Specialized Complex City Pohang, Launches Efforts to Build a Global Battery Network!

Operation of Exclusive Promotion Booth at 2023 Shanghai International Battery Industry Expo

Introducing Capabilities and Building Global Network in China, the World's Largest Battery Market

The city of Pohang, a specialized complex for secondary batteries, is heading to China, the world's largest battery market, to establish strategic cooperative relationships.

From the 29th to the 31st, Pohang City will participate in the '2023 Shanghai International Battery Industry Fair (CNIBF)' held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in China and operate a promotional booth.

The China Shanghai New International Expo Center, where the '2023 Shanghai International Battery Industry Fair (CNIBF)' is being held.

The Shanghai International Battery Industry Fair is jointly hosted by the China International Economic and Technical Cooperation Promotion Association, Jiangsu Renewable Energy Industry Association, Guangdong Charging Facilities Association, and New Energy Vehicle Industry Network. About 100 companies related to secondary batteries will set up 200 booths, and approximately 30,000 visitors are expected.

In June, Pohang City set up a solo promotional booth at the 2023 InterBattery Europe held in Munich, Germany, actively promoting the local value chain and innovation capabilities of its companies, and will operate a solo promotional booth at this fair as well.

The city, together with Gyeongbuk Province, presents the vision of Jeonji Boguk (電池報國) to lead Korea's industrial development through the designation of a secondary battery specialized complex. It plans to focus on introducing Pohang's capabilities and building a global network by meeting with Chinese secondary battery companies.

In particular, Haedong ENG, located in the Yeongilman Industrial Complex, and Poen, a tenant company of the Secondary Battery Integrated Management Center, will participate together in the promotional booth to showcase their technologies and engage in business networking activities with Chinese companies.

Additionally, the city plans to visit the local factory of Huayou Cobalt, which signed a business agreement with Pohang City for a precursor material plant, as well as the headquarters of Alibaba, a global company, to listen to corporate issues and discuss strategic cooperation plans.

Since the designation of the specialized complex in July, the city has accelerated follow-up measures, starting with the 2050 Jeonji Boguk Expert TF meeting held on the 23rd of this month. It plans to hold a series of events including expert debates, the launch ceremony of the specialized complex promotion team, a vision proclamation ceremony, the establishment of a corporate council, and an international conference to leap forward as the number one city for secondary batteries.

Kwon Hyuk-won, Director of the Job and Economy Bureau, said, “Based on Pohang's secondary battery material value chain and excellent industry-academia-research foundation, we will target the global market,” adding, “We will expand the scope of the secondary battery industry by establishing cooperative relationships with China, the world's largest market.”

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