A Venue for Sharing POSCO's Technology Development Achievements... 'Technology Conference' Held

On the 25th, the 34th POSCO Group Technology Conference Opens and the 'POSCO Technology Grand Prize' Award Ceremony

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] POSCO held the "2022 POSCO Group Technology Conference," sharing technological development achievements in steel and new business sectors, on the 25th.

The POSCO Group Technology Conference, first held in 1989, marked its 34th event this year. The key technologies presented at the conference have been reflected in POSCO Group's mid- to long-term technology development strategies, contributing to strengthening future technological competitiveness.

At the opening ceremony held at the POSCO Center in Daechi-dong, Seoul, key technology executives including Group Chairman Choi Jeong-woo, Vice Chairman Kim Hak-dong, POSCO Holdings Future Technology Research Institute Director Jeong Chang-hwa, as well as presidents of group companies such as POSCO Chemical and POSCO Engineering & Construction attended.

Chairman Choi Jeong-woo stated in his opening remarks, "POSCO Group technologists can take pride in leading the future of the world's most competitive company," and urged, "Through relentless effort and bold challenges, please do your best in your respective positions so that POSCO Group can be reborn as a leading eco-friendly future materials company."

This year, considering the COVID-19 situation as last year, the number of offline attendees was limited to 50. Instead, 300 employees participated online using the metaverse and Zoom, and all employees could watch via in-house TV and PC live streaming.

Following this, the awards ceremony announced the results of the "POSCO Technology Awards," including 10 awards such as the Innovation Award (2 cases), Creativity Award (4 cases), Leap Award (4 cases), and the O&C (Open & Collaboration) Award. The grand prize went to Manager Jang Gi-cheol of the Gwangyang Steelmaking Department for establishing a "high-efficiency and flexible production system through continuous innovation." The O&C Award was given to CEO Park Dong-cheol of WithMTech, who developed technology to prevent surface oxidation defects in thick plates. The O&C Award is a special merit award given to external experts who contributed to POSCO's technology development through collaboration.

In the final session, Dr. Joachim von Schlie, Global Technology Commercialization Executive of Linde, the world's largest industrial gas company, delivered a keynote speech on "Hydrogen Use and Decarbonization Pathways in the Steel Industry." Dr. Joachim von Schlie presented directions for technological innovation to help POSCO maintain its core competitiveness and strengthen global leadership in response to the great transition to a low-carbon eco-friendly era.

Meanwhile, the "Technology Sessions" held during the conference will be conducted separately by related departments in the second half of the year, considering the COVID-19 situation. The technology sessions are opportunities for all participants, from field workers to executives, to seek practical technological solutions. This year, in addition to existing sessions such as ironmaking, steelmaking, hot rolling, and thick plates, new growth sessions including secondary batteries, hydrogen, and AI have been added, totaling 25 sessions.

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