OREANDA-NEWS. August 15, 2013. Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Strategy and Finance and staff visited Gwangyang Steelworks Furnace 1, which is the world`s largest in scale and production capacity, encouraging employees to contribute their efforts in development of the industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Hyun and approximately 50 staff members who paid an industrial field visit for two days starting on July 31st in hopes of recovery of the economy in the second half of the year as well as the public economy visited Gwangyang Furnace 1 and encouraged employees carrying out tasks despite the summer heat. He commented to employees to take care of their safety and health, and requested energy use reduction in preparation for the summer power crisis. Deputy Prime Minister Hyun was briefed on the operation status in the operation room by Baek Seunggwan, Head of Gwangyang Steelworks, and took commemorative photos with employees after taking a look at the production process of Furnace 1. Deputy Prime Minister Hyun also was introduced to the thanks sharing activities of POSCO.

Deputy Prime Minister Hyun, to listen to real voices in the field, also visited the Saemangeum cogeneration plant construction site, Gunsan Industrial Complex, Masan Fish Market, and Gyeongnam Techno Park in addition to Gwangyang Steelworks.