Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon Attracts 1 Trillion Won from Australia to Establish Plastic Recycling Facility

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is giving an explanation related to his business trip to Australia at the open provincial government meeting held on the 22nd at the Gyeonggi Northern Office in Uijeongbu.

Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, will visit Sydney, Australia for four days and two nights from the 27th to the 30th of this month to attract investment in future innovation industries such as eco-friendly corporate manufacturing facilities worth 1 trillion won and to strengthen economic and resource exchanges.

During this visit, Governor Kim will consecutively exchange 'letters of intent for investment' with local eco-friendly corporate specialized investment firm Company A and domestic eco-friendly technology company Company B. The investment scale amounts to 1 trillion won.

Through this agreement, Company A and Company B will establish a plastic recycled raw material manufacturing facility in Gyeonggi Province. Gyeonggi Province expects this agreement to greatly enhance the province’s 'RE100' competitiveness and carbon reduction efforts.

Governor Kim will also arrange opportunities for communication across various economic policy sectors during his visit to Australia.

First, Governor Kim will discuss economic cooperation plans between the Korea-Australia Business Cooperation Committee (AKBC) and Gyeonggi Province. The AKBC is an economic consultative body involving high-level businesspeople from both countries and former Australian ambassadors to Korea. Since its establishment in 1978, it has contributed to the economic development of both countries by holding joint committees led by major economic figures annually.

Next, he will hold a meeting with local businesspeople to listen to their difficulties, then visit 'Hyundai Rotem,' which has entered the Australian market, to explore cooperation plans for hydrogen mobility. Hyundai Rotem, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, manufactures railway vehicles and defense products and has recently been promoting hydrogen business as a new venture.

Meanwhile, Australia is a representative mineral resource supplier to Korea, providing not only renewable energy such as hydrogen and solar power but also traditional resources like iron ore and coal, as well as key minerals essential for future industries represented by the secondary battery industry, including lithium and rare earth elements.

Gyeonggi Province plans to promote cooperation with Australia in supply chains for K-Battery materials, carbon emission zero technologies, hydrogen, and renewable energy exchanges.

In February, Governor Kim met with Catherine Raper, Australian Ambassador to Korea, at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office in Suwon to discuss carbon neutrality and other topics. This visit to Australia is a continuation of such future innovation industry economic exchanges.

At the open provincial meeting on the 22nd, Governor Kim stated, "During this trip to Australia, I intend to finalize investments that are in the closing stages," adding, "It is an investment in carbon reduction technology companies, which perfectly aligns with Gyeonggi Province’s climate change response policies."

He continued, "If the investment is secured, it will have a twofold effect by contributing to the export of specialized northern industries and recycled textiles," emphasizing, "I will make sure to achieve definite results and fulfill my role once again as a governor who generates revenue."

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