Pohang City Enacts Ordinance to Support Secondary Battery Industry Development, First Among National Basic Local Governments

Establishing Foundation for Fostering and Supporting Secondary Battery Industry, Providing Administrative and Financial Grounds

Mayor Lee, "Will Contribute to Enhancing National Secondary Battery Industry Competitiveness"

Pohang City is taking the lead in strengthening the competitiveness of the secondary battery industry by enacting an ordinance focused on fostering and supporting the secondary battery industry, becoming the first basic local government nationwide to do so.

Pohang City held the 'Battery Open Innovation Program Operation Agreement Ceremony' last April.

The city announced that the ‘Ordinance on the Fostering and Support of the Secondary Battery Industry in Pohang City’ passed the plenary session of the 314th extraordinary meeting of the Pohang City Council on the 1st, establishing administrative and financial grounds for fostering and supporting the secondary battery industry.

As the first ordinance designated by a basic local government nationwide, the city can establish and implement a comprehensive plan for the secondary battery industry, conduct surveys, and promote fostering projects such as training specialized personnel, attracting and supporting companies, expos and exhibitions, and infrastructure development.

Additionally, through establishing industry-academia-research cooperation systems, supporting secondary battery specialized complexes, supporting specialized graduate schools, and international cooperation, the city will be able to stably support the commercialization promotion and competitiveness enhancement of secondary battery companies.

In particular, as the first local government nationwide to designate a ‘Secondary Battery Industry Day,’ the city expects to accelerate the fostering and development of the secondary battery industry and raise social awareness by holding related commemorative events, seminars, exhibitions, and awarding meritorious persons.

Designated last July as a national advanced strategic industry specialized complex, Pohang is solidifying its support foundation aiming to create an innovative ecosystem for the secondary battery industry together with companies such as EcoPro and POSCO Future M, which have begun full-scale production centered on Blue Valley and Yeongilman Industrial Complex, and POSTECH, selected as a specialized graduate school for secondary batteries.

Furthermore, through the Battery Academy scheduled to start in earnest in June this year, the city plans to timely supply field personnel needed by secondary battery companies and actively resolve difficulties and regulatory improvements by establishing an industry-academia-research cooperation system including the Secondary Battery Companies Council, universities, and research institutes.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “Establishing an ordinance to set policies and support necessary for fostering the advanced strategic secondary battery industry is highly meaningful for revitalizing the local economy and creating jobs,” adding, “We will meticulously carry out support projects to firmly establish Pohang’s status as a leading city in the secondary battery industry and contribute to enhancing the national competitiveness of the secondary battery industry.”

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