Kwangmetal Co., Ltd. is an environmental technology company headquartered in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk, leading the fields of industrial waste treatment and resource circulation. Based on its proprietary high-efficiency square melting furnace technology, it operates an urban mining business that recovers valuable metals such as high-purity copper ingots from waste, contributing to domestic environmental preservation and waste recycling industries. Since its establishment in 2009, it has steadily grown and solidified its position in the industry.

"Kwangmetal Co., Ltd. is an environmental technology company leading the fields of industrial waste treatment and resource circulation. With its proprietary high-efficiency square melting furnace technology, developed independently and patented, as its core competitiveness, it safely and efficiently treats designated waste (sludge, etc.) generated from various industrial sites. In this process, it operates an 'Urban Mining' business that recovers valuable metals such as high-purity copper ingots from waste. Kwangmetal goes beyond simple waste treatment, contributing to giving new value to waste resources and building a sustainable circular economy, and has solidified its firm position in the industry through steady growth since its establishment."

Business Areas

• Designated Waste Treatment and Raw Material Business: We collect waste sludge generated from various manufacturing processes, including semiconductors, electronics, and chemicals, and safely treat it in our proprietary technology-integrated treatment facilities. The characteristic is that waste is converted into raw materials for valuable metal recovery, rather than simply incinerating it.
• Urban Mining Business: We extract valuable components from industrial waste such as electrical and electronic products to produce crude copper (Copper Ingot) with a copper content exceeding 96%. This business breathes life into discarded industrial waste, creating new value in resource circulation.
• Import and Treatment of Overseas Waste Resources: We import and treat not only domestic waste but also overseas waste resources (scraps, waste electronics, etc., containing copper) from Southeast Asia and other regions. We secure and recycle various waste resources through a global supply chain.

Products

• Copper Ingot: A high-purity copper product produced by treating sludge, classified as industrial waste, in a self-developed high-efficiency melting furnace. It is a key product of the urban mining business, which recovers metal resources from waste, and boasts high quality after refining.
• Copper & Nickel Matte: A product produced by smelting sludge and various waste resources. It is an intermediate material containing nickel in addition to copper, and is utilized after further refining.
• Valuable Metals such as Gold, Silver, and Palladium: Value is created by extracting and selling precious and rare metals such as gold, silver, and palladium, which are contained in small amounts during the waste treatment process.

Special Notes

• Proprietary Environmental Technology and Patents: We independently develop and secure patents for high-efficiency square melting furnace technology, enabling safe and efficient treatment of industrial waste. We demonstrate strengths in technological completeness and commercialization capabilities, and expand our technology portfolio through continuous R&D investment.
• Leading Eco-friendly Resource Circulation: We produce eco-friendly raw materials by recycling discarded resources instead of mining natural minerals, and contribute to reducing environmental pollution by decreasing landfill waste. We have established state-of-the-art environmental pollution prevention facilities to minimize air pollutant and wastewater emissions.
• High Value Creation and Export Competitiveness: We produce high-value-added products by recovering valuable metals such as high-purity copper, gold, silver, and palladium from waste. By reducing metal loss rates to less than 1%, we secure export price competitiveness for our products and export most of our production overseas.

Recruitment Information

• Main Hiring Positions: We primarily recruit production workers (processing of scrap and non-ferrous metals, simple production in machinery and metal fields), forklift operators, environmental engineers, trade sales and trade practice staff, and overseas sales trade managers.
• Benefits: We provide the four major insurances: National Pension, Health Insurance, Employment Insurance, and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance. We also offer leave systems including annual leave, congratulatory/condolence leave, half-day leave, maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave, health leave, and Labor Day holidays. Additionally, we provide benefits such as severance pay, congratulatory/condolence money, night shift allowance, holiday work allowance, and provision of accommodation and meals.

💡 A Word from JobPloy
Kwangmetal Co., Ltd. is an eco-friendly company that produces valuable metals through waste recycling. The main positions include production workers, forklift operators, and environmental engineers, and you may work in metal processing and smelting processes. Adherence to safety rules and awareness of environmental protection are important during work, and please note that benefits such as accommodation and meals are provided.