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Sat, May 21, 2022 | 22:25
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Park pitches 'creative economy' in North Jeolla
朴대통령, 전북혁신센터 방문 "탄소산업 대도약"
Posted : 2014-11-24 18:25
Updated : 2014-11-24 22:03
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President Park Geun-hye plays a carbon-fiber guitar at the Creative Economy Innovation Center that Hyosung Group opened in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Monday. / Yonhap
President Park Geun-hye plays a carbon-fiber guitar at the Creative Economy Innovation Center that Hyosung Group opened in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Monday. / Yonhap

By Park Jin-hai


President Park Geun-hye called for further development of the carbon fiber industry Monday to help create new jobs and businesses during the opening ceremony for an "innovation center" in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province.

It was her first visit to the region, regarded as the political heartland of her rivals, since taking office in February last year.

"The North Jeolla center must make the most of its regional characteristics and become a base to enable the realization of a creative economy where traditional industries are in harmony with future industries," Park said.

Hyosung, a major chemical and materials company, in line with the government moves to foster the creative economy, will invest a total of 1.24 trillion won to build a "carbon cluster" in Jeonju.

It opened the Creative Economy Innovation Center in the North Jeolla city.

"We will expand our current carbon fiber plant and increase annual production capacity to 14,000 tons by 2020," said a company spokesman in a statement.

The company plans to build a carbon fiber cluster on a global scale.

It has allocated 1.2 trillion won for the expansion of the production facility, while 40 billion won will be invested in incubating small carbon fiber ventures, making the region a business hub for the carbon fiber industry.

It is the third local Creative Economy Innovation Centers, following ones in Daegu and Daejeon.

Carbon fiber is 75 percent lighter but 10 times stronger than steel and has been regarded as a new state-of-the-art material.

It is widely used in airplanes, missiles, auto parts such as hoods and sun roofs, hydrogen tanks for hydrogen fuel cell cars as well as tennis rackets and surf boards