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2024

• Hankyoreh Human Technology Awards 2024 Special section EXCELLENCE PRIZE
• 'Plastic Planet' Exhibit at Seodaemun Natural History Museum
• Etnews ESG Forum Tech Startup section GRAND PRIZE
• Carried out a feasibility study of Waste Recycling Facility in Panama City
• Collaborates with Samyang Packaging to utilize and expand the use of 'Recycled Materials for Food Containers'
• Collaborates with Changnyeong Office of Education to give 'Carbon neutral • Ecological Education'  
• 'im_factory' iF DESIGN AWARD 2024 Communication Winner
• 'im_factory' iF DESIGN AWARD 2024 Architecture Winner
• e-Circular Governance: Signing of Agreement for Electronic Waste Disposal Operations
• Signed an agreement to collect and upcycle recyclable marine waste, including fisher PET materials
• Winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2024 in the Brand & Communication Design category
• Carried out Pre-Feasibility Study for Establishing High-Quality r-PET Production Infrastructure in Metro Manila, Philippines
• Operates a Resource Circulation Education Program for 23 schools under an MOU with Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
• Excellence Award in the Circular Economy category at the Reuters Sustainability Awards 2024
• Launched the "Super-Press," a high-efficiency dedicated compression vehicle for transparent PET bottles
• Collaborates with LX for PET bottle resource circulation
• Participated in the Sustainable Plastics Circular Economy Initiative Launch Ceremony
• Collaborates with Gangnam District Office for the implementation of the Robot Test-bed Pilot Program
• Collaborates with the Korea Textile Development Institute to promote the green fiber circular economy
  
   

2023

• SuperBin's smart factory reprocessing PET bottles 'im_factory in Hwasung' dedication ceremony
• Started production of r-PET flakes at the im_factory
• Collaborates with Gangseo Yangcheon Office of Education to give 'Carbon neutral •Ecological Education'  
• Collaborates with SK ecoengineering to perform 'Recycling of PET bottles in construction sites'
• Participate in the ADB's 56th Annual Meeting 
• Participate in the WCE (World Climate Industry EXPO)
• Superbin & Guro-gu facilities management corporation, both companies make a business agreement for ESG management and social value sharing 
• Superbin & Earth act organization, both companies make a business agreement for recycling resources collection and classification activity as bottle to bottle's materials
• Acquired GRS(Global Recycled Standard) certification(r-PET flake)
• Passed US FDA, European EFSA food contact material safety standard test(r-PET flake)
• Nextrise Awards 2023, INNOVATION PRIZE
• Ministry of Environment confirms that Superbin r-PET flakes are suitable for use as a recycled material for food containers

2022

• Signed MOU to conduct a Green New Deal pilot project to build recycling infrastructure with Hwaseong City and SK Geocentric
• Signed MOU to launch SuperMore, an in-person collection system of recyclables with Seoul’s Gandong-gu District Office
• Received an investment in a Series B Bridge round(18 billion KRW/ Korea Development Bank, IBKS & Hana Financial Investment Co., LTD, TBT and Korea Investment Partners)
• Conducted the 4th SuperBin Plogging Campaign “Live Together”
• Installed 100 Nephrons in Anyang City (Manan-gu, Dongan-gu)
• Installed Nephrons in more corporate buildings, such as of Naver, SK Green Campus, Samsung Biologics, Woowa Brothers, NCSOFT, KBcard and LH.
• Nephron Basic P model registered as an innovative product by the Public Procurement Service
• The Earthshot Prize 2022 - Nominee  
• Received the Ministry of SMEs and Startups(MSS) Award of 2022 GOOD DESIGN(GD) KOREA(Nephron Objet) & recognized as a product of 2022 GOOD DESIGN(GD) KOREA (Nephron Basic)
• Selected as a 2022 environmental technology development excellence achievement by the Ministry of Environment in Korea
• Signed a business agreement with the Salvation Army of Korea for resource circulation business

2021

• Installed 100 Nephrons in Anyang City as part of the city’s Green Smart City Project
• Launched a new Nephron model, Basic PP, to recycle delivery food packages based on an agreement with the delivery company Woowa Brothers & Asan City
• Won the presidential citation at the 3rd Korea Social Economy Fair
• Recognized as the 5th Innovation Icon by Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
• Received an investment in a Series B round(5.9 billion KRW / SK Geocentric and TBT)
• Launched a new Nephron model (Basic)
• Released Jalte-stick, a PET-bottle label and ring cutter
• Won Minister’s Award of Korea’s AI Startup 100 from the Ministry of Science and ICT
• Began operating the recycling infrastructure in the Eco Delta Smart City in Busan
• Conducted the 2nd and 3rd SuperBin Plogging Campaign
• Installed Nephrons at various locations, including Samsung Display plants, SK gas stations, and Lotte Group and its distributors 

2020

• Conducted KB Kookmin Bank’s eco-friendly campaign
• Received an investment in a Series B round(14.1 billion KRW / Fine Investment Corporation, P.E.F., Humax Co., Ltd., TBT, GS CALTEX and LOTTE CHEMICAL)
• Began a collaboration project Loop with Lotte Chemical
• Provided consultation on ESG recycling for Naver Green Factory
• Selected to participate in the Eco Delta Smart City project of Busan City
• Opened a SuperBin Waste Café in Osan City
• Ran SuperBin’s first plogging campaign “Seujupeun Daligi" (or Waste-Picking and Jogging)

2019

• Participated as a startup representative at the 2019 Mobile World Congress
• Received an investment in a Series A round(1 billion KRW / TBT)
• Selected as a recipient of SK Group’s 5th Social Progress Incentive
• Opened a recyclables storehouse in Yeosu City
• Launched a mobile model of Nephron, Super Cube 
• Participated in Global Impact Investment Conference (SOCAP19)
• Provided the SuperRookie service to 7 schools in Seoul 
• Participated in the National Institute of Biological Resources Exhibition in Incheon and SK SOVAC (Social Value Connect) Exhibition
• Opened a SuperBin Waste Mart in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul and a SuperBin Waste Museum in Jeju City 

2018

• Accredited by Korea Technology Finance Corporation as a venture enterprise
• Selected as innovative enterprise by the Ministry of Economy and Finance
• Won the “National Amazing Innovation Award (Hyeoksinui Minjok Paransang)”
• Received an investment in a Series A round (2 billion KRW / Humax Co., Ltd.) 

2017

• Won a grand prize at the Contest of Future Growth Engine Challenge Demo Day held by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (Prime Minister's Commendation)
• Launched a culture center “SupBox”
• Won an award from Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
• Registered a patient for a “Complex object recognition system and method based on artificial neural network analysis” in Korea
• Recognized as the best performer at Seoul’s IoT Demonstration Contest by operating Nephrons and SuperBox at Children’s Grand Park
• Won the grand prize among the 11th Korea Excellent Patents

2016

• Released prototypes of Nephron CP and Nephron G 
• Ran a pilot project of Nephron CP in Gwacheon City

2015

• SuperBin Inc., Founded 
• Registered as a public-technology commercialization company authorized by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning 
• Acquired KAIST’s AI 'deep-learning' technology
• Received seed funding (Mirae Holdings Co., Ltd.)