ISciLab Holds Second-Year Kickoff for "Green-Integrated Carbon Footprint Tracking Technology" Leading Carbon Neutrality in Steel Industry

ISciLab announced that the kickoff meeting for the second year of the "Development of Digital-Green Integrated Carbon Footprint Tracking Technology for Raw Material and Rebar Manufacturing Processes" project was successfully held on April 24 at the Ramada City Hotel in Jeju.

This project, which began in September 2024, aims to systematically track and manage carbon emissions by integrating digital technologies and eco-friendly systems into steel manufacturing processes, with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon reduction.

In particular, it is attracting attention as a key project to actively respond to the strengthening of global carbon neutrality regulations and to enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of the domestic steel industry.

In the second year (2025), the project will move forward in earnest with the practical application of technologies such as the on-site implementation of a steel scrap classification system and a logistics monitoring system, the integration of a carbon emissions calculation model, and the advancement of a process IoT data collection and management system.

The kickoff meeting was attended by approximately 60 key personnel and working-level staff from 18 organizations, including steelmakers and ICT companies. Participants shared the direction of the project to respond to global carbon emissions regulations and exchanged opinions among the participating organizations.

ISciLab, which is overseeing the project, has been selected as the consortium for the "Standardization and Verification Technology Development for Carbon Footprint Certification" initiative. This year, the company will propose two ICT standards for carbon emissions data collection methodologies and monitoring system construction. Through these efforts, ISciLab aims to lead the establishment of a standardized foundation for carbon footprint management and reduction across the domestic steel industry.

During the meeting, a technical seminar session was also held, inviting various industry experts.

Dr. Oh Heungryong (Korea Information and Communication Technology Association) presented strategies for ICT standardization of carbon footprint monitoring systems, emphasizing the need for and direction of digital standardization applicable across industries. Dr. Kim Dogeun (Korea Institute of Materials Science) introduced plasma treatment technology for stack gas in traditional industries and shared trends in production processes and greenhouse gas reduction in the petrochemical industry. Next, Director Jung Kwangha (Korea Chemical Industry Council) introduced strategies for promoting carbon neutrality in the chemical industry, and Dr. Baek Chunyeol (Korean Agency for Technology and Standards) presented the current status of international standardization for carbon neutrality and domestic application strategies to address these developments.

ISciLab CEO Byun Changhyun, the project’s general manager, stated, "Data-driven carbon reduction is a core task directly linked to the sustainability of the entire steel industry. Through this project, we aim to present an innovative model for the steel industry that leads both digital and green transformation, and to take the lead in achieving a carbon-neutral society."