POSCO Group Supports Eco-friendly and Smart Innovation Growth of SMEs through Technology Sharing

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] POSCO Group will provide 140 patents free of charge this year to promote eco-friendly and smart technology innovation growth for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

POSCO announced on the 12th that it held the 'POSCO Technology Sharing Business Agreement' event at Samjung Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

In August, POSCO Group disclosed a total of 588 patents?112 in the eco-friendly sector and 476 in the smart technology sector?to support SMEs in achieving a low-carbon society and securing competitiveness through smartization, and invited applications from SMEs wishing to acquire these patents. The patent disclosure involved six companies: POSCO, POSCO Chemical, POSCO Construction, POSCO Energy, POSCO ICT, and the Pohang Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST).

This year, a total of 140 patents, including 'carbon dioxide recovery device technology' and 'uninterruptible power supply technology,' will be transferred free of charge to 88 SMEs, with follow-up commercialization support including technical guidance and consulting. Through this, POSCO has transferred a total of 564 patents free of charge to 241 SMEs over five years since 2017 through technology sharing.

Cheon Si-yeol, Head of POSCO Production Technology Strategy Office, said, "In the midst of the climate change crisis, this is an opportunity for POSCO and SMEs to take a step forward toward carbon neutrality, and we hope that eco-friendly strong small businesses will be fostered through device and process smartization. POSCO will continue to strive to grow together with SMEs and realize a better society."

In fact, among the companies that received fuel cell patents from POSCO last year, FC I Co., Ltd. successfully entered the market this year using the technology. In addition, 12 other companies have been actively conducting R&D activities aiming to enter markets such as belt conveyors and IT service platforms since 2022, demonstrating that POSCO's technology sharing plays a significant role in enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs.

Meanwhile, technology sharing, which began in 2013, is a win-win cooperation project between large and small businesses led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, opening technologies owned by public research institutes and large companies to SMEs free of charge to create new business opportunities. POSCO has been participating since 2017.

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