Korea 

KOREA INSTITUTE OF DESIGN PROMOTION
Korea Design Centre
Yatap 1, Dong, Bundang-gu-,
Seongnam City, Gyeonggi –do, 463 828 , South Korea
Tel: +82 31 – 780 2151-3   Fax: +8231 780 2154
email: young@kidp.or.kr   Website: www.kidp.or.kr

Korea Design & Packaging Center was established in 1970 with the merger of Korea Packaging Institute (1966) and Korea Design Center (1966) and Korea Export Packaging Center (1969).

The centre is a non-profit statutory body for research and development and promotion of industrial design and packaging in accordance with the Act on industrial design and packaging promotion.

  Staff:
There are 313 full time staff (including 151 factory workers) of whom 21 are packaging professionals.
President . Jin-hee Cho. Director - Han-yoo Park

  R&D Services:
Has carried out projects on various topics for improving packaging standards as Agro-marine products, fruits, corrugated fibre board, anti-rust packaging.

  Technical Services:
Has developed 181 kinds of Korean Industrial Standards (KS) related to packaging as of 1987. Also offers service of standard testing facilities for packaging materials and packaging.

  Training Services:
Organises one regular educational course each year. (a 6-week Packaging Engineer Course).

  Information Services:
Operates not only an Electronic Data Processing System (EDPS) but also a library where packaging related books and documents are available. It has approximately 5700 books besides 200 journals. Publishes two bi-monthly magazines and two English-edition quarterly newsletters.

  Financing:
Profit of plants, services
KOREA PACKAGING ASSOCIATION INC. (A)
RM 503 CHUN Rok B/D
1351-3, Shin Gil Dong, Youngdeungpo-ku
Seoul, 150 050, Korea
Tel: + 82-2-835-9040   Fax: +82-2-835-9041

Established on 7th December 1991.
Publishing the monthly packaging world 1st May 1993
Operation sub committees 1996
Enact a Han Yong Kyo Packaging Award 9th Sept. 1996
Joined in APF 1997
Sponsor by Seoul pack 1999
Unification of Seoul pack and Korea Pack May 2004.

  Function Areas:

  • Promotion of common benefit for members & development of Korea Packaging Industry.

  • Contribution foe establishing the sound packaging culture thought fair trade, excellent quality and new technology development.

  • Globalization of domestic packaging industry thought informative exchange, education and international cooperation.

  • Development of the packaging strategy for the new generation.

  Services:
Publishing & Give information, Publicity Activities Research, Exhibition, Education, International cooperation, Management of packaging award system, Vicarious execution for government project

  Office Bearers:
President : Sun Chang Kim,
Vice President : Kyu Sang – Han
Vice president : Chi Sang Kim
Vice President : Young Uk Yun
Vice President : Dong Su –Shin
Vice President : Suk Ju – Kim
Executive Director : Jae Hong –Kong

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