Publication of a Book Documenting POSCO's Struggle to Overcome Flood Damage

A record of POSCO's desperate battle to overcome flood damage caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor has been published as a book.

Published by the POSTECH Convergence Civilization Research Institute, Miracle Made Together, The Unextinguishable Flame features 19 contributors from various fields including regional studies, sociology, and literature, who participated after hearing the news that the Pohang Steelworks production line, which is three times the size of Yeouido, was restored from an unprecedented disaster of flooding within 135 days.

They visited the damage sites and interviewed those involved in the steelworks restoration efforts to trace the recovery process.

Not only POSCO employees but also partner company workers came from all over the country to assist with manual mud removal. Domestic and international clients and suppliers extended helping hands, and the military units, citizens, and local communities offered encouragement and support. The fierce battle to restore the plant, involving a total of about 1.4 million people over 135 days, averaging 15,000 people per day, is fully documented.

If the Pohang Steelworks, known as the "rice of industry" for producing steel, stops, a significant portion of South Korea's manufacturing sector halts. The fact that Pohang Steelworks overcame the disaster in a short period is also meaningful in that it prevented a threat that could have dealt a severe blow to the Korean economy at an early stage.

A POSCO official said, "This book, which narrates the disaster recovery process, is a passionate record proving that a community firmly united by mutual trust and hope can turn a crisis into a stepping stone for a leap forward. It will serve as an excellent crisis response manual not only for manufacturing but for all organizations in other industries as well."

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