Premier Mark McGowan of Western Australia, who came to Korea on Jan. 29 for investment cooperation in hydrogen and core minerals, visited POSCO Center in Seoul on Jan. 30 as his first business schedule.
He watched the ‘POSCO hydrogen world’ and met with Choi Jeong-woo, CEO of POSCO Group. The visit was accompanied by Amb. Catherine Raper of Australia to Korea.
On this day, Premier Mark McGowan said, “It was an opportunity to see the competitiveness of POSCO Group in new and renewable energy including hydrogen. In particular, POSCO Group’s preparations for the entire value chain, from green hydrogen production to hydrogen reduction steelmaking, and hydrogen storage & utilization, were very impressive.”
After the exhibition, Premier Mark McGowan and his party shared the status and strategy of developing clean hydrogen/green steel and core minerals in Western Australia with POSCO Group and discussed ways to cooperate in the clean hydrogen/green steel and secondary battery material business.
CEO Choi Jeong-woo said, “Australia is a business partner country that has been with POSCO Group since its foundation. Also, we need close cooperation in the field of clean hydrogen and secondary battery materials, which POSCO Group is focusing on as a future growth engine.”
Premier Mark McGowan responded, “POSCO Group will be a good partner not only in traditional raw material cooperation with Western Australia but also in the eco-friendly energy fields such as clean hydrogen, green steel, and secondary battery materials.”
POSCO Group has so far invested more than 4 trillion won in resource development in Australia, including iron ore, lithium, and nickel. Australia is evaluated as an optimal country for overseas clean hydrogen development due to its large land, abundant solar energy, wind resources, and advanced laws and systems.
Meanwhile, POSCO Group is holding a ‘POSCO hydrogen world’ at POSCO Center in Seoul from January 16th to the end of February to introduce the group’s hydrogen value chain. It is open for everyone without a reservation from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays.
