Giving Discarded Resources a New Name

Greetings. I am Park Tae-bong, CEO of ARIKO Distribution.

ARIKO Distribution is where ARIKO GROUP first began. It took 20 years for palm by-products once unfamiliar even by name — EFB, OPT, PKS, and POME — to be transformed into livestock biomass blocks, organic fertilizer, fermented feed, and carbon-credit biochar.

Our management philosophy is to give a new name to what has been discarded. If electricity, cooling, and robotics form the foundation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we believe circular resources are the fourth infrastructure that our era cannot afford to overlook. This is not a slogan. It is the result of actions repeated every day in factories and on farms.

Instead of the outdated model of mass production and mass disposal, we have chosen to take only what can circulate and return everything without waste. The same principle guides our relationships with farmers, livestock businesses, and energy partners. We do not seek one-sided supplier-buyer relationships, but partnerships that design the circular loop together.

Now that the climate crisis and resource depletion have become realities, I believe the practical capabilities ARIKO Distribution has built over 20 years will carry meaning in more places. We thank everyone who works with us, and we will continue searching for answers in what is discarded.