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The IDTechEx USA Show was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in San Francisco, USA on the 20th to 21st of November. The ‘IDTechEx Show!’ is a large-scale technical conference and exhibition on 3D printing, electric vehicles, Internet of things, sensors and wearables, graphene, and 2D materials. It is an exhibition where each participant company discloses their latest technology, publishes its products and can directly communicate with both suppliers and end users.

Having exhibited in 2019, JMC again organized a booth, participating in the ‘Graphene & 2D Materials’ section. Our focus was to introduce our newly developed competency in graphene oxide manufacturing to industry stakeholders. From the KISCO group, several employees, including Vice President Sang-ho Lee, participated in this event and helped introduce JMC and KISCO.

A presentation by Professor Joo from Cornell University, a collaborator of JMC’s, introduced several new aspects our graphene oxide technology.

Participation in the event demonstrated JMC’s capability as a graphene oxide manufacturer and gave us an insight into global market trends.
2019년 첫 참관에 이어 작년, 올해 지속적으로 부스를 구성한 JMC는 신규 개발한 산화 그래핀 제조 기술에 대한 당사의 역량을 많은 업계 관계자들에게 소개하기 위해 ‘Graphene & 2D Materials’ 섹션에 참가 하였습니다. 경인양행에서도 이상호 부사장님을 비롯하여 여럿 직원들이 함께 참가하여 JMC 및 KISCO 브랜드 소개에 힘을 기울였습니다.

JMC의 연구 역량을 집대성하여 탄생시킨 고품질 산화그래핀의 합성에서부터 대량생산에 이르기 까지의 제조 기술 등을 소개하며 유관 업체 및 잠재고객들에게 JMC 브랜드를 알렸습니다. 산화그래핀 및 환원그래핀산화물 시장에 자사의 기술력과 대량 생산 공정을 어필하며 JMC 브랜드를 각인 시켰으며, 코넬대학교의 주용락 교수의 세션 발표에 JMC를 소개하며 다시 한번 홍보효과를 누릴 수 있었습니다.

이번 참가로 인해 산화그래핀 메이커로서의 JMC에 대한 긍정적인 평가를 확인할 수 있었으며 시장 동향 파악에 좋은 기회가 되었습니다. 앞으로도 지속적인 개발 및 생산을 통해 글로벌 탄소 소재 기업으로도 그 영역을 확장해 가는 JMC의 도전에 박수를 보냅니다.

CPhI, the World’s Largest International Pharmaceutical Ingredient Expo CPhI (Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients & Intermediates) Worldwide 2019 was held in Frankfurt, Germany from  November 5 (Tue) ~ 7 (Thu).

KISCO and JMC have now exhibited at CPhI for the past few years and have seen a strong acknowledgement of our growing reputation as a high quality manufacturer of saccharin and as a CRO partner.

This year we experienced an increase of over 40% in the number of new conversations at CPhI. Through meetings with various companies were able to get valuable information on market trends and activities of competitors / similar industries and to also form networks with related companies and potential customers.

We saw particularly strong enquiries about flow chemistry using our Flow Reactor from new customers who visited our booth. This included interest in substances produced using flow chemistry as well as detailed discussions on fine chemicals in general.

Customers meeting with JMC expressed strong interest in our high-quality saccharin due to concerns with quality issues related to impurities, etc. of saccharin made in China, a constant problem in the market. We held a large number of meetings with potential customers who are currently using competitors’ products.

We hope that by continuously participating in overseas exhibitions, the reputation of JMC and KISCO’s technological expertise and brand status in the industry will continue to develop.

The US Pharmacopeia Council of Experts Annual report has highlighted their work on updating the regulatory standards for saccharin.

Catherine M. Sheehan, M.S., M.S. Senior Director, Science –Excipients, USP, comments (page 15) that:

Most people don’t think much about excipients, which are considered the ‘inactive’ ingredients in medicine. But these are actually critically important to how well a drug works in the body, as well as how it tastes if it’s oral medication. And they can cause great harm to patients if their quality is poor, so we are very proud of the work we do to help ensure the quality of excipients. We published draft standards seeking comments from international stakeholders revising the standards for three types of saccharin. Today, saccharin is used to help make medicines—which would otherwise taste pretty bad—palatable for patients. It is also used as an excipient for medications delivered intravenously or by aerosol, which means it’s critical to control impurities. This work is important because we know that saccharin may contain about 10 impurities that can develop during some manufacturing processes, including a few that can be harmful. This is part of our work with the Pharmacopeial Discussion Group, which includes USP, the European Pharmacopoeia, and the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, to harmonize excipient monographs and general test methods in order to align standards to bring more efficiency in quality testing.

The full report can be downloaded here.

The completion ceremony of BCMB’s new factory and commemoration of the 66th anniversary of JMC’s founding were held at the headquarters of JMC, located in Ulsan, on Friday July 7.

The expansion the build the new BCMB plant, which started in May 18, was completed in June 19. The new factory has a total capacity of 2100 tons. The total land area is 545m² and will have an annual production of 720 tons. BCMB is a new material with excellent merit as a semiconductor encapsulation material. JMC has been producing high quality products with its long-established technology and stable and environmentally friendly production facilities. BCMC is now a major product, accounting for about 15% of JMC’s overall sales as of last year. With the completion of the new plant, we anticipate a 1.5x increase in sales and a 1.5x increase in sales in the future. This will serve as the foundation for exploring new markets such as the fluorescent brightener market outside the electronic materials market.

