▲CEO Lee Gang-woo Sunjin Environment Co., Ltd.

"No matter how well you make it, what's the use of not enforcing it?"

This is the lament of CEO Lee Gang-woo Sunjin Environment Co., Ltd., which explained the current status of domestic legislation on refrigerant management. There is no factory without refrigerants, he said. "As soon as we properly execute it, we will all become offenders." Critics point out that operators' willingness to voluntarily fulfill their obligations or government authorities' management regulations are still poor.

CEO Lee said, "On the contrary, multinational corporations with workplaces in various countries thoroughly comply with the regulations by considering the corporate image," and stressed, "First of all, we should encourage only 20-30% to enter the system by next year and increase its proportion sequentially.

It is also necessary to reconsider policies that prioritize unification of related laws and recycling. CEO Lee said, "The Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environment Corporation are also well aware of the importance of the system, but refrigerant consumption is increasing due to the change of personnel and large blind spots," adding, "We need to actively promote legislation as small efforts can have a big greenhouse gas reduction effect."

In the meantime, "Foreign environmental advanced countries are implementing policies that prioritize destruction (disposition) over regeneration. In Japan, destruction accounts for 70-80%. However, we are around 5% of the amount recovered," adding, "It is also important to recycle refrigerants, but destruction is the surest way to manage total quantity. "It's neat if you find out the amount you've removed," he advised.

In recognition of the know-how and technology accumulated over the years, overseas markets are also sending love calls to Sunjin Environment Co., Ltd. CEO Lee said, "We signed a 10 billion won facility export MOA with Saudi Arabia and government officials in office," adding, "We feel rewarded and proud as it is a business that benefits the world." We will also focus our efforts on exporting excellent environmental technologies in Korea, he said.



▲Sunjin Environment Co., Ltd. in the Saenggok Resource Circulation Complex in Gangseo-gu, Busan. HQ building.

Reporter Lee Sangbok, lsb@e2news.com

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