Jul 26, 2016

ASTM staff manager Robert Morgan with staff from the Daeyoun Company. Top, left to right: Chris Kim, international sales, Daeyoun; Yoon Jeong Lee, CFO, Daeyoun; Young Sik Kim, CEO, Daeyoun. Bottom, left to right: Ezra Yoonhyuck Jung, international sales, Daeyoun; Robert Morgan, ASTM International; Soo Jeong Kim, purchasing manager-production control, Daeyoun.

Robert Morgan, a director in ASTM's technical committee operations department, spoke at a symposium hosted by the Korean Plastic Pipe Research Association on Nov. 6 in Cheongju, Korea. Morgan's presentation focused on ASTM's operations with an emphasis on ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems.

More than 180 people attended the symposium, most of whom are with the Korean Gas Pipe Safety Group. Following his presentation, Morgan answered questions from the audience.

Robert Morgan, ASTM staff manager, spoke at the International Plastics Pipe Symposium in Cheongju, Korea, on Nov. 6. From left to right: Chris Kim, Daeyoun; Hank Kye, professor, Mokwon University, and president, Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation; Robert Morgan, ASTM; Ezra Yoonhyuck Jung, Daeyoun.

The day before they symposium, Morgan toured the facilities of Daeyoun Co., a manufacturer of polyethylene valves and fittings. During his visit, Morgan met with Young Sik Kim, Daeyoun's CEO; Yoon Jeong Lee, Daeyoun's CFO; and others in senior management. According to CEO Kim, Daeyoun relies on ASTM standards for fittings and electro-fusion weld techniques for use in international trade. Using ASTM standards has been a key factor in the success of Daeyoun, particularly as the company has begun shipping products to Latin America.

Following the Daeyoun tour, Morgan visited the Korean Standards Association in Seoul, where he met with representatives from both KSA and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards. During this meeting, Morgan learned about operations, KSA and KATS, and he also described to the group the innovations that ASTM has made that have improved its standards developing and distribution systems.