Pohang steelmaker, raw material supply and product shipment disruptions
“Raw material exhaustion… production disruptions in earnest from this week”
Gyeongbuk-do and Pohang-si “support for the use of abandoned factories and temporary storage sites”
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The cargo union strike, which began on the 24th of last month, is now in its twelfth day.
As the government and the cargo union continue their confrontation without concessions, damage to industrial sites is snowballing.
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Yes, it is located in Pohang Steel Industrial Complex in North Gyeongsang Province.
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Steel makers are losing money?
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That’s right.
The strike of the cargo solidarity pohang regional headquarters continues today.
Union members who insist on expanding the application of the safe fare system are continuing their sit-in day and night.
As you can see in the background, it has already been 12 days since the tent was set up on the edge of the road.
It is no exaggeration to say that Pohang is the center of Korea’s steel industry.
It is also the fifth largest in the country in terms of volume of goods transported.
The city of Pohang estimated that the damage to companies in the Pohang area was well over 100 billion won as logistics stopped due to the cargo union strike.
From this week, there are concerns that raw materials secured before the strike will be exhausted and production setbacks will begin in earnest.
Even if raw materials remain, many companies suffer from a headache because there is no place to store the manufactured goods.
For this reason, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Pohang City are reviewing ways to utilize abandoned factories that have been neglected for a long time as temporary storage sites and to support them.
It is known that many construction sites in North Gyeongsang Province are not supplied with construction materials as the shipment of steel products is blocked.
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Aside from the steel industry, the damage is not small, right?
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Yes, gas station gas supply is also a problem.
As of 2:00 p.m. yesterday, 88 gas stations nationwide were out of gas.
This is an increase of 14 from yesterday.
As shipments of petrochemical products became difficult, some companies are said to have even considered reducing production.
However, due to the return of some truck owners, the amount of container transport at ports nationwide increased compared to the beginning of the strike.
In addition, the cement industry’s shipments are gradually recovering due to the effect of the government’s business start order.
However, the logistics prospects are not bright.
The cargo union has announced that it will go on strike until its demands, such as the expansion of the safe fare system, are accepted, and the government is preparing an order to start additional operations.
As the two sides go head-to-head, the damage to the industry is likely to mount.
This is Yunjae Lee of YTN at Pohang Steel Industrial Complex.
YTN Yoonjae Lee (lyj1025@ytn.co.kr)
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