How Do You Like POSCO? – Official POSCO Group Newsroom

[How Do You Like POSCO?] The Story at POSCO-Vietnam

posconews — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:00:40 +0000

POSCO-Vietnam is located in a port city named Vung Tau, 125 km south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established at Phu My Industrial Zone in 2006, the company has an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tons and is currently the largest Cold rolling plant in Southeast Asia. POSCO-Vietnam is pioneering the cold-rolled steel market in Vietnam, acknowledged for excellent quality and production hub in Southeast Asia. Since its advancement into the Vietnamese market in 1992, POSCO currently operates eight subsidiaries in Vietnam, with 80 expatriates and 3,100 local employees.

April 22 was a memorable day for POSCO-Vietnam — Linh, the General Manager of Domestic Sales 1 Department, was announced as the winner of the 2020 POSCO Award. Linh was honored with the award in recognition of contribution to expanding the market share in Vietnam. Linh was the only POSCO Global local employee who made it on the list. POSCO Newsroom got a chance to interview Linh at POSCO-Vietnam.

The ‘POSCO Award’ is POSCO’s top reward handed out each year to honor and encourage employees who have made contributions to the development of POSCO Group. POSCO has been selecting awardees from nominated employees who have contributed to the company as well as become an example to fellow colleagues. Including Linh, seven local employees at overseas subsidiaries have received the award so far.

Q1. Congratulations on receiving the 2020 POSCO Award. Tell us briefly about yourself.

Q2. How did you become to join POSCO? What do you think enabled you to achieve the POSCO Prize?

Q3. Do you have special tips to enhance business performance?

Q4. Domestic steel demand in Vietnam is the highest in the construction field as of present. What are your prospects for the future of the Vietnamese market?

Q5. Are there any high value-added steel products expected in the future of the Vietnamese steel market?

▲ A group photograph with the POSCO award at the Ho Chi Minh City Office. The award was presented here due to the COVID-19 issue. Linh in the middle with POSCO-Vietnam President (right) and Head of Marketing Office (left).

Q6. Let’s move on to the COVID-19 issue. How did the current situation affect you and POSCO-Vietnam?

Q7. Many coworkers might see you as a good model to follow. Do you have any advice for the staff?

[How Do You Like POSCO?] The Story at POSCO-Mexico

posconews — Fri, 15 May 2020 09:30:37 +0000

Mexico is situated in a completely different time zone from South Korea, POSCO is also located here. Meet POSCO-Mexico, a POSCO Overseas, which produces premium galvanized steel used in automotive and home appliances. POSCO established POSCO-Mexico as a strategic base to enter the North American market. In 2006, POSCO constructed the *Continuous Galvanizing Line (CGL), capable of producing 400,000 tons annually. As demands for steel increased, additional facilities were built in 2014, and now the expanded total production reaches 900,000 tons.

POSCO-Mexico supplies automotive steel to automotive makers in Mexico — including Volkswagen, GM, Kia Motors, and Chrysler — and the Southern United States. About 500 employees in 12 different departments are working here. POSCO Newsroom got a chance to listen to the stories of the local employees at POSCO-Mexico.

POSCO-Mexico’s CGL plant is located in Altamira, Tamaulipas. Altamira has favorable conditions for sea transportation to major U.S. automotive makers through the adjacent port city of Tampico. So Altamira city is considered a strategic hub for exporting automotive steel to North America.

Q1. Tell us briefly about yourself.

Q2. How did you decide to join POSCO? Is there anything special about working in a Korean company?

Q3. Tell us about the most challenging task that you’ve done here at POSCO-Mexico.

Q4. Tell us about the company changes made at the beginning of the year.

Q5. How would you manage the company if you become the President of POSCO-Mexico?

Q6. What could POSCO offer to grow more in the Mexican market?

Currently, many residents in Mexico have lost their jobs due to the recent spread of COVID-19. With the 1% Sharing Fund, the President and expatriates of POSCO-Mexico stepped forward and provided 100 kits of daily essentials, including rice, beans, and other food products for low-income residents. The POSCO Hope Center — which was originally completed in February to support the education of the underprivileged — is currently operated as the “COVID-19 Emergency Situation Room” by the Altamira city government.

POSCO-Mexico is taking care of the health of its employees as well. Considering the difficulty to secure face masks, the company provides two masks per week to all employees, and thoroughly monitors their health conditions. To ensure a hygienic work environment, POSCO-Mexico has installed hand sanitizers and non-contact thermometers.

Though living in different time zones and climates, POSCO-Mexico is taking the same path of POSCO’s “Corporate Citizenship” and building a better future together. POSCO Newsroom sincerely hopes that their future shines brightly at POSCO and that their positive influence would expand throughout Mexico.

＊As of April 21, Mexico raised the national COVID-19 alert level to its highest, “Fase 3”. This interview was conducted before the alert, and POSCO Newsroom would like to thank the three employees for joining the interview amid difficult circumstances.

