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Towards a more promising tomorrow than today,
We are opening up a new future with constant challenges.
We are opening up a new future with constant challenges.
History
The beginning 1963 ~ 1993
A partner in the steel industry
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Refractories Manufacturing (1963~1993)
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1963.01Establishment of Samhwa Hwasung Co., Ltd.
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1974.02Construction of Pohang Plant for magnesia clinkers
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1983.09Construction of a fully automated factory for irregular-shaped refractories
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1983.12Founded a technology research center
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Refractory Maintenance (1971~1993)
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1971.05Establishment of Pohang Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd.
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1973.05Designated as a maintenance partner by POSCO
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1987.03Company was renamed Pohang Furnace Co., Ltd.
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1993.04Company was renamed Keoyang Furnace Co., Ltd.
Early days 1994 ~ 2008
Acquiring competitiveness in the basic material industry
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1994.12Company was renamed Pohang Iron and Steel Furnace Equipment Co., Ltd. (Samhwa Hwasung merged with Keoyang Furnac)
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2001.04Company was renamed POSREC Co., Ltd.
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2001.10Listed on KOSDAQ
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2003.07Declared the Code of Ethics
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2004.07Started the Nanumi Volunteer Group
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2006.07Earned Safety and Health Management System (KOSHA 18001) certification
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2008.02Operation of a lime burning facility at Pohang Steelworks
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2008.11Operation of a lime burning facility at Gwangyang Steelworks
Transformative growth2009 ~ 2020
Revamping the company into a future-ready business
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POSCO Chemtech(2010~2018)
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2010.03Company was renamed POSCO Chemtech
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2010.08Operation of a coke oven gas (COG) facility at Gwangyang Steelworks
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2010.09Acquisition of anode materials business
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2010.11Beginning of COG by-product business
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2010.12Named one of the top 100 companies that created jobs
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2011.02Operation of a coke oven gas (COG) facility at Pohang Steelworks
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2011.11Constructed an anode production plant for secondary cells
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2011.11Earned certification for Quality Management System (ISO 9001) and Environmental Management System (ISO 14001)
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2012.01Founded a burned lime subsidiary in Indonesia
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2012.10Acquired Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS 18001) certification
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2013.02Started a chemical product subsidiary in Indonesia
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2013.04Breaking ground ceremony for PMC Tech in Gwangyang Steelworks
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2013.07Set up Yingkou Pohang Ltd.
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2014.11Won a commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy in the performance sharing category for shared growth
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2015.10First to commercially produce needle cokes
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2016.07Built the fourth anode material plant
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2017.01Named Energy Champion of Korea certified by Korea Energy Agency
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2017.06Won the Best Techno Company award at the 9th KOSDAQ Awards
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2018.11Construction complete for the first anode production plant for secondary batteries. Broke ground for the second plant.
Transformative growth2009 ~ 2020
Revamping the company into a future-ready business
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POSCO Chemical(2019~)
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2019.03Company gets a new name, POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.
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2019.04Energy material business is integrated following the merger with POSCO ESM
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2019.05Marketable securities transferred and listed on KOSPI
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2019.07A cathode material plant in Gwangyang completed phase 1 of construction
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2019.10Completed phase 1 of construction of the second anode material plant
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2020.04Completed phase 2 of construction of the cathode material plant in Gwangyang
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2020.04Founded a parasports team
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2020.07Established P&O Chemical (subsidiary)
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2021.01Increased our paid-in capital by 1,273.5 billion KRW
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2021.04Celebrated the 50th anniversary of our founding
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2021.11Published our first responsible mineral report, the first of its kind by a South Korean battery company
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2021.12Announced jointly with General Motors(GM) a plan to establish a joint venture for the cathode business in North America
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2021.12Completed our Pohang artificial graphite anode production plant
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2022.04Started the construction of our Pohang cathode production plant
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2022.05Launched Ultium CAM, our joint venture with GM, and 8 trillion KRW cathode supply contract with Ultium Cells
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2022.07Published a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality for battery materials by 2035
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2022.07Landed a 13 trillion KRW cathode supply contract with GM
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2022.09Started the construction of P&O Chemical's anode pitch plant
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2022.10Completed P&O Chemical's hydrogen peroxide plant
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2022.11Completed the final phase of our Gwangyang cathode production plant (phases 3 and 4)
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2023.01Landed a 40 trillion KRW high-nickel cathode supply contract with Samsung SDI
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2023.03Company gets a new name, POSCO FUTURE M Co., Ltd.
50 Years of
POSCO FUTURE M
POSCO FUTURE M
Standing on a stepping stone of over 50 years of history,
we are embarking on another journey to become a company achieving 100 years of innovation.
we are embarking on another journey to become a company achieving 100 years of innovation.