Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo Visits Japan Toray Headquarters with Annual Sales of 25 Trillion Won... Discusses Carbon Fiber Industry

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, visited Toray's Tokyo headquarters and the advanced convergence research institute located in Kamakura over two days from the 16th to the 17th.

During this visit, he met with Kim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi City, to discuss the carbon fiber industry and continuous growth strategies for Toray Korea Corporation. Mayor Kim accompanied him, and Governor Lee also met with Akihiro Nikkaku, President of the Japanese Toray Group, and Young-kwan Lee, Chairman of Toray Advanced Materials Korea, along with other executives to discuss the carbon fiber industry and sustainable growth plans for Toray Korea Corporation.

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province (second from the right in the photo), visited the headquarters of the Japanese Toray Group and took a commemorative photo with Akihiro Nikkaku, President (first on the right), Kim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi who accompanied him (first on the left in the photo), and Lee Young-kwan, Chairman of Toray Advanced Materials Korea.

Toray Advanced Materials is a foreign-invested company representing Gyeongbuk in the advanced materials sector, including carbon fiber and films.

It employs over 1,700 staff across five factories in the Gumi area alone and achieved sales of 2.7 trillion KRW last year.

The Japanese Toray Group employs 49,000 people across 29 countries worldwide, including Korea, China, and the United States, and is a global leader in the advanced materials sector with annual sales of approximately 25 trillion KRW.

During the meeting, focused discussions were held on the policy direction of Gyeongbuk Province and future growth potential of the carbon fiber industry, a global leading field of the Toray Group, in alignment with the Korean government's top 10 policies for achieving '2050 Carbon Neutrality and Realizing Green Growth.' Topics included popularization of eco-friendly vehicles such as electric and hydrogen cars, expansion of renewable energy ratios, and establishment of a hydrogen economy ecosystem.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo expressed to President Akihiro Nikkaku, “I am deeply impressed by Toray Group’s sustainable environmental management philosophy and grateful for the continuous investment in Gumi,” and promised, “We will actively support the smooth operation of new businesses through tailored local government workforce provision.”

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