Incheon General Industrial Complex and Machinery Industrial Complex Structural Advancement 추진... 'Competitiveness 확보' Service Initiation

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City is seeking ways to enhance the competitiveness of general industrial complexes.

The city announced on the 2nd that it has launched a research project to establish a structural advancement plan for the Incheon Local Industrial Complex and Incheon Machinery Industrial Complex, both of which were completed over 40 years ago. This is to apply the structural advancement project, which had previously been implemented only in national industrial complexes, to general industrial complexes as well.

The project will gather opinions from resident companies and establish a mid- to long-term development plan covering industry advancement, spatial reorganization, and improvements to a pleasant working and living environment, thereby presenting structural advancement guidelines for the two industrial complexes.

The Incheon Local Industrial Complex and Incheon Machinery Industrial Complex were designated as industrial areas in 1965 during the early stages of the economic development plan, and the surrounding areas were consolidated into complexes and designated as industrial complexes in the early 1970s.

However, since existing industrial areas were grouped and designated as industrial complexes, facilities to support resident companies and convenience facilities for workers were not adequately provided, causing significant inconvenience.

Also, although the complexes were located on the outskirts away from the city center at the time of designation, urban expansion has since surrounded them with residential areas, turning them into urban-type industrial complexes. This has led to many disputes with local residents over environmental pollution issues such as foul odors.

Currently, about 490 companies employing 6,538 workers operate in the Incheon Local Industrial Complex, and 180 companies employing 2,668 workers operate in the Incheon Machinery Industrial Complex.

An Incheon City official stated, "We plan to promote the structural advancement project for general industrial complexes to attract convergence and complex facilities as well as convenience, cultural, and welfare facilities to the aging industrial complexes." He added, "Through this, we hope to transform these into future-oriented industrial complexes favored by young workers and create an opportunity for the general industrial complexes to make a leap forward."

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