Existing Wooden Bobbins Raise Environmental Issues
Collaboration to Introduce Eco-Friendly Bobbins
A bobbin is a cylindrical structure used to wind cables continuously. It is essential for the storage and transportation of cables, with over 90% made of wood. Despite environmental issues, wooden bobbins are widely used due to their low cost.
From the left in the photo: Park Jong-gu, Division Head of Gaon Cable; Lee Jin-cheol, Division Head of Korea Optical Communication; Kim Jong-hyup, President of Mercury; Cho Hoon, Head of SCM Strategy Office at KT; Lee Dong-wook, Head of Communication Business Division at LS Cable; Hwang Byung-sun, CEO of ES Tech; Kim Yong-seok, CEO of Bobin Bank (Photo by KT)
KT has taken the initiative to introduce 'eco-friendly bobbins.' On the 12th, KT announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the introduction of eco-friendly cable bobbins at the KT East building in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, with five optical cable companies including LS Cable & System and Bobbin Bank. The purpose is to replace wooden bobbins with eco-friendly ones. The optical cable companies and Bobbin Bank will actively cooperate in the use, timely supply, and collection of eco-friendly bobbins through rental contracts. Bobbin Bank is a company that produces and distributes plastic bobbins using strict raw material management and the best injection molding technology in Korea.
KT expects that strengthening eco-friendly SCM (Supply Chain Management) operations will lead to reduced packaging waste and lower disposal costs for optical cable companies, as well as cost savings from packaging through more than ten times reuse. Additionally, there will be a joint effect of resource circulation by using recycled plastics.
Joo Hoon, Executive Director of KT's SCM Strategy Office, said, "With this MOU, we will establish eco-friendly SCM and lead KT's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management."
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