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“Every adventure requires a first step.” Among other great quotes in ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ the fairy tale that inspires people with surreal symbolism and mathematical codes, this is one of my favorites. rePAPER is always taking the first step. It seems to be a clever choice to chase after the path that is already there rather than to be the one to discover it for security and cost efficiency. Yet, being praised for cleverness is not a reward for the adventure and pride that the REPAS: the staff of rePAPER are rooting for. The pioneer of behavior economics Richard Thaler, 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, mentions in his book ‘Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics’ that people tend not to plan or choose to take the unpredictable path since they value the pain of the losing more than the happiness of having. In other words, in the social structure, the fear of criticism and loss when failed is greater than praise and compensation when succeeded t...

rePAPER’s environmentally friendly coatings RP-series are now confirmed to be compliant with GB standards, National Food Safety Standard in China. Now, RP-series’ safety being proven in China along with the EU, the US, and Japan, we are ready to leap high for the Chinese market. First, we will check about the Chinese national standards, GB in more detail?   China’s New National Standards System, GB GB, required for all the products in China, are mandatory national standards. They are the standards to evaluate a product’s safety or suitability for its functions, which is equivalent to Korea Standards(KS). GB are China’s distinctive regulations mainly corresponding to European or the United States’ testing methods and standards and a product is tested at official testing institutions, CNAS or CMA. GB standards are different from internationally used regulations that they act as Technical Barriers to Trade. It is a kind of non-tariff barriers, protectionism, which is the economic poli...