POSCO Future M (003670.KS) announced Wednesday that Kang Byung-jin, an employee at the Gwangyang Cathode Materials Production Division, completed his 300th blood donation at the Suncheon Blood Donation Center and received the "Supreme Honorary Medal" from the Korean Red Cross Gwangju-Jeonnam Blood Services.
The Korean Red Cross awards medals based on cumulative blood donations to honor donors and promote a culture of blood donation: a silver medal for 30 donations, a gold medal for 50, an honorary medal for 100, and the supreme honorary medal for 300.
Kang first recognized the importance of blood donation through his RCY (Red Cross Youth) club activities in high school and has been donating blood consistently for 25 years since his first donation as a high school sophomore. During his military service, he registered as a regular blood donor, committing to periodic donations, and reached over 160 cumulative donations in 2018 while serving as an Army captain.
After joining POSCO Future M in 2021, Kang has continued to donate blood more than 90 times. In July this year, upon hearing that a family member of a contractor employee at POSCO Future M's Gwangyang cathode materials plant was battling illness, he donated 30 blood donation certificates he had accumulated.
"Blood donation is a noble life-sharing movement that saves many lives with just a moment of discomfort," Kang said. "I want to continue managing my health to reach 400 donations and also participate in hematopoietic stem cell donation."
POSCO Future M conducted various volunteer activities at its nationwide business sites throughout this year, achieving an average of 18.7 hours per employee and a cumulative total of 50,830 hours.
