OKOsix Expands Biodegradable Materials Business in Western Markets and Mainland China
L'essentiel
- Hong Kong-based OKOsix, founded by materials scientist Eddie Yu, is expanding its biodegradable materials business into Western markets like Canada, Europe, and Australia.
- The company has also established a mainland China headquarters in Shenzhen's Futian district and plans to build a factory in Guangdong, benefiting from government integration efforts within the Greater Bay Area.
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OKOsix was founded in Hong Kong in 2021 by materials scientist Eddie Yu, inspired by a question about mask recycling, to develop biodegradable materials. The company has since seen strong demand from Western markets.
A question from his niece about how face masks should be recycled prompted materials scientist Eddie Yu to rethink sustainability and inspired him to develop biodegradable materials when he started his company, OKOsix, in Hong Kong in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Five years on, the company has seen strong demand from Western markets such as Canada, Europe and Australia and is set to expand further in these economies.
The firm has also expanded its presence in mainland China by establishing regional headquarters in the Hong Kong Science Park Shenzhen Branch in the technology hub’s Futian district, as it eyes a reliable supply chain and the vast market of the world’s second-largest economy.
“We’ve already got some sizeable orders and this will be our headquarters in China,” he said. “We will build a factory in Guangdong in the near future.”
OKOsix is one of a myriad of Hong Kong businesses benefiting from the government’s push for greater integration with the Greater Bay Area and the mainland in recent years.
The bay area is Beijing’s master plan to link up Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in neighbouring Guangdong province into an economic powerhouse.
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OKOsix will build a factory in Guangdong.
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Questions ouvertes
- What specific biodegradable materials does OKOsix produce?
- What is the timeline for building the factory in Guangdong?
- What are the 'sizeable orders' mentioned?
