste fishing net collection area and secure stable supply of waste fishing nets, which will lead to increased production of Mipan Regen Ocean. Hyosung TNC is a leading global eco-friendly company. It has been producing eco-friendly bags and clothing with "Regen," a fiber recycled from transparent PET bottles, in collaboration with local governments in Jeju, Seoul, and Busan. The recycled goods have gained sensational popularity among the MZ generation.
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Hyosung said on August 25 that it will be donating 70 million won to the Jongno Women's Human Resources Development Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to support employment promotion programs for vulnerable women who have difficulty finding jobs again, including career-interrupted women and middle-aged women.Hyosung has been assisting training programs for social welfare workers, child care teachers, and ERP logistics office managers at the Jongno Women's Human Resources Development Center every year since 2013. About 240 women have landed jobs through the programs supported by Hyosung.This year, about 30 people will participate in training programs for child care teachers and care workers for three months from August. After completion of the programs, Hyosung and the Center will fully support their job hunting by providing them regular job counseling, job information, and arrangement of jobs. A Hyosung official said, "I hope our donation could be of whatever little help to those who participate in the job promotion program for the vulnerable women who have difficulty finding reemployment all the more because of the COVID-19 pandemic."Under the slogan of a ‘company helping beneficiaries develop their future on their own by providing education and sharing,’ Hyosung has been operating various social programs to assist job creation and social life for the vulnerable, including support for disabled artists' activities and exhibitions, and improvement of facilities at workplaces for the heavily disabled.
Following a similar project with the Busan Metropolitan Government, Hyosung TNC joins hands with Jeollanam-do to establish recycling system for waste fishing nets□ Signs MOU with Jeollanam-do and Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority on August 20 for recycling of waste fishing netsHyosung TNC signed on August 20 an MOU on a waste fishing net recycling project under which it will produce "Mipan Regen Ocean," a nylon fiber recycled from waste fishing nets in oceans. The signing ceremony was attended by Hyosung TNC CEO Kim Yong-seup, Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Yung-rok, and Yeosu Gwangyang Port Corporation CEO Cha Min-sik. The agreement was designed to reduce marine ecosystem pollution caused by lost waste fishing nets, which would contribute to the sustainability of the ocean, and enhance awareness of marine environmental protection.Under this agreement, Jeollanam-do will establish a system to separate and discharge waste fishing nets and support stable supply of fishing nets. The Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority will separate and discharge waste fishing nets and waste plastics from marine waste. Hyosung TNC will produce the Mipan Regen Ocean recycled nylon fiber from the collected waste fishing nets.□ Expanded production of 'Mipan Regen Ocean' through investment in depolymerization facilitiesHyosung TNC said it will also expand investment in depolymerization facilities. The depolymerization facilities allow Hyosung TNC – which uses its own technology – to improve the purity of raw materials by removing impurities from the fishing nets in the production process of "Mipan Regen Ocean."Hyosung TNC plans to augment its depolymerization facilities by early next year to produce more than 150 tons of Mipan Regen Ocean collected by Busan and Jeollanam-do per month. It will sell it mainly to domestic and foreign outdoor brands."Mipan Regen" is the world's first nylon fiber made by Hyosung in 2007 from recycled waste fishing nets.Hyosung TNC relaunched its waste fishing net-recycled fiber with the name "Mipan Regen Ocean" when it signed an agreement with the Busan Metropolitan Government in May to establish a system for recycling waste fishing nets. The latest agreement with Jeollanam-do allows Hyosung TNC to have a wider waste fishing net collection area and secure stable supply of waste fishing nets, which will lead to increased production of Mipan Regen Ocean. Hyosung TNC is a leading global eco-friendly company. It has been producing eco-friendly bags and clothing with "Regen," a fiber recycled from transparent PET bottles, in collaboration with local governments in Jeju, Seoul, and Busan. The recycled goods have gained sensational popularity among the MZ generation.
Hyosung TNC's recycled fiber ‘Regen Seoul (regen®seoul)’ has recently been receiving love calls from domestic outdoor and fashion brands in line with the eco-friendly trend. Since July, Hyosung TNC has been supplying Regen Seoul to North Face which is favored by consumers in all ages as well as MZ generation, and National Geographic and Covernat which are popular with MZ generation. Hyosung supplies textiles for those companies’ Fall-Winter 2021 products. The three brands will roll out new eco-friendly products that are made of Regen Seoul in August and September.It is believed that brands targeting young people seek Regen Seoul to meet the trend of eco-friendly "value conscious consumption" of MZ generation.More fashion brands besides North Face, National Geographic and Covernat have asked for Regen Seoul.Regen Seoul is a fiber made by recycling waste PET bottles collected from Geumcheon-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu and Gangnam-gu in Seoul.Hyosung TNC goes beyond supplying fiber to partner brands and engage in online and offline promotion of products targeting MZ generation. It will continue to communicate with consumers by sharing information about clothes made of Regen Seoul on its Instagram account (@hyosung_textiles).Hyosung TNC CEO Kim Yong-seup said, "Hyosung is flooded by collaboration requests from many brands in line with the rapid emergence of eco-friendly fashion.” “We will expand the base of Korea's eco-friendly fashion market by working with brands that have awareness of eco-friendliness," he said.Besides Regen Seoul, Hyosung TNC is producing regen®jeju by recycling PET bottles collected in Jeju and regen®ocean by recycling PET bottles collected in oceans.
