On February 6, the center manager of POSCO-CDPC, Tae-hyun Cho (eighth from the left), received the Excellent Supplier Award from DPCA.

During the award ceremony, 14 excellent suppliers were selected in the fields of distribution, parts, design, electrical and electronic systems. Among the selected companies, POSCO-CDPC is the only processing company that handles raw steel materials.

The DPCA Chengdu production base has an annual production capacity of 360,000 vehicles, and started operation in September 2016. POSCO-CDPC’s No. 2 plant moved into DPCA’s facilities to supply entire orders of blanking processing at the end of 2014. POSCO-CDPC was selected as an Excellent Supplier based on its product quality, delivery and service over the years of the companies’ partnership.

POSCO-CDPC produces and supplies products for 39 different parts in total, including exterior steel used for DPCA’s main SUV models, 4008, 5008 and Tianyi. In the future, POSCO-CDPC hopes to capitalize on its geographical advantages and maximize processing quality and service capabilities to ensure a stable and consistent order base.  

Cover photo courtesy of Autocar.

POSCO hosted the 2017 Global EV Materials Forum at the Songdo Global R&D Center in Incheon.

POSCO welcomed more than 380 local and overseas customers to the forum where they announced the current status of POSCO Group’s EV projects and strategies. The company also showcased its core EV technologies for high-value-added products such as motors, batteries and lightweight chassis/bodies.

During the forum, POSCO highlighted customer needs, market trends and development statuses in three areas: lightweight materials, traction motor cores and batteries. POSCO researchers also gave presentations on POSCO’s high-value-added products and solutions to share market insights and technological developments with the participants.

Participants listen to presentations at the 2017 Global EV Materials Forum.

In his keynote speech, In-hwan Oh, president of POSCO, said, “POSCO is in full preparation for the future of an electric vehicle ecosystem, to become a reliable partner to our customers.”

There were also external speakers at the forum, including Stephen Zoepf, Executive Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University, who spoke about “Electric Vehicles: Adapting to a Changing Marketplace.” Another external speaker was Martin Woehrle, senior director of BMW Korea, who gave a presentation on the trends in EV development.

In addition, POSCO held a separate exhibition at the venue consisting of four key product zones: motors, batteries, light-weight chassis/bodies and charging infrastructure. There was also an EV model on display in the Highlight Zone for a better understanding of the structure of EVs.

Visitors examine the electric Nissan Leaf

On display In the lightweight chassis/bodies exhibition zone was POSCO GIGA STEEL for lightweight chassis/bodies, which is lighter but much stronger than existing automotive steel sheets. Also on display was POSCO’s lithium materials for EV batteries; POSCO is the first company in Korea to commercially produce lithium for EV batteries.

In the motor zone was POSCO Daewoo’s a high-efficiency traction motor core for EVs made with POSCO’s Hyper NO, its highest-grade, non-oriented electrical steel. POSCO is already supplying it to major automakers.

The charging infrastructure zone showed POSCO ESM and POSCO Chemtech’s core materials of EV batteries, such as cathode and anode materials. In addition, POSCO ICT is the only company in Korea to provide a total-service electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including supply, installation and operation to membership management and supplementary services.

To close, POSCO pledged to become a “Total Solution Provider” for its partners in the auto industry bracing for the age of electric vehicles with its innovative technology, premium products and customized services.

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