KOLON GLOBAL is entering the domestic semiconductor water treatment market.

On Nov. 5 at 10 a.m., Myongji University president Lim Yeon-su (left in the photo) and KOLON GLOBAL CEO Kim Jeong-il pose for a commemorative photo during the signing ceremony of the agreement between KOLON GLOBAL and Myongji University held at the 8th-floor conference room of the Creativity Hall at Myongji University. /Courtesy of KOLON GLOBAL

KOLON GLOBAL noted that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for academic-industry collaboration in the semiconductor water treatment sector on the 6th at Myongji University's Natural Campus in Yongin on the 5th.

The signing ceremony was attended by 13 people, including Kim Jung-il, CEO of KOLON GLOBAL, and Lim Yeon-soo, president of Myongji University.

KOLON GLOBAL has the highest level of water treatment research and development and technical certification records in the domestic construction industry. Myongji University also achieves outstanding academic results in the water treatment field.

Through this agreement, KOLON GLOBAL plans to apply its world-first developed and commercialized "low-energy membrane water treatment technology" to semiconductor water treatment technology.

This technology is already being used in over 70 domestic sewage and wastewater treatment facilities. KOLON GLOBAL is expected to apply it to the semiconductor industry to secure a technological advantage.

KOLON GLOBAL's "low-energy membrane water treatment technology" is a membrane cleaning technology. This method combines microbial treatment with membrane filtration technology and is characterized by a horizontal reciprocating motion, rather than the conventional blowing method.

This technology, certified by the Ministry of Environment for new and green technology, can reduce power consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80%, thus lowering operational costs.

A KOLON GLOBAL official said, "Starting with the MOU for academic-industry collaboration with Myongji University, we will secure future growth engines through continuous technological development and human resource cultivation in the semiconductor water treatment field, as well as strategic cooperation. This mutual collaboration will serve as an important opportunity to overcome the construction market recession and improve performance in the industrial construction sector while expanding future business areas."

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