Jangheung-gun Confirmed as Host for Honam Region Forest Bio Processing Support Complex

Expectations for the Promotion of Forest Product Processing Industry and Development of High Value-Added Materials in Jeonnam

Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Seong) announced on the 3rd that it has been finally selected as the site for the ‘Honam Region Forest Bio Processing Support Complex Project’ led by the Korea Forest Service.

Jangheung-gun and the Jeollanam-do Forest Resources Research Institute repeatedly proposed to the Korea Forest Service the necessity of establishing a forest bio processing support complex within the Honam region to foster the processing industry of forest products in the province and to develop high value-added product materials, and the project was confirmed.

The project, with a total budget of 20 billion KRW, will be carried out over four years from 2024 to 2027. The project site is located in Samsan-ri, Jangheung-eup, Jangheung-gun, within the Jangheung Bio Food Industrial Complex, offering excellent accessibility, expandability, and infrastructure connectivity.

Jangheung-gun Government Office Building Exterior View

To expedite the facility’s self-sufficiency, the county and the Jeonnam Forest Resources Research Institute held meetings with related organizations and benchmarked other facilities. Reflecting the demand trends of the domestic food industry, they plan to establish customized processing support equipment for ‘organic whole food.’

This year, administrative procedures such as basic and detailed design services and building permits will be carried out, aiming to start construction by December next year. Within the 2,000㎡ processing support complex, facilities such as raw material processing facilities, washing and drying rooms, storage tanks, and processing technology laboratories will be established.

The establishment of the forest bio processing support complex is expected to serve as a stepping stone for the bioindustry in Jeonnam to advance to the next level.

Currently, through the ‘Smart Forest Bio Innovation Growth Hub Project’ underway at the Jeonnam Forest Resources Research Institute, analysis of effective components in forest products and discovery of high value-added materials are progressing. This will enable mass extraction and processing of effective components at the forest bio processing support complex, facilitating smooth industrialization.

Additionally, Jangheung-gun, where the forest bio processing support complex will be located, is situated at the center of the Jeonnam Natural Products Industry Belt (Jangheung?Naju?Hwasun), providing excellent accessibility to bioindustry institutions within the province, making joint research and facility linkage convenient.

The county plans to strengthen collaboration by promoting a business agreement between the ‘Jangheung Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry Integrated Council,’ composed of four local research institutions, and the ‘Jeonnam Forest Resources Research Institute,’ and to continuously attract bioindustry-related facilities within the Jangheung Bio Food Industrial Complex to create a bioindustry cluster.

Governor Kim Seong stated, “Jeonnam possesses the largest amount of natural resources nationwide and abundant forest resources, making it a region with outstanding competitiveness in the bioindustry. We will do our best to support the forest bio processing support complex to establish itself as a link between forest product producers and bio companies in the Honam region.”

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