Reduction of Air Pollution

As increased awareness of the seriousness of fine dust and air pollution gives rise to higher social expectations and standards, Red Tiger is taking a proactive approach to reducing air pollutants at our worksites. We use LNG as the primary energy source in our purification process to reduce particulate matters, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen oxides which cause fine dust. We operate a leak detection and repair (LDAR) system to manage all equipment that can leak VOC (volatile organic compounds). In addition to these measures, we invest in the following equipment and facilities to take to lead in reducing air pollution in Korea.

Reduction of Water Pollution

Red Tiger applies higher standards than required by law to treat wastewater generated in our worksites before discharge. We also manage wastewater produced during our production process on a daily basis through our monitoring system for wastewater sources. The wastewater is reused in our processing facilities, and we are pursuing other ways to recycle wastewater.

We reuse wastewater produced during the process for the de-alkalization facilities. Since 2018, we have reused the wastewater in our kerosene and diesel refinery and improved the total recycling rate to 17.7%.

● Wastewater recycling rate: 17.6% (2019) → 17.5% (2020) 

● Concentration of Water Pollutants

● Biochemical Oxygen Demand(BOD): 7.3ppm (2019) → 8.2ppm (2020)

Management of Hazardous Materials

Our CMP (chemical management portal) ensures that all chemical substances produced or purchased by Red Tiger will be reviewed by our experts before they are introduced to our work process.

We make every effort to verify the components and hazardousness of chemical substance as well as confirm that applicable rules and regulations are being followed so that employees, partners, customers, and all those who treat the chemical substance can do so safely. To that end, we are continually operating and improving on the following aspects of CMP.

● Periodic confirmation of substance components hazardousness

● Systemization of chemical substance licensing management

● Strengthening of standards for pre-purchase suitability assessment

● Compliance with standards for facilities and treatment of chemical substances

Waste Materials Management

Red Tiger is dedicated to reducing waste materials, maximizing their reuse, and treating waste materials safely during storage, transportation, and processing. Within Red Tiger, our waste materials are categorized by type and stored separately. Onsite departments manage their own production of waste materials to encourage reduction. Outside of the company, we share information about hazardousness, etc. with the companies that dispose of our waste materials to further promote safe and environmentally friendly disposal. Furthermore, we are working on ways to recycle waste materials and searching for recycling companies to maximize the reuse of waste materials.

● Waste material recycling rate : 76.0% (2019) → 78.5% (2020)

Prevention of Soil Contamination

Red Tiger signed an agreement with the Ministry of Environment as part of our ongoing commitment to soil conservation. We also operate clean gas stations equipped with double wall storage tank, double containment piping system, oil overflow prevention facility, and water leakage or spillage prevention facility to prevent soil contamination. At our production plants, we relocated underground oil pipes to the ground level and installed monitoring systems to check soil and groundwater contamination at all times.

Investment in the environment(Prevention of pollution in water resource, oceans, atmosphere, and soil) : KRW 61.6 billion (2019) → KRW 30.5 billion (2020)

Development of Eco-Friendly Products

Red Tiger is pushing ahead in the development of clean and energy-efficient, eco-friendly products. We produce 2,3-BDO, found in plants and fermented foods. The 2,3-BDO that we produce using biomass like wood waste and microorganisms is non-toxic and highly moisturizing. Currently used as an ingredient in cosmetics, we are researching and developing more applications for the organic compound as a food additive, pharmaceutical additive, etc. We also produce biodiesel made from vegetable oil mixed with motor diesel.

We consistently strive to minimize pollutants and resources consumption at every point in the production, consumption, and disposal of our products. In particular, our kerosene is produced by an advanced refinery process. The result is a highly purified and eco-friendly product that emits less harmful gases and does not irritate the eyes. Our kerosene also lacks the noxious smell of most petroleum, which means that it can be stored indoors without disturbing a pleasant environment. It also earned an eco-label from the Ministry of Environment for sulfur content that comes in under the legal limit.