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As demand for green transition (GX) in major countries increases due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the U.S.-Iran conflict, support for Korean companies to enter overseas markets in the climate, energy, and environment fields is expanding.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on the 16th that they will hold a 'Climate, Energy and Environmental Industry Export Consultation' in connection with the Climate Industry Expo (WCE) at BEXCO, Busan for three days until the 18th.
This consultation was prepared by KOTRA in cooperation with Korea Energy Agency, BEXCO, and Korea Meteorological Industry & Technology Institute to support K-Green Tech companies' expansion into overseas markets.
KOTRA has attracted visits to Korea from 30 buyers and clients from 10 countries, including Vietnam and Serbia, and 77 domestic companies in the climate, energy, and environment fields will engage in a total of 200 one-on-one business consultations.
One domestic company is also planning to sign a business agreement (MOU) in the field of ion exchange resin for water quality management in nuclear power plants with two buyers visiting Korea this time.
KOTRA CEO Kang Kyeong-seong said, “The demand for energy-centered green transition (GX) in major countries is growing further through the wars in Russia, Ukraine, and the United States and Iran,” and added, “We will do our best to increase the performance of K-Power and Green Tech’s overseas expansion through follow-up support for the demand discovered at this export consultation meeting.”
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Through follow-up support for the demand discovered at this export consultation, the overseas expansion performance of K-Power and Green Tech will be improved.
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