- Recognized as Korea's No. 1 company for quality innovation in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment for nuclear power plants and specialized vessels 

Kiturami Group (Chairman Choi Jin-min) announced that Century Co., Ltd. (CEO Baek Hyun-soo), its refrigeration and air conditioning affiliate, has been selected as an Excellent Company for Quality Competitiveness at the 51st National Quality Management Competition, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Korean Agency for Technology and Standards and organized by the Korea Standards Association.

The Quality Competitiveness Award recognizes companies with outstanding quality innovation, customer satisfaction, and management performance, and supporting ongoing quality management activities across the industry.

Century has been selected as an Excellent Company for Quality Competitiveness for the second consecutive year. Given its long-term commitment to quality management and R&D efforts, Century has achieved various international certifications, including ISO9001, ISO45001, ASME, AHRI, and KEPIC, maintaining its global competitiveness.

In addition to general commercial refrigeration and air conditioning products, Century produces refrigeration and air conditioning systems for nuclear power plants, specialized naval vessels, and submarines, which require highly technical design expertise, maintaining its market leadership as Korea's No. 1 company in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment for nuclear power plants and specialized vessels.

A Kiturami Group representative stated, "As a specialized company with a 60-year history, Century is pioneering the development of the refrigeration and air conditioning industry and enhancing global quality competitiveness," adding, “Kiturami, an integrated heating and cooling energy group, will drive Korea’s industrial development through quality innovation across all affiliates and the persistent creation of future growth engines."