Hyundai Steel announced on the 30th that it held the 3rd Symposium on the Utilization of Steel By-products as Construction Materials.

1) Hyundai Steel hosts the 3rd Symposium on the Utilization of Steel Byproducts for Construction Materials at the COEX Magok Convention Center in Seoul on the 20th. (From left: Professor Kim Dong-jin from Kangwon National University, Team Leader Lim Chae-yong from Ssangyong C&E, Deputy Minister Jo Jong-o from Hyundai Steel's Low Carbon Technology Development Office, Professor Lee Han-seung from Hanyang University, Director Kim Yong-hee from Hyundai Steel's Process Research Center, Team Leader Lee Sang-hyung from Hyundai Steel's Environmental Energy Research Team, President Kim Seok-wan from the Korea Waste Resource Recycling Society, Deputy Minister Kim Hong-sam from the Korea Expressway Corporation's Road Traffic Research Institute, Director Lee Min-woo from the Korea Iron & Steel Association, Vice President Lee Geon-cheol from the Korea Concrete Institute, Team Leader Shin Young-jin from Hyundai E&C). /Courtesy of Hyundai Steel

The event was held on the 20th at the COEX Magok Convention Center in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and was attended by more than 100 experts from academia and related industries.

Representatives from Hyundai Steel, Korea Iron & Steel Association, Hyundai E&C, Ssangyong C&E, and Korea Expressway Corporation were present.

They discussed the excellence of construction materials utilizing steel by-products in the steel and construction sectors.

They sought collaboration by sharing the potential for utilizing steel by-products, relevant systems, and examples of technological development by key institutions.

Hyundai Steel introduced methods for utilizing generated slag due to changes in carbon reduction processes during the event.

Presenters from relevant institutions reported on the current status and prospects for recycling steel by-products, as well as future challenges.

Kim Yong-hee, head of the Process Research Center at Hyundai Steel, noted that "Utilizing steel by-products can contribute to carbon reduction in construction technology and the advancement of the construction industry," adding, "We will lead practical technology commercialization and policy improvement through cooperation among industry, academia, and research institutions."

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