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The lighting of Pohang Steel’s No. 1 blast furnace

The ignition of Pohang Steel’s first blast furnace in 1973 became a defining moment in Korea’s industrial rise and a lasting symbol of national resolve.

2026.6.7

Posco’s enclosed raw material storage facility at its Pohang steelworks on May 10 [NEWS1]

Posco, Hyundai Steel management and unions begin wage negotiations under 'Yellow Envelope' law

Steel giants Posco and Hyundai Steel will begin annual wage negotiations with their unions under a new labor law that has handed workers significantly more bargaining power.

2026.6.1

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Posco’s No. 2 steel converter applies an autonomous operation system. [POSCO]

Posco forges ahead with AI for ‘smart’ steel factories, offices

Posco is rolling out a digital transformation (DX) strategy across the company, from administrative work to manufacturing, to bolster future competitiveness, transforming its workplaces into “smart” factories and offices.

2026.5.28

Posco International CEO Lee Kye-in, fifth from left, poses for a commemorative photo with attendees after signing an agreement with U.S.-based ReElement Technologies Corporation in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to pursue a joint venture for rare earth separation and refining production. [YONHAP]

Posco partners with U.S. rare earth company to build $200M production facility

Posco International is partnering with a rare earth refining company to build a $200 million production facility in the United States, as Korea seeks to reduce its dependence on China-dominated supply chains for critical minerals.

2026.5.22

Exports are piled up in the plant of TGSPipe, a company that participated in financial aid program run by Posco and the Industrial Bank of Korea. [POSCO]

Posco steels against uncertainty with financial support for trading companies

Posco is stabilizing the steel supply chain by backing its trading companies with financial support to boost export competitiveness as global uncertainty rises on tariff hikes, Chinese steel oversupply, a weak won and high oil prices.

2026.4.29

An Amazon data center in Ashburn, Virginia [REUTERS/YONHAP]

From factories to data centers: Korea's heavy industries pivot to meet surging AI demand

Korea's heavy industries are slowly wading into the business of building AI data centers by repurposing factory sites and core technologies to meet surging demand for their power-hungry infrastructure.

2026.4.24

Top court upholds ruling ordering Posco to directly hire 200 subcontract workers

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling that ordered steelmaker Posco to directly hire over 200 subcontract workers who had worked for the company for more than two years.

2026.4.16

Posco acquires full ownership of lithium mining company in Argentina

Korean steelmaker Posco Group said on Thursday it has acquired full ownership of a lithium mining firm in Argentina as part of efforts to strengthen its rechargeable battery materials business.

2026.4.9

Stepping up at work

A Posco employee holds up a phone displaying the group’s internal app on a staircase at the Posco Center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on April 6.

2026.4.6

An illustration of an industrial gas value chain map [POSCO]

Posco to fire up ‘full value chain’ industrial gas factory as market heats up

With the importance of industrial gas rising as the semiconductor, aerospace and secondary battery industries developing, Posco is responding to the shift with the pending completion of its first “full value chain” domestic rare gas factory in April.

2026.3.31