Changwon Mayor Heo Seong-mu Celebrates Launch of Korea Institute of Materials, Marking a Major Turning Point in the New Manufacturing Era

Heo Seong-mu, Mayor of Changwon.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Heo Seong-mu, Mayor of Changwon City, sent a congratulatory message to commemorate the launch of the "Korea Institute of Materials Science."

Mayor Heo Seong-mu stated, "On behalf of the 1.04 million citizens of Changwon, I sincerely welcome the launch of the Korea Institute of Materials Science," reflecting on the countless trips between Changwon and Seoul over the past two and a half years spent striving for the institute's elevation.

He also expressed his expectation that the dawn of the Korea Institute of Materials Science era will be the first step toward realizing a strong materials industry capable of overcoming rising technological barriers and export regulations, and will serve as a major turning point opening a new manufacturing era in Changwon, the mecca of the machinery industry.

Meanwhile, the Institute of Materials Science began in 1976 as the Korea Institute of Machinery and Metals, evolved through the Changwon branch of the Korea Institute of Machinery and the affiliated Materials Research Laboratory, and its elevation to an institute was confirmed last April when the related law was passed in the National Assembly.

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