SAMPYO Cement has joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as a corporate member.
The company is a leading South Korean cement producer established in 1957.
SAMPYO Cement maintains an annual production capacity of 11m tonnes per anuum (tpa) which is shipped to customers across South Korea, in addition to the USA, Africa and Japan. The company has received a cement quality assessment license from the Ministry of Construction of Japan, and now exports over 200,000 tpa to this market.
The firm also utilises its expertise to deploy cutting-edge technology such as automated monitoring and control of facilities, and the use of statistical quality management systems.
SAMPYO Cement is involved in a number of socially responsible initiatives such as contributing to the reconstruction of vulnerable areas, and cultivating an ethical and human-based corporate culture. It is engaged in several environmental practices such as resource recycling, air pollution management and water quality management.
“We are very proud that we have not only managed to develop a strong market position in the international cement sector, but also maintain high ethical end environmental standards for our business,” said Moon JongGoo, CEO of SAMPYO Cement. “We’ve admired the work already done by the WCA to raise awareness of some of the central environmental and technological issues and opportunities faced by our industry today, and we look forward to contributing to this global discussion as Corporate Members going forward.”
WCA chairman Vincent Lefebvre commented: “SAMPYO is a world-class company that has already shown it is capable of competing in the global marketplace and we look forward to supporting them in achieving their goals in the years ahead.”
The WCA will be welcoming senior leaders from across the global cement sector to the annual WCA World Cement Conference, held this year from September 9-11 in Shanghai. The event will cover the latest thinking on sustainability and new technologies as well as the major challenges and opportunities faced by the industry.
