If 1.5 Trillion Won in Taxes Are Being Used While You Sleep: The Secret of the Road in Front of Our House, EcoSteel Ascon

Summary

This sponsored video profiles SG's EcoSteel Ascon, an asphalt concrete that uses steel slag aggregate from steel mills. It highlights the product's durability, lower lifecycle cost, pothole resistance, and fine dust reduction. SG is pursuing nationwide technology licensing and overseas infrastructure projects in Ukraine and Indonesia, positioning the company as a beneficiary of road maintenance and reconstruction demand.

• Korea's annual road maintenance cost exceeds 1.5 trillion won and is rising over 10% per year.
• EcoSteel Ascon reuses steel slag from steel mills as aggregate, reducing waste disposal costs and aggregate supply pressure.
• A Korean Road Association study showed 57.3% lifecycle cost savings versus ordinary asphalt.
• The product demonstrated superior durability over 8-9 years and reduced fine dust by 87%.
• SG plans to license its EcoSteel Ascon technology to asphalt producers nationwide.
• In Ukraine, a trial pavement survived -20C winter conditions, and SG sees postwar and EU infrastructure demand.
• In Indonesia, SG formed a joint venture with POSCO International and is working with Hutama Karya on large toll-road projects.