Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok: "We Will Focus on Creating a Business-Friendly Environment"

Visit to Daesang Co., Ltd. Seaweed Research Center

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, stated, "We will focus our capabilities on creating favorable conditions for businesses to operate."

According to Jeonnam Province on the 11th, Governor Kim made these remarks during a visit to Daesang Co., Ltd. Seaweed Research Center in Mokpo Daeyang Industrial Complex, which has led the increase in seaweed exports.

Governor Kim visited to encourage Lee Sang-min, head of Daesang Co., Ltd. Seaweed Research Center, who received last year's 'Future Jeonnam Innovation Leader' award in the blue seafood sector, and to discuss plans for globalizing Jeonnam's seaweed industry.

Daesang Co., Ltd. Seaweed Research Center has been recognized for its continuous efforts to improve quality and develop export products to expand the seaweed market.

Daesang Co., Ltd., known for brands such as Chungjungone and Miwon, established a specialized research center in Jeonnam in 2017, responsible for the taste and quality of seaweed, the main production area.

As the first private company to introduce its own grading system and traceability system for dried seaweed, it has differentiated quality management and contributed to exports through new product development.

Additionally, in 2019, its subsidiary Jeongpung Co., Ltd. built a factory in the Daeyang Industrial Complex with an investment of 27 billion KRW, creating 51 regular jobs, making it a key company in the region.

Lee Sang-min, head of Daesang Co., Ltd. Seaweed Research Center, suggested, "We need to create conditions where good products can receive fair prices and ensure that companies investing in local areas can receive realistic investment promotion subsidies."

Governor Kim said, "Seaweed production, processing, and distribution are all carried out domestically, resulting in significant economic effects from exports. We aim to achieve 300 million USD in Jeonnam seaweed exports during the 7th local government term by promoting innovative quality management. We will focus our capabilities on creating favorable working conditions and revitalizing the local economy, recognizing the innovation leaders who have cultivated Jeonnam's growth potential in each industrial sector."

Meanwhile, Jeonnam's seaweed export amount reached 150 million USD as of November last year, surpassing the 145 million USD export amount in 2019.

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