POSCO Group said on the 18th that it held the "2026 POSCO Group technology sharing event" with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. The technology sharing event is a venue to transfer the group's outstanding technologies free of charge to small and midsize companies to spread a culture of shared growth.
The event was held that morning at EL Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seoul. At this year's event, six POSCO Group affiliates — POSCO Holdings, POSCO, POSCO E&C, POSCO FUTURE M, POSCO DX and RIST — took part and disclosed a total of 293 patents.
Among them, 112 patents will be assigned to 75 mid-sized and small companies jointly selected with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI). Key technologies to be assigned include ▲ secondary battery separator technology ▲ steel mill on-site technology ▲ waste treatment technology ▲ refractory-related technology ▲ battery power control technology.
POSCO Group has participated in technology sharing since 2017, disclosing a total of 4,569 technologies so far and making the free transfer of 926 patents to 480 corporations. Based on technology transfer performance, this is the second-largest among Korean companies after Samsung Electronics.
POSCO Group said that Korea PCM, which received a transfer of POSCO's sheet galvanizing control device and degreasing technologies, has applied those technologies to enhance quality competitiveness and is showing results such as preparing to operate a second plant to expand production capacity.
POSCO Group said it has helped lower small companies' research and development burdens and enhance competitiveness across the industrial ecosystem through technology sharing, and that it plans to continue opening patents and cooperating on technology so large and small corporations can grow together and expand the foundation for creating new business opportunities.