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- Reflecting the brand's unwavering commitment to quality and user experience
- Setting new benchmark for vaping products
- A strong retail presence covering nearly half of vape stores in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global vape brand ELFBAR announced it is honored with the "2025 Korean Consumer Best Brand Award" in South Korea.
The award, in the "Single-use E-cigarette" category, is bestowed upon ELFBAR in recognition of its premium quality and innovation, as well as its commitment to placing adult users at its core.
"We are very pleased to be the laureate of this widely-recognized award in South Korea. This honor aligns with ELFBAR's pursuit of constantly innovating, by placing users at the core of our premium products," says Jacques Li, ELFBAR's global spokesperson. "This prize is synonymous with our stepped up ability to deliver what Korean adult users are truly looking for in this product category."
Since entering the Korean market in January 2023, ELFBAR has introduced a diverse product portfolio — including the world-renowned King Series, BC series, and its e-liquid ELFLIQ — all receiving widespread acclaim for their best price for quality offerings.
ELFBAR remains unwavering in its commitment to investing continuously in R&D and delivering more innovative products to adult users worldwide, including in South Korea, a priority market.
ELFBAR Ice King: redefining vaping standards
Premiered in December 2024, ELFBAR's latest product in South Korea, Ice King, has quickly gained popularity and received countless glowing reviews.
As ELFBAR's first adjustable device, Ice King features a five-level coolness adjustment and intuitive user interaction, allowing users to customize their cooling sensation with a single press.
Drawing inspiration from ice cubes, Ice King features an uneven surface. Its striking coloring reinforces its icy attributes, while the coolness adjustment button — in a jagged ice cube shape — adds a distinctive yet intuitive touch.
The device also offers a battery and e-liquid display, three vaping modes, and adjustable airflow, delivering a fully personalized experience.
In addition, Ice King has been recognized as a Gold Winner at the 2025 MUSE Design Awards, further affirming its outstanding design.
Retail presence in relentless expansion across Korea
ELFBAR has maintained a strong retail presence in nearly 50% of vape stores nationwide, including over 90% of stores in central Seoul — a record thanks to our local business partners.
About ELFBAR
ELFBAR is a pioneer in the global vaping industry. Since its inception in 2018, it has stayed committed to compliance, youth access prevention and sustainable growth in its unwavering responsibility as a leading brand favored and referred by tens of millions of adult users worldwide.
For more information, please visit elfbar.kr.
For inquiries, please contact pr@elfbar.com.
- Reflecting the brand's unwavering commitment to quality and user experience
- Setting new benchmark for vaping products
- A strong retail presence covering nearly half of vape stores in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global vape brand ELFBAR announced it is honored with the "2025 Korean Consumer Best Brand Award" in South Korea.
The award, in the "Single-use E-cigarette" category, is bestowed upon ELFBAR in recognition of its premium quality and innovation, as well as its commitment to placing adult users at its core.
"We are very pleased to be the laureate of this widely-recognized award in South Korea. This honor aligns with ELFBAR's pursuit of constantly innovating, by placing users at the core of our premium products," says Jacques Li, ELFBAR's global spokesperson. "This prize is synonymous with our stepped up ability to deliver what Korean adult users are truly looking for in this product category."
Since entering the Korean market in January 2023, ELFBAR has introduced a diverse product portfolio — including the world-renowned King Series, BC series, and its e-liquid ELFLIQ — all receiving widespread acclaim for their best price for quality offerings.
ELFBAR remains unwavering in its commitment to investing continuously in R&D and delivering more innovative products to adult users worldwide, including in South Korea, a priority market.
ELFBAR Ice King: redefining vaping standards
Premiered in December 2024, ELFBAR's latest product in South Korea, Ice King, has quickly gained popularity and received countless glowing reviews.
As ELFBAR's first adjustable device, Ice King features a five-level coolness adjustment and intuitive user interaction, allowing users to customize their cooling sensation with a single press.
