CANNED AIR
October 1st, 2002
BY MARK ROWEA SOUTH Korean firm has begun selling canned "clean air," tapping into mounting environmental concerns about industrial and car pollution in the capital Seoul and other major cities. Officials at CJ Corp said that it was the first company to market natural air, as opposed to processed oxygen or perfumed air in South Korea. Each container has five litres (1.3 gallons) of air and sells at 4,000 won, (US$1), the firm said.CJ Corp, which is South Korea's largest food maker, said the cans contain "clean air from Mount Halla in Jeju," a southern resort ...
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