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RUC/ODC

S-OIL successfully completed state-of-the-art S-OIL New Complex(RUC & ODC) project, which is the largest in the history of domestic oil and petrochemicals industry, with an investment of 5 trillion won, and started commercial operations in November 2018.

S-OIL New Complex consists of the Residue Upgrading Complex(RUC) and the Olefin Downstream Complex(ODC).

RUC/ODC

Residue Upgrading Complex reprocesses residues from the crude oil refining process and converts them into high-value-added products such as gasoline and propylene.

Olefin Downstream Complex produces propylene oxide(PO) and polypropylene(PP) by injecting propylene produced from Residue Upgrading Complex. Propylene oxide is a raw material for polyurethane for automotive interior materials, electronic products, and insulation materials. Polypropylene is a type of plastic and is used for various purposes including automobile bumpers.

RUC/ODC

S-OIL has expanded its business operations based on Olefin Downstream Complex, and has the ability to produce high-value-added high-tech materials that can be applied to automobiles, home appliances, information technology(IT) and biotechnology(BT). In addition, S-OIL produced raw materials with high importation reliability such as propylene oxide in Korea, resulting in stable profits by replacing imports.

S-OIL has made an innovative transition from oil to chemical through RUC & ODC. This will be the cornerstone of S-OIL becoming 'The Most Competitive, Creative and Clean Energy & Chemical Company'.

Listed in DJSI World for 14 consecutive years

DJSI World

In 2023, S-OIL was selected as DJSI World company for 14 consecutive years. It is the first case among oil refinery in the Asia-Pacific Area. At the same time, S-OIL is the only company selected to DJSI World from all domestic oil refinery and petrochemical companies.

DJSI makes its index by selecting only the top 10% companies with possibility of sustainable management through comprehensively evaluating economic feasibility, environment, socialness, and financial performance based on the top 2,500 companies from the world. This assessment is carried out by the U.S., financial information company Dow Jones and Swiss Investment Evaluation Institute SAM. Being a part of this index means that S-OIL received outstanding evaluation for long-term competition.

DJSI makes its index by selecting only the top 10% companies with possibility of sustainable management through comprehensively evaluating economic feasibility, environment, socialness, and financial performance based on the top 2,500 companies from the world. This assessment is carried out by the U.S., financial information company Dow Jones and Swiss Investment Evaluation Institute SAM. Being a part of this index means that S-OIL received outstanding evaluation for long-term competition.

S-OIL leads the business world with respect to competition and profitability, developed current equipment and systems to maintain competition superiority, and the company is currently developing profitability of production facilities through safe factory operation and optimization of operating procedure so that quick and flexible that the change of management environment can be responded to.
S-OIL is expanding its environment-friendly and high-value product production. The company is also developing a clear business management structure and social contribution activities. From an environmental perspective, the company is doing its best to save energy and reduce green-house gas by actively responding to the environmental regulation that satisfies ‘low-carbon green growth’, the international development paradigm.

Through the Haetsal Share Campaign, which is a social contribution activity program, all executives and employees join together to help socially disadvantaged people and also to make a more harmonious society. Furthermore, the company sustainably supports leadership training and systematic career development, while establishing an efficient manpower structure.

S-OIL is moving forward as a global and excellent energy company by demonstrating active leadership in providing new values while exceeding the responsibility and duty that must definitely be maintained by a company.

Acquisition of the Carbon Trust Standard
(CTS) for the first time in Korea

Acquisition of the Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) for the first time in Korea

S-OIL was the first local company to acquire the Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) in 2012, which is a global certification related to carbon management from Carbon Trust international certification institution.

CTS is the evaluation system that assesses activity for greenhouse gas reduction, performance of energy reduction, greenhouse gas, and the green management strategy of the company. Carbon Trust, an international certification institution of greenhouse gas area established by the English government in 2001, grants this certificate. To receive a certification from Carbon Trust, a greenhouse gas management system must be established in the company, including measurement of greenhouse gas, management organization, and a reduction plan. Furthermore, it must be proved that the greenhouse gas discharge amount was actually reduced.
S-OIL received the certification by fulfilling all of these conditions. The certificate must be renewed after a strict inspection process every two years.

By receiving CTS certification, S-OIL began to gain international acknowledgement for the reduction of greenhouse gas and the superiority of its carbon management system, along with the other advanced global companies such as Shell, ConocoPhillips, BMW, and Microsoft. Especially, it is evaluated that significant performance was achieved in a situation where the international requirement of the reduction of greenhouse gas is rising.

In the long term, CTS certification will help in responding to shareholders, customer awareness, cost reduction, and the energy efficiency of the company. While the paradigm of the company management is changing to environment-friendly, ‘Green Management’ has come to the fore as the topic of global management. S-OIL has put in advanced effort for environment-friendly production and energy reduction, and is actively fulfilling carbon management based on the acquisition of a CTS Certificate.