South Korean steelmaker POSCO Worldwide has accomplished the European base for its international EV market technique, constructing a drive motor core plant in Brzeg, Poland.
The ability, wherein the corporate invested a complete of 94.1 billion gained, is 100,000 sq. meters in dimension and has began trial manufacturing earlier than getting into full-scale mass manufacturing in December. The plant has an annual manufacturing capability of 1.2 million models, concentrating on rising demand for EVs in Europe.
The completion of the Polish plant establishes three manufacturing belts spanning Asia, North America and Europe. The corporate goals to realize a ten% international market share by 2030.
South Korea automakers Hyundai and Kia are accelerating their native EVs manufacturing initiatives in Europe, which is predicted to additional enhance demand for drive motor cores, POSCO famous.
POSCO plans to construct a manufacturing system able to producing 7.5 million models yearly by 2030, together with 2.5 million models in Pohang and Cheonan in South Korea, 3.5 million in Mexico, 1.2 million in Poland and 300,000 in India. This may assist its Native to Native technique of manufacturing and supplying on to clients for sooner market response.

POSCO’s drive motor cores use its EMFree expertise, which is utilized to POSCO Group’s non-oriented electrical metal (Hyper NO). EMFree expertise, which applies a small quantity of adhesive and laminates layers, improves vitality effectivity and minimizes noise and vibration in comparison with the present EMBO methodology, which connects protrusions to bond the metal, in accordance with the corporate. This expertise concurrently enhances EV driving vary and calmness.
POSCO Group has linked the brand new drive motor core plant with its Polish metal processing facilities in Europe to ascertain an built-in provide system for high-efficiency electrical steel-based drive motor cores and high-quality metal supplies.
POSCO Worldwide has already secured orders for 35 million drive motor cores by means of 2033. The Polish plant will start with the 1.68 million models deliberate for manufacturing in Europe by Hyundai and Kia Motors and can increase its provide base to European automakers corresponding to Volkswagen.
“The Donggu Motor Core Poland plant is a key base for us to dominate the European EV market,” mentioned POSCO Worldwide President Lee Kye-in. “POSCO Group will lead the long run mobility market based mostly on its built-in capabilities on the group degree, together with EV metal, battery supplies, and elements.”
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