Drawing inspiration from ice cubes, Ice King features an uneven surface. Its striking coloring reinforces its icy attributes, while the coolness adjustment button — in a jagged ice cube shape — adds a distinctive yet intuitive touch.
The device also offers a battery and e-liquid display, three vaping modes, and adjustable airflow, delivering a fully personalized experience.
In addition, Ice King has been recognized as a Gold Winner at the 2025 MUSE Design Awards, further affirming its outstanding design.
Retail presence in relentless expansion across Korea
ELFBAR has maintained a strong retail presence in nearly 50% of vape stores nationwide, including over 90% of stores in central Seoul — a record thanks to our local business partners.
About ELFBAR
ELFBAR is a pioneer in the global vaping industry. Since its inception in 2018, it has stayed committed to compliance, youth access prevention and sustainable growth in its unwavering responsibility as a leading brand favored and referred by tens of millions of adult users worldwide.
For more information, please visit elfbar.kr.
For inquiries, please contact pr@elfbar.com.
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ELFBAR wins "2025 Korean Consumer Best Brand Award"
ELFBAR wins "2025 Korean Consumer Best Brand Award"
The aluminum battery leader's Elevator Regenerative Power System reclaims wasted power and yields carbon credits with every lift.
KAOHSIUNG, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- APh ePower, the global leader in commercialized aluminum battery technology, announced today that it has received the prestigious 2025 R&D 100 Award. This honor recognizes the company's innovative Elevator Regenerative Power System (ERPS), which reimagines one of modern life's most ubiquitous machines as a high-performance distributed energy-recovery engine. By capturing kinetic energy from every ride, APh ePower provides an industrial-grade solution that bridges the gap between energy efficiency and sustainable asset management.
Elevators generate recoverable energy during two predictable phases: ascending with a light load and descending with a heavy one. The ERPS captures that energy using high-efficiency DC-to-DC converters, achieving over 90% conversion efficiency – and stores it in an ultra-safe aluminum battery capable of rapid charge and discharge.
The result is instant energy recovery and storage, ensuring power is available when needed. This system guarantees continued elevator operation during outages and enhances occupant safety, providing buildings with a level of resilience that traditional systems cannot match.
In April 2025, APh ePower achieved another major milestone: Gold Standard approved the first globally applicable methodology enabling elevator regenerative power systems to generate carbon credits. The methodology defines how regenerative energy savings are quantified and verified, transforming those savings into tradable emission reductions. This approval opens a new pathway for elevator projects within the voluntary carbon market.
The potential impact of ERPS is immense. With over 15 million elevators operating worldwide, APh ePower's system can cut energy use by more than 40%, unlocking 164 TWh of annual savings—a figure that surpasses the total power consumption of many hyperscale AI data centers. This positions APh ePower at the forefront of industrial decarbonization by creating a significant new stream for carbon credits from verified energy savings.
Gold Standard CEO Margaret Kim praised the technology, stating, "We're proud to endorse APh ePower's innovative methodology for harnessing regenerative energy from elevator operations. Such practical application of regenerative energy not only drives down overall consumption but also delivers real, verifiable reductions in carbon emission. This is exactly the kind of scalable, high-integrity solution we champion at Gold Standard."For APh ePower, elevators are only the first step. The company is currently extending its aluminum-based dynamic storage technology into AI data center backup systems, hybrid mobility platforms, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), robotics, and the infrastructure shaping next-generation smart cities. As global electrification accelerates, aluminum batteries are emerging as an essential pathway for applications requiring rapid charge-discharge performance and enhanced safety. APh ePower's broader ambition is to redefine how everyday devices capture, store, and monetize energy—turning routine operational dynamics into measurable, financeable gains.
APh ePower's website: https://www.global.aph-epower.com/
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APh ePower Secures 2025 R&D 100 Award for Pioneering Elevator Energy Recovery