In order to celebrate the completion of the new BCMB plant, we held the ceremony for completion at the new factory in the sunny weather, with Chairman Mr. Kim Heung-Joon, CEO Dr. Cho Sung-Yong and Vice President Dr. Lee Sang-Ho. After a congratulatory message from Chairman Kim Heung-joon the plaque to commemorate the completion of the project was unveiled. This was followed by a tape-cutting ceremony and a tour of the new facility.

To commemorate the 66th anniversary of the founding of the company, awards were presented to 22 long-term employees. Chairman Kim Heung-joon expressed his gratitude to the employees and finished the commemoration with the words that JMC, as indicated by the opening ceremony of the new plant, is looking forward to further development in the future.

Chemspec Europe 2019, an international exhibition for fine chemicals and specialty chemicals, was held in Basel, Switzerland on June 26 and 27.

The 34th Chemspec exhibition was the largest ever, with more than 370 exhibitors from 27 countries around the world, covering an area of ​​6,300 square meters. KISCO and JMC were participating for the fourth time since 2016. In this exhibition, various companies promoted technologies related to flow reactora, fluorine chemistry and Green Chemistry, which are major issues in the fine chemical industry. Various companies from across the industry value chain, including manufacturers, distributors, regulators and equipment suppliers shared the latest trends and technologies. Through this, our staff gained a clear understanding of many issues, including environmental regulation issues, one of the areas of greatest concern within the market.

Many of our customers visited our booth, attracted by our accessible booths and LCD banners. Many of our employees, including CEO Dr. Cho, attended the meetings with these customers to discuss business and market trends. We specifically focused on network formation and introduced our custom manufacturing capabilities to many potential partners.

Through this exhibition we were able to consult with companies that we believe will be able to cooperate with us and with whom we aim to attract projects from. In order to improve the competitiveness of the custom manufacturing business, we will work closely with other departments to diversify our product lines and establish concrete business goals. We look forward to hearing about many achievements in the future from KISCO / JMC’s custom manufacturing business!

The IFT19 (Institute of Food Technologists) show, the largest food related exhibition in the United States, was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans from Monday, June 3 to Wednesday, June 5.

JMC, participating at IFT for the second time following the exhibition in Chicago last year, focused on meeting customer needs and observing market trends through meetings with existing clients. We also actively engaged in meetings with companies that are using competitors’ products to create potential customers, open new accounts and promote JMC’s high-quality saccharin.

Through participation in the exhibition we were able to observe that JMC Saccharin was recognized as a high-quality product. In particular, we installed a promotional banner titled “World’s Highest Quality Saccharin” at the entrance of the exhibition hall. We also had our staff wearing JMC-branded T-shirts we got strong feedback from many visitors that our brand image was more clearly established. In addition, the saccharin-sweetened lemonade and the saccharin-based cotton candy tasting stations in the booth attracted many people’s interest and attention.

Following this IFT exhibition JMC was able to maintain contact with existing customers and we plan to conduct additional follow-up with newly discovered potential customers. We will continue to promote our product as the “World’s Highest Quality” in the US market and plan to continue our public relations activities to further solidify our position as the leading saccharin brand.

JMC is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Institute of Food Technology Trade show, IFT2019, in New Orleans, USA from June 2-5, 2019. This will be JMC’s second time exhibiting at the show which reflects our growing presence in the international food industry. Be sure to visit us at Booth 1455.

If you would like to arrange a meeting, please contact Ms Yuri Ikoma via e-mail at yuri.ikoma@jmcmail.co.kr.

Later in 2019, JMC will also be exhibiting at CPhI in Frankfurt and FIE in Paris.

The IDTechEx Europe 2019 was held at the Estrel Berlin Congress Center in Berlin, Germany from April 10 to 11. ‘IDTechEx Show!’ is a large-scale technical conference and exhibition for 3D printing, electric vehicles, internet, sensors and wearables, graphene and 2D materials. Each participating company releases their latest technology, introduces their products and each technical staff publishes the latest research results in each field. The conference enables suppliers and end users of the industry to gather and communicate directly.

JMC exhibited for the first time at the European exhibition following its participation at the US exhibition last year. JMC used the exhibition to introduce its capability in graphene oxide manufacturing to many industry stakeholders. JMC was also able to promote the JMC brand by supporting the presentation by Professor Joo Yong Lak’s (Cornell University).

In November 2018, JMC obtained an updated Halal Certificate. This document guarantees products and services aimed at the Muslim population. JMC’s food product, saccharin, has always been produced in accordance with Halal specifications and is used widely in foods and health products that are accepted by Muslim communities around the world. The updated Halal Certificate will enable JMC to maintain existing and grow new relationships in Muslim communities.

IDTechEx Europe 2019 was held at the Estrel Berlin Congress Center in Berlin, Germany from April 10 to 11. ‘IDTechEx Show!’ Is a large-scale technical conference and exhibition for 3D printing, electric vehicles, internet, sensors and wearables, graphene and 2D materials. Each participating company releases their latest technology, introduces their products and each technical staff publishes the latest research results in each field. The conference enables suppliers and end users of the industry to gather and communicate directly.

JMC exhibited for the first time at the European exhibition following its participation at the US exhibition last year. JMC used the exhibition to introduce its capability in graphene oxide manufacturing to many industry stakeholders. JMC was also able to promote the JMC brand by supporting the presentation by Professor Joo Yong Lak’s (Cornell University) .