SK chemicals Site Manager● SK Chemical, groundbreaking ceremony for the Korea’ largest
Andong Vaccine Plant
SK Chemical (CEO and Vice-chairman Kim Chang Geun) had a groundbreaking ceremony for Andong vaccine plant on the 5th.
About 600 attendants including Yoon Sang Jik, the vice-mister of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Noh Yeon Hong, director of KFDA, Kim Beob Wan, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Kim Gwan Yong Governor of Gyeongsangbukdo, Gown Young Se Mayor of Andong-si, Kim Gwang Lim member of parliament in the Grand National Party, Kim Chang Geun vice-chairman of SK Chemical, Lee In Seok president of SK Chemical Life Science Biz were gathered to celebrate the ceremony.
Andong Plant will be constructed in 63,000㎡ size in Gyeongbuk Bio Complex including raw material and finished product facility and warehouses with QC/QA. It also will have a pilot facility for the next generation product development.
Andong plant strengthens flexibility but minimizes pollution emission by introducing eco-friendly concept into the production plant with utility and energy saving system
The first ‘cell culture influenza vaccine production facility’ in Korea established in the SK Chemical Andong vaccine plant can promptly react when ▲unexpected epidemics spread. It also can be utilized as an emergency production facility when there is new influenza or saas. ▲ It is freed from external pollution such as swine flu as it does not need fertile egg, the essential for the existing vaccine production.
It is expected that the construction is complete by the first half of 2013, and will play the central site to produce SK Chemical vaccine.
Yoon Sang Jik, vice-minister of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said that “Andong Plant will play a pivotal role in securing national public health level and vaccine independence with own vaccine production technology”.
Kim Chang Geun, vice-chairman of SK Chemical remarked that “our independent original technology enables the construction of cell culture vaccine plant which improves the supply rate of domestic vaccine and which will give an opportunity to prevent diseases.”
Last January, SK Chemical was appointed as a participating company in ‘Customized vaccine raw material production supporting project’ and carried out Andong vaccine plant sponsored by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, KFDA, Gyeongsangbukdo and Andong-si.
SK Chemical Andong Vaccine Plant will establish Preventive vaccine production complex with 140million dose size annually.
SK Chemical plans to supply domestic vaccine and establish overseas advancement with an aim of supplying vaccines to WHO.