POSCO Future Technology Research Institute Opens... Focuses on AI, Batteries, and Low-Carbon Energy

Choi Jung-woo, Chairman of POSCO Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] POSCO Future Technology Research Institute opened its doors on the 4th. As a control tower for new business research and development (R&D) promoted at the group level, while the existing POSCO Technology Research Institute focused on steel, this institute is divided into three research centers specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), secondary battery materials, and hydrogen and other low-carbon energy fields.

The company stated that research will be conducted to secure next-generation technological competitiveness in line with the accelerated pace of technological innovation and the low-carbon and eco-friendly trend. The AI Research Center devises technology strategies and designs AI models to help innovate manufacturing processes. The Secondary Battery Materials Research Center is responsible for preliminary research and new product development in the fields of anode and cathode materials and lithium materials. The Hydrogen and Low-Carbon Energy Research Center develops hydrogen mass production systems and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies.

Located in the POSCO Center in Seoul, a research complex will be built nearby in the future. To secure excellent research personnel, the location was chosen where IT companies and startups are concentrated. The appointment of the research institute director is expected as early as this month. Kim Jumin, Executive Director, was appointed as head of the AI Research Center, and Kim Pilho, Executive Director, as AI Research Center Director. They were recruited last year. Professor Yoon Changwon of POSTECH was appointed as head of the Hydrogen and Low-Carbon Energy Research Center. Choi Jeong-woo, Chairman of POSCO Group, said, "I am confident that we will create innovative research outcomes and leap forward as a leading research and development institution guiding our country."

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