KOREA PETROCHEMICAL IND. CO., LTD. (KPIC)

 

 

As a global petrochemical company with world-class technology and quality competitiveness, KPIC operates plants in Ulsan, South Korea. KPIC has laid the foundation for Korean economic development by pioneering Korea’s petrochemical industry.

KPIC values environment-friendly management and moves forwards to zero pollution. Being certified ISO 14001 since 1996, an international standard environmental management system, KPIC has been making consistent efforts to conserve energy and reduce the discharge of greenhouse gases.

  

 

KPIC’s plants in Ulsan*

  • Operate verticalized production plants ranging from naphtha cracking to synthetic resins
  • Produce synthetic resins such as polypropylene and high-density polyethylene
  • Operate eight production lines that can frequently change catalysts and operating conditions to meet the needs of their customers

*Source: http://www.kpic.co.kr/hp/en/kpic/infra.asp 

[Matching species: Eastern Great Egret]

Eastern Great Egret © Laitche

 

  • Population trend: Unknown
  • Global estimated population: 590,000 – 2,200,000
  • ICUN Red List: Least Concern (LC) (Search result for Ardea alba)

 

Source: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697043/155465940 (Result for Ardea alba)

  • Habitats: All kinds of wetlands, both inland and along coast, including marshes, floodplains, river margins, lakeshores, fishponds, sewage works, saltpans, estuaries, coastal swamps, mangroves, and mudflats. Also, agricultural land, especially rice fields and drainage ditches, occasionally dry pastures and winter-rape fields
  • Main threats: Degradation, disturbance at nest and roost sites, climate change and severe weather