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On August 8, we announced that we had obtained a patent on functionalised derivatives of sodium saccharin and how they are manufactured.

This patent was filed through a joint study with Professors Suhng Wook Kim and Un chul Shin of Korea University’s School of Health and Environmental Science. This work was also reported in an article published on October 29 in the International Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. The title of the article is “Development of a 68Ga‐labelled PET tracer for carbonic anhydrase IX‐overexpressed tumors using the artificial sweetener saccharin”.

The patent concerns sodium saccharin and manufacturing methods of its derivatives combined with a ligand compound having an optional targeting action for hypoxic tumors. Sulfonamide-based substances, such as saccharin, show selective binding to Carbonic Anhydrase IX (CA IX) that occurs in tumor cells. Saccharin derivatives can therefore be used to safely and effectively diagnose cancerous tumor cells.

The results of this study confirmed the potential for saccharin derivatives to be used as new diagnostic pharmaceutical agents in addition to existing uses in various medicines, food ingredients, beverages, toothpastes, etc. as artificial sweeteners. We plan to continue joint research with domestic researchers to ensure that saccharin is commercially available as a building block for diagnostic substances in tumor cells.

For related articles, see the links below.

“Catch cancer with saccharin….What are KISCO’s Patents?” – Money Today Broadcasting (mtn.co.kr)

“Development of a 68Ga‐labelled PET tracer for carbonic anhydrase IX‐overexpressed tumors using the artificial sweetener saccharin” – International Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals

As part of the continuing modernisation of JMC’s corporate brand we are pleased to launch our updated website. The new site, at www.jmcfinechem.com, is an English-first site, reflecting our global focus. The branding and colors reflect the changes we have introduced to our packaging and company brochures. We are also more clearly articulating our company slogan ‘Creating Sweetness and Pure Chemistry’ which emphasises our main business, saccharin as well as our growing business in creating new materials and partnerships in other sectors of the chemical industry.

The website highlights JMC’s main business areas and in each section a video enables customers and partners to see inside JMCs facilities. This transparency emphasises our commitment to high quality manufacturing.

In the next phase of our digital upgrade JMC will begin to publish more content through our social media channels so be sure to follow us for further updates.

A message to our partners during the COVID-19 pandemic

With COVID-19 still impacting lives and businesses around the world, we made this video to connect with our partners on a personal level as we work to overcome this situation together. If you need us, let our staff be your “Sweet Super Heroes”.

– The JMC Saccharin Team

This video accompanies an update about JMC’s activities during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our key message is that throughout this global pandemic, JMC has remained open for business and has continued to manufacture and distribute our products. Korea and JMC are at work.

We sincerely hope that all our customers will overcome the current difficulties as soon as possible and that all your co-workers and families are healthy. The current global uncertainty is challenging but we feel confident that that we can get through this together.

COVID-19 Letter, March 2020

The start of 2020 was celebrated by JMC and the KISCO Group in Ulsan and Incheon on January 2 and 3.

On Friday the second of January about 460 employees from the KISCO Group gathered at the Seo-gu Cultural Center in Incheon to celebrate the start of a new year.

As part of the ceremony the KISCO Awards were presented to employees and departments that contributed most to the development of the KISCO Group last year. A total of 12 teams, individuals and organizations, were awarded in three categories: KISCO Group Management Award, Technology Award and Contribution Award. In addition, this year, a special award was established to congratulate Merit F & C, an excellent partner that maintained a strategic relationship with KISCO.

Staff then watched a video showing KISCO and DKC employees working at the soon-to-be completed Iksan factory. Chairman Heung-jun Kim’s said, “In the coming year, KISCO will celebrate its 50th anniversary. I don’t think it’s impossible for KISCO, which has a long history and great talent, to enter the 500 largest domestic companies that make up 1 trillion won in sales. Large growth cannot be achieved only by the initiatives of the company. I want each employee to help us become a company that communicates and consults with employees, a company where everyone can demonstrate their skills. ” The ceremony was ended with a performance by a band.

On the following day, at the JMC Ulsan factory, the JMC staff gathered in the auditorium on the 2nd floor of the main building. They were joined by the chairman, president and CEO. Together they watched the video of the KISCO Group together and the chairman gave a presentation to staff.

Happy New Year.

The 1st “Tiger Hill” Saccharin Kimjang Contest was held in December. Kimjang refers to the process of making kimchi, Korea’s world famous, fermented vegetable dish. The Saccharin Kimjang Contest was held to select ‘Delicious Kimchi made using Saccharin’ among the families of staff from the KISCO Group. From the 9th to the 13th of December, Kimchi was submitted. A total of 133 people from the entire KISCO Group family participated and 163 Kimchi dishes were submitted.

The screening was conducted over two days on December 16th and 17th. The 163 kimchi submitted to the fair for judging were each transferred to a numbered batch container and placed so that the submitter’s affiliation and information were unknown. Three outside judges, including the honourable chairman, attended the examination, and a total of four judges evaluated all 163 kimchi over approximately two hours. In this preliminary round, the top 12 kimchi were selected by summing the individual scores of the four judges.

Subsequently, the finals were held on the 17th, the next day. The honourable chairman, chairman, president, JMC CEO Won-sik Jung and one external judge attended the final. The screening was conducted through a blind test as in the preliminary round. A total of three kimchi were selected as winners. Afterwards, the kimchi was donated to the Saenam Church Happy Center located in Seoknam 2-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, and was used to provide free meals.

The award ceremony for the Kimjang competition was scheduled to take place on December 18, but was delayed until February 12. Three award winners, the honourable chairman, president, president, and JMC CEO attended the award ceremony. The Gold, Silver and Bronze prize winners were awarded 3,000,000 won, 2,000,000 won and 1,000,000 respectively. Afterwards, a tea function was held with the management and the winners. The award ceremony concluded after celebrating the excellence of Saccharin used to make Kimchi.

The 1st Tiger Hill Saccharin Kimjang Contest received positive reviews that it was an opportunity to remind many employees of the benefits of saccharin. Through this direct experience in real life, we hope to grasp and spread the word about the excellence of JMC’s high-quality saccharin, which is attracting attention in the world, so that it can be used more widely and in various ways.

Food Ingredients Europe 2019 (FIE) 2019 was held from December 3rd (Tuesday)-5th (Thursday) in Paris at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte. FIE is one of Europe’s leading food additive related industry exhibitions, and has been held every two years since its inception in 1986. FIE, which boasts a cumulative audience of over 500,000, has become a major exhibition in the F & B industry, has been around for 30 years and is regarded as an important exhibition that must be attended by industry-related people.

JMC, who participated in FIE for the second time since its first participation in 2017, held a meeting with about 61 companies to explore and pioneer new and potential markets for Saccharin and focused on attracting new customers. By establishing a place for direct contact with European customers, we confirmed the possibility of trading through active contact with potential customers. In particular, JMC’s high-quality saccharin was emphasized by discussing concerns about the quality problem (impurity) of Chinese saccharin. We also discussed the recently announced revising of USP regulations for saccharin analysis.

JMC will continue to exhibit and promote JMC’s World’s Highest Quality Saccharin to customers around the world.