Pyeongtaek City and Pyeongtaek Industrial Promotion Foundation Participate in '2024 Global Supply Chain Innovation Expo'

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won Reporter] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 24th that it operated a joint Pyeongtaek booth together with the Pyeongtaek Industrial Promotion Foundation at the '2024 Global Supply Chain Innovation Expo' held at Seoul COEX Hall C for three days from June 19 to 21 to conduct investment attraction activities and open new sales channels for SMEs.

The '2024 Global Supply Chain Innovation Expo' was hosted by the GSC KOREA Organizing Committee, featuring 1,500 booths with 550 companies from 10 countries, including companies in semiconductors and batteries, automobiles, and materials, parts, and equipment sectors, creating a business venue.

At this expo, the city conducted customized investment consultations to attract quality enterprises, explaining location advantages including △Pyeongtaek City development plans △industrial complex sale status △incentive provision △Ji Je Station transfer center development △confirmation of expanded metropolitan railroad A and C lines, drawing attention from many enterprises and visitors.

In particular, the Pyeongtaek City joint booth established and operated at the '2024 Global Supply Chain Innovation Expo' also operated promotional booths for 10 SMEs specializing in materials, parts, and equipment within the city that were finally selected for the Pyeongtaek Industrial Promotion Foundation's '2024 Domestic and International Exhibition Participation Support Program'.

Participating local companies include △MK Co., Ltd. △TMC Co., Ltd. △iQUM Tech Co., Ltd. △MP Tech △Jin Yong Engineering Co., Ltd. △Engage Co., Ltd. △SF One △KST Co., Ltd. △Ilsin Hi-Tech △ASIT Co., Ltd., totaling 10 companies.

The city plans to continuously participate in expos held in the latter half of this year to accelerate investment attraction, while widely promoting the excellence of the city's investment environment and planning to hold an 'investment attraction briefing session' to induce corporate investment.

Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon stated, "We have designated semiconductors, hydrogen, and future automobiles as priority industries for the city and will not spare support for investment," adding "In addition to the automobile cluster project as a hydrogen city and the attraction of an international school and improvement of transportation conditions, we hope that many enterprises will invest in Pyeongtaek City, which is committed to improving residential conditions."