"Let's Develop Gyeongbuk as a Mecca of the Secondary Battery Industry" ... Gyeongbuk Provincial Councilor Ichilgu Proposes Ordinance

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council member Lee Chil-gu (People Power Party·Pohang) proposed the “Ordinance on the Promotion and Support of the Secondary Battery Industry in Gyeongbuk Province” to systematically foster and support the secondary battery industry, which is utilized in various fields such as electric vehicles, energy storage devices, and mobile devices, and serves as a national key industry capable of solving environmental, economic, and energy issues.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Member Lee Chil-gu.

The enactment of this ordinance comes at a time when Gyeongbuk has laid the foundation for the world’s number one cathode material production system following the selection of Pohang City as a specialized secondary battery industry complex in July. It aims to establish a support system to create a growth base and strengthen the competitiveness of the Gyeongbuk secondary battery industry.

The main contents include the establishment of development and implementation plans for the promotion of the secondary battery industry, support for technology development in the secondary battery industry, training of specialized technical personnel, support for commercialization, sales, and promotion of products, support for facilities operated for testing, evaluation, and certification, and support for attracting companies related to the secondary battery industry.

Gyeongbuk was the first in the nation to promote the development of the secondary battery industry and has continuously created a foundation for the industry’s advancement through building research and development infrastructure, fostering leading companies, and expanding infrastructure for human resource development. In particular, with Pohang City in Gyeongbuk being finally selected as a specialized complex for the secondary battery cathode material industry, it is ushering in a new era of regional industrial co-growth and securing global competitiveness in the secondary battery industry by establishing an industrial belt together with nearby cities such as Gumi, Gimcheon, Gyeongsan, Yeongcheon, and Gyeongju.

With the selection of the Pohang secondary battery industry specialized complex, the goals for 2030 include an annual production of 1 million tons of cathode materials in Gyeongbuk, training 7,200 specialized personnel in secondary battery materials, and achieving sales of 72 trillion won by leading cathode material companies.

Council member Lee of Gyeongbuk Provincial Council stated, “Since Gyeongbuk possesses the largest domestic innovation capabilities in the secondary battery industry, an active support system at the provincial level is necessary to respond to global market and technological changes. Through the enactment of this ordinance, we hope to create a foundation for the stable development of the secondary battery industry, which will be the new future of Gyeongbuk, and to promote Gyeongbuk as a true global mecca of the secondary battery industry through large-scale investment attraction, job creation, and linkage with upstream and downstream industries.”

This ordinance passed the review of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council’s Planning and Economy Committee on the 30th and is scheduled to pass the plenary session on September 12.

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