Pohang Steelworks Employees Work Hard... Full Mobilization of Typhoon Hinamno Damage Recovery Efforts

Record-breaking Heavy Rain, Operations Halted for Steel Mill Recovery

Gwangyang Steelworks and Partner Company Employees Step Up with Manpower Support

At the entrance of Gate 3 of Pohang Steelworks, employees are shoveling out the mud that has flooded in.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] POSCO is making every effort to clean up the sediment brought in by Typhoon Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon, and to restore damaged facilities, with employees from the Pohang Steelworks and partner companies participating in the recovery efforts on the 7th.

About 15,000 employees from POSCO headquarters, Pohang Steelworks, and partner companies were deployed for the typhoon damage recovery, and some personnel from the Gwangyang Steelworks also participated in the recovery efforts.

The Pohang Steelworks initially formed a natural disaster countermeasures headquarters and took thorough precautions, including halting operations at all plants during the period when the typhoon's impact was strongest. However, between the 5th and 6th, the area near Pohang Steelworks experienced record-breaking heavy rain exceeding 100mm per hour, compounded by the worst-case scenario of coinciding with high tide.

As a result, Naengcheon, the stream right next to Pohang Steelworks, overflowed, flooding a significant part of the steelworks. This caused a power outage in all plants within the steelworks, leading to an extended suspension of operations.

Jung Young-wook, Deputy Manager of POSCO’s Human Resources and Culture Office, said, “The entire city of Pohang suffered great damage due to this unprecedented natural disaster, the typhoon, and the steelworks also sustained massive damage. All employees are participating in recovery efforts to resume normal operations as soon as possible.”

Kim Dong-joo (55), who works at Daemyung, a partner company of Pohang Steelworks, said, “Although this record-breaking typhoon caused significant damage, it is a huge relief that no casualties occurred, possibly because POSCO and its partners closely shared information about the typhoon situation and prepared in advance. I hope POSCO and its partners cooperate to restore operations to normal as quickly as possible.”

POSCO plans to mobilize all company resources to resume normal operations.

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