- Registration date2026-02-06
Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) hosted a meeting at Star Group Ind. Co., Ltd.’s Hyeonpung plant in Daegu on February 5, 2026, with companies and institutions across the rare earth value chain. Participants discussed ways to strengthen public–private cooperation to ensure supply chain stability and toured the plant.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation (KOMIR), the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Star Group Ind. Co., Ltd., Korea Zinc, and Hyundai Motor, among others.
Minister Kim said, “Korea’s national competitiveness hinges on industrial resource security, and the public and private sectors must work closely to ensure stable management of rare earth supply chains.”