Young Poong announced on the 13th that it opened the Seokpo Community Sports Center in Seokpo-myeon, Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 12th.

The Seokpo Community Sports Center is a public-private partnership sports facility created with a total budget of 5 billion won (4 billion won from county funds and 1 billion won from provincial funds), with land provided by the Seokpo Smelter. It was built on a site of 4,500 square meters with a total floor area of 994.56 square meters. The indoor gymnasium is designed to accommodate various indoor sports such as basketball, volleyball, and badminton.

Kim Gi-ho (fourth from the left), president of Young Poong Seokpo Refinery, and Park Hyun-guk (fifth from the left), mayor of Bonghwa County, attend the opening ceremony of the Seokpo Residents' Sports Center in Bonghwa County, Gyeongbuk, on Dec. 12. /Courtesy of Young Poong

On the same day, the Seokpo Smelter also opened an artificial turf soccer field created with its own budget of about 2 billion won. The soccer field has a total area of 13,000 square meters and features one official-sized field and two parking lots.

Kim Gi-ho, president of Young Poong Seokpo Smelter, noted, "We will continue to engage in ongoing social contribution activities as a corporation that coexists with the local community."

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