Hyosung is sponsoring the non-face-to-face support with AI caring robot project for elderly veterans' families through the Southern Seoul Veterans Affairs Office. On May 31, Hyosung delivered a donation of 40 million won to the Southern Seoul Veterans Affairs Office. This donation will be used for non-face-to-face customized care services for people of national merit and veterans' families. The program was created to support elderly veterans living alone who have limited face-to-face activities due to COVID-19.The AI caring robot will be delivered to veterans registered with the Southern Seoul Veterans Affairs Office. Deundeun and Bohun, the AI robots, will help the elderly living alone and veterans’ families with 24-hour life management, meals, medications, and reminders for hospital reservations. Moreover, they are equipped with safety management functions that can respond to an emergency with motion sensors considering the age of the people they are supporting.Hyosung has been carrying out patriotic and social contribution programs, such as “Exploring the historical treasures” and “Delivery of living necessities” for veterans and people of national merit for four years since 2017. On May 4, the company provided non-face-to-face oral health education, customized preventive healthcare education, and support for dental treatment expenses for the children with developmental disabilities at Purme Foundation’s Nexon Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital as part of its social contribution activities for neighbors suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hyosung TNC which had already been recycling transparent PET bottles will produce the nylon fiber "Mipan Regen Ocean" recycled from waste fishing nets.□ Join hands with Busan Metropolitan Government, Netspa to produce 'Mipan Regen Ocean' recycled from discarded fishing netsHyosung TNC signed an MOU with the Busan Metropolitan Government and Netspa, an eco-friendly social venture enterprise, on May 11 to build a system for a virtuous cycle of resources by collecting and recycling waste fishing nets into eco-friendly fiber. The signing ceremony was attended by Busan Mayor Park Hyeong-joon, Hyosung TNC CEO Kim Yong-seup and Netspa CEO Chung Taek-soo.The agreement was designed to contain pollution of marine ecosystem caused by discarded fishing nets and raise awareness of protecting marine environment.Under the agreement, the Busan Metropolitan Government will work with local governments to establish a system that can separate and discharge waste fishing nets, while Netspa will be responsible for the pretreatment of shredding and washing the collected fishing nets. Hyosung TNC will recycle the pretreated fishing nets to produce the nylon fiber "Mipan Regen Ocean." "Mipan Regen," developed by Hyosung in 2007, is the world's first fiber recycled from discarded fishing nets. It is a nylon version of 'Regen', a polyester fiber recycled from transparent PET bottles.Until now, "Mipan Regen" has been made of nylon yarn or chips that were discarded during the production process because there were problems with the collection of waste fishing nets. The agreement paves the way for a stable supply of waste fishing nets, and Hyosung is launching "Mipan Regen Ocean" and will be producing it in earnest.□ Hyosung to increase production volume of 'Mipan Regen Ocean' by expanding investment in depolymerization facilitiesOn the occasion of the launch of 'Mipan Regen Ocean,' Hyosung TNC will be expanding investment in depolymerization facilities. The depolymerization facilities improve the purity of raw materials by removing impurities from fishing nets when Hyosung TNC produces "Mipan Regen" with its own technology. Hyosung TNC plans to expand investment in depolymerization facilities by the end of this year to produce at least 150 tons of 'Mipan Regen' per month.Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon said, "Hyosung has been developing eco-friendly materials including polyester, nylon, and spandex by its own technology. "As an eco-friendly company, Hyosung, with a sense of responsibility, will continue to pay attention and make investment to build a system for a virtuous cycle of resources,” he added.
Hyosung TNC has joined hands with CGV to enhance public eco-friendly awareness with "Regen Seoul," the country’s leading eco-friendly fiber.□ Promotional booths for eco-friendly fiber 'Regen Seoul'Hyosung TNC announced that it started to run booths to promote the production process of "Rigen Seoul" at three theaters (in Yeongdeungpo, Yeouido, and Gangnam) of CGV, Korea's leading multiplex theater. They will run through the end of next month."Regen Seoul" is an eco-friendly polyester fiber made by Hyosung TNC in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government in January. The local governments of Geumcheon-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, and Gangnam-gu, collect waste PET bottles, which Hyosung TNC take over and recycle them into fiber.The "Regen Seoul" booth is designed to help visitors of the theater easily understand the production process of "Regen." A large screen is also showing a promotional video of "Risen Seoul." Employees of the CGV theaters wear uniforms made of "Rigen Seoul," which Hyosung TNC made in collaboration with Pleatsmama.Hyosung TNC expects that the event will help improve citizens' awareness of eco-friendly recycling products and strengthen the brand power of "Regen," the country’s leading eco-friendly fiber.□ Various events in line to increase interest in eco-friendly productsBesides operating the promotional booths, Hyosung TNC is hosting an Instagram event for 'Rigen Seoul'.The event which will run for two months in time for the opening of the booths invites participants to post comments on the CGV Event section of Hyosung TNC’s Instagram account (@hyosung_textiles) regarding their pledge to practice environmental protection. Lotteries will pick those who will receive Pleatsmama's eco-friendly knit bag made of "Regen Seoul." People who posted a photo shot of their visit to the “CGV Regen Seoul Booth" on their Instagram account will have a higher chance of winning the lottery.The May 5 Children's Day will have an event in which family members can participate together. Those who post a photo shot of their visit to the Regen Seoul booth at Yeongdeungpo CGV theater located in Yeongdeungpo Square Times on their Instagram account will receive Hyosung TNC's G3H10 multi-use eco-friendly mask as a gift.
