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2024

Jan. 26

Opened a Hydrogen Reduction Ironmaking Development Center

Fab. 28

Mr. Si-woo Lee took office as the CEO

Mar. 21

Mr. In-hwa Chang took office as the 10th Chairman of POSCO Group
2023

Jan. 19

Fully restored Pohang Steelworks in just 135 days after the overflow of Naengcheon stream put the steelworks underwater

Jun. 1

Launched six subsidiaries specializing in maintenance

Jul. 3

Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the completion of the first phase of the Pohang works

Jul. 13

Declared a new vision, “Better World with Green Steel”

Oct. 19

Completed the first phase of Hagang Pohang Plant, a joint venture with Hebei Iron and Steel in China

Nov. 29

Completed the construction of Hyper NO (non-oriented electrical steel sheet) Plant at Gwangyang Steelworks

Dec. 18

Named the world’s most competitive steelmaker for 14 consecutive years by the World Steel Dynamics
2022

Mar. 2

Spin off of the steelmaking operation, Mr. Hag-dong Kim took office as the Vice Chairman

Mar. 16

Carbon Neutrality Committee launched Green Steel Technical Advisory Group

Jun. 10

Blast Furnace No. 4 Blow-in at Gwangyang Steelworks to begin the third campaign

Nov. 1

Launched Greenate, a carbon net-zero master brand
2021

Jan. 12

Became the first Korean company to introduce a fair trade compliance certification - POSCO Compliance Program (PosCP)

Jan. 27

Launched e Autopos, a green mobility solution brand

Mar. 31

Unveiled Park1538, a cultural park featuring diverse attractions

Jul. 21

Hosted the Corporate Citizenship Symposium

Nov. 18

Held an unveiling ceremony for Space Walk (Korea's largest and longest sculptural walkway)

Dec. 28

Became the first Korean steelmaker to obtain Good Recycled Product (GR) certification for its stainless steel products

Dec. 29

Furnace No. 1 Blow-out at Pohang Steelworks (Jun. 8, 1973 - Dec. 29, 2021 / 48 years and 6 months / approx. 55.2M tons produced)