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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. and 41 more.
chemXplore tracks 12 projects involving POSCO, of which 10 are active.
Besides these 10, the record holds 1 completed project and 1 on hold.
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Upstream work finished at a 4,000 m Argentina site, raising commercial carbonate output to 48,000 t/year and enabling a 50,000 t/year lithium hydroxide system when linked to a 2027 downstream plant.
Long-term deal more than doubles prior volumes, expands supply from NCA to LFP, LMO and synthetic graphite, and secures non‑PFE materials for buyers.
HyREX demo (300,000 t/yr by 2028) in Pohang; TIMUP public‑private plan; targets KRW 6 trillion, 14,000 jobs and 560,000 t/yr CO2 reduction in the Southeastern cluster.
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.
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