* Continuous Galvanizing Line (CGL): The process involves processing cold-rolled coils with continuous heat treatment and putting them in zinc pot. After coating in the zinc pot, the amount of plating is controlled, and reshaped, ultimately producing galvanized steel plates.

* Related Article: Meet POS-AMI of POSCO-Mexico

[How Do You Like POSCO?] The Story at POSCO Thainox, Thailand

posconews — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:00:54 +0000

*This footage was taken before the outbreak of COVID-19.

In the first series of ‘How Do You Like POSCO?’ POSCO Newsroom sat down with the employees of PT.KRAKATAU POSCO in Indonesia. This time, the newsroom headed to Thailand to meet the special guests of today. Thailand is known to be the largest automobile market in Southeast Asia and one of the world’s Top 10 automobile manufacturers.

Among the three manufacturing subsidiaries that POSCO operates in Thailand, POSCO-Thailand PC(Processing Center) is the oldest. Launched in 1997, POSCO-Thailand PC is still under operation and supplies automobile and home appliance steel products. In 2011, POSCO acquired Thainox, the sole stainless rolling mill in Thailand, to expand the product range. POSCO ventured further by establishing POSCO-TCS in 2016 to meet the demands of global automobile steel products. POSCO-TCS manufactures premium galvanized steel for automobiles.

All three subsidiaries sit in ‘Rayong,’ Thailand’s largest industrial complex located 170 km away from the capital, Bangkok. POSCO Newsroom met with four employees of POSCO-Thainox online and got a chance to hear their stories.

■ “Making History with POSCO-Thainox!”

Q1. Tell us briefly about yourself and how you became to join POSCO-Thainox.

Q2. Tell us about your job in detail.

Q3. How do people around you react when you tell them you work at POSCO-Thainox?

■ “Growing Together with the Best Colleagues”

Q4. What makes POSCO-Thainox special compared to other local companies?

Q5. How are your Korean colleagues? How do you get along with the local employees?

Ever since POSCO and Thainox came together in 2011, POSCO-Thainox has grown into Thailand’s No.1 stainless steel plate producer. POSCO Newsroom hopes the four employees here — along with the 568 employees working at POSCO-Thainox — will grow with POSCO and become the leaders of tomorrow. At the end of the interview, Paiboon, Prateep, Sujira, and Ji-Yeon expressed their hopes for the company.

•Meet SV Min Keun Bae – The Master of POSCO-Thainox

[How Do You Like POSCO?] The Story at PT.KRAKATAU POSCO, Indonesia

posconews — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:30:44 +0000

There is a saying, “Think globally, act locally.” This saying means that the global strategy of a company should be considered from a global perspective, but its implementation should fit the local culture. POSCO, aiming to become a global leading steel company, also lays its base here.

‘How Do You Like POSCO?’ is a series presented here at POSCO Newsroom, introducing POSCO’s major global business sites and local employees who are living the global POSCO dream. The first story is about four local employees at PT.KRAKATAU POSCO, Indonesia.

*PT.KRAKATAU POSCO
PT.KRAKATAU POSCO is located in a small city called ‘Cilegon’ in Indonesia, about 100 km from the capital, Jakarta. Cilegon has an area of about 175㎢, which is about ⅓ of Seoul, with a population of about 500,000. The average annual temperature is 24 ~ 32 ℃. PT.KRAKATAU POSCO is the first integrated steelworks in Southeast Asia. It is a joint venture company between PT Krakatau Steel Tbk, Indonesia, and POSCO Korea and was established in 2010. With 3 million tons of crude steel production capacity per year, there are a total of 2,390 employees working here — including 2,250 local employees and 140 Korean employees.

Part1. “The Leading Force of PT.KRAKATAU POSCO”

Q. Tell us briefly about yourself and how you became to join PT.KRAKATAU POSCO.

Q. How do people around you react when you tell them you work at PT.KRAKATAU POSCO?

▲ PT.KRAKATAU POSCO

Q Tell me about your job in detail.

▲ Winners are taking a commemorative photo on January 29 at the 2020 Safety Golden Bell event in PT.KRAKATAU POSCO.

Part2. “Another Family, PT.KRAKATAU POSCO”

Q. How are your Korean colleagues? How do you get along with the local employees?

▲ Group photo of the Iron Making Department in PT.KRAKATAU POSCO in 2019. The photo was contributed by SV Won-Ki Lee.

Q. What are the advantages of working at PT.KRAKATAU POSCO regarding work environment and welfare? What makes PT.KRAKATAU POSCO special compared to other local companies?

The pride of working at the first overseas steelworks of POSCO, the world’s most competitive steelmaker, and the fact that it is the first integrated steel mill in Southeast Asia — as well as Indonesia — presents PT.KRAKATAU POSCO local employees with motivation and positive influence. At PT.KRAKATAU POSCO the Korean and Indonesian employees will continue to develop together with POSCO’s abundant techniques and experience.
Just like the many POSCO employees, who were proud to contribute to the national economic development in the past, POSCO Newsroom hopes the local employees — along with the four employees here — will grow further in POSCO, and later on, contribute to the regional and national development.