POSCO (주식회사 포스코), headquartered in Pohang, South Korea, is a leading multinational steel producer founded in 1968 as Pohang Iron and Steel Company. One of the world's largest steelmakers, it operates integrated steelworks in Pohang and Gwangyang, producing around 40 million metric tons of crude steel annually, including hot-rolled, cold-rolled, stainless steel, plates, and wire products.
The company is renowned for its advanced production technologies and has been ranked as the world's most competitive steelmaker for multiple consecutive years by World Steel Dynamics. POSCO is actively modernizing its facilities, such as upgrading coke oven batteries at Pohang Steelworks with low-emission technologies like EnviBAT and MonoClaus sulfur recovery, as part of broader efforts toward decarbonization and sustainable steelmaking.
Beyond steel, POSCO engages in engineering, construction through subsidiaries like POSCO E&C, and emerging areas including battery materials and green energy solutions.
Also known as 포스코, POSCO Co., Ltd., POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., POSCO Eco & Challenge Co., Ltd., POSCO E&C Co., Ltd., (주)포스코이앤씨, POSCO E&C, POSCO Holdings, 포스코 그룹, POSCO ARGENTINA SAU, 포스코홀딩스, POSCO Group, Posco Daewoo, Daewoo International, Daewoo Corporation, 포스코경영연구원, POSCO ICT Co Ltd, (주)포스코아이씨티, POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd., (주)포스코케미칼, POSCO Capital, 포스코캐피탈, POSCO Venture Capital, POSCO ARGENTINA S.A.U., POSCO Argentina, 포스코홀딩스(주), POSCO Holdings Inc., POSCO-America, POSCO America Corp, POSCO America Corporation, POSCO America, 주식회사 포스코인터내셔널, POSCO International Corporation, POSCO International, Posco DX Co Ltd, (주)포스코디엑스, POSCO DX COMPANY LTD, POSCO DX, POSCO Chemtech, (주)포스코퓨처엠, POSCO FUTURE M CO., LTD., POSCO Future M, POSTECH Venture Capital, 포스코인베스트먼트, POSCO Investment, (주)포스코경영연구원, POSCO Research Institute, and POSRI.
chemXplore tracks 6 projects involving POSCO, of which 6 are active.
POSCO's role on them: Owner, EPC, Investor / Financier, Operator, Developer, and Offtaker.
5 new construction and 1 expansion.
2 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 4 of these 6 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Iron (1), Krypton (1), Lithium Carbonate (1), Lithium hydroxide (1), Neon (1), Steel (1)
KRW 480 billion investment for a 450,000 t/yr continuous galvanizing line at Gwangyang; EAF‑linked lower‑carbon, extra‑wide products and AI/robotics for quality and safety.
US$700m short-term facility to finance working capital for two brine lithium plants; preferential tax treatment will lower borrowing costs and improve project competitiveness.
First Asian producer certified AS9100D for aerospace-grade xenon and krypton; begins full-scale supply from a 130,000 Nm³/yr plant after KARI-validated performance.
Rolling out Physical AI for heavy equipment and robotisation while launching Agentee to run AI-agent lifecycles; 200+ agents live and targeted 30% accounting productivity gain.
MOU covers long-term supply, possible equity investment and definitive agreements to channel Brazilian rare earth intermediates into refining for permanent-magnet makers.
Triple-core portfolio to shore up supply chains; aims Global Top 5 lithium by 2033, KRW 16.7T investment in 2026–2028, and KRW 187T revenue by 2035.
130,000 Nm³/year high‑purity xenon, krypton and neon; refines crude gas from POSCO oxygen plants to localize supply and meet about 52% of domestic semiconductor demand.
KRW 600 billion plant adds 2.5 Mtpa low‑carbon capacity; scrap-based EAF cuts CO2 ~75% vs POSCO 2017–19 baseline; supports premium EAF steel and HyREX transition.
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