‘2022 Korean Standard-Quality Excellence Index (KS-QEI) Certification Award Ceremony’
KCC water-based and oil-based paints, KCC Glass PVC flooring, and more
KCC, KCC Glass, and KCC Silicone were named the top companies in nine building-material-related categories at the ‘2022 Korean Standard-Quality Excellence Index (KS-QEI) Certification Award Ceremony,’ held on October 21 at the Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul.
The award categories included five for KCC—△water-based paint △oil-based paint △gypsum-tex ceiling materials △glass wool insulation △window and door sets—three for KCC Glass—△PVC flooring △low-emissivity glass △decoration film—and the △sealant (silicone) category for KCC Silicone.
The Korean Standard-Quality Excellence Index (KS-QEI) is a quality measurement model jointly developed by the Korean Standards Association and the Korean Society for Quality Management, reflecting customer satisfaction with products and services as well as the characteristics of those products (services). Because it incorporates not only the opinions of consumers who have purchased or used a company’s products but also evaluations by product experts, it is regarded as a highly reliable index.
KCC has held first place for many years in each category—eight consecutive years for water-based and oil-based paints, six consecutive years for gypsum-tex ceiling materials, four consecutive years for glass wool insulation, and two consecutive years for windows and doors—once again proving its outstanding products and corporate capabilities as a company that, in name and reality, leads the domestic building materials and paint industries.
KCC Glass was selected as the top company for 13 consecutive years in PVC flooring, six consecutive years in low-emissivity glass (coated glass), and three consecutive years in decoration film. Its products received higher evaluations than competitors’ across categories including usage quality—which assesses performance, reliability, durability, and safety—as well as emotional quality, which evaluates product image and customer product awareness.
KCC Silicone’s construction sealant was recorded as a first-place award-winning product for 11 consecutive years. ‘KCC Koresil,’ its construction sealant brand, earned high marks as a product consumers can use with confidence, thanks to its lineup of high-performance products designed with consumer safety and health in mind. In particular, KCC Silicone continues to run its ‘Genuine and Full-Volume Sealant Campaign’ to prevent consumer harm caused by sealant products on the market that fail to meet KS standards or contain inconsistent volumes.
A KCC official said, “Winning first place in the KS-QEI holds great significance in that our product quality has been recognized not only by experts in each field but also by the consumers who purchased the products themselves. In particular, we are truly honored to have once again confirmed our leading position in the building materials industry by taking first place for multiple consecutive years across nine diverse building-material categories,” adding, “Going forward, we plan to satisfy consumers through continuous technology development and service improvement, and to further strengthen our quality competitiveness.”