Gwangju Military Airport Site Designated as Candidate for Honam Semiconductor National Industrial Complex

Approximately 2.5 million pyeong of the Gwangju Military Airport site has been preferentially designated as a candidate location for the Honam region advanced semiconductor national industrial complex.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced today (the 29th) that the site was finalized as a candidate location following deliberation and resolution by the Industrial Location Policy Committee.

This designation is part of the government's three major mega-project promotion plans, following a request by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for national industrial complex designation based on investment demand from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated that the 2.5 million pyeong is a scale preferentially designated considering the demand from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and that it plans to review the additional expansion of the candidate site to accommodate a semiconductor industrial ecosystem and residential functions.

The plan is to foster not only production facilities but also an industrial ecosystem where partner companies and research institutes are clustered, transforming it into a corporate-style advanced city equipped with housing, education, culture, and transportation functions.

Kim Yi-tak, First Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "We will closely cooperate with companies, related ministries, and local governments to promptly come up with additional expansion measures and develop the Honam region national industrial complex into a corporate-style advanced semiconductor city with global competitiveness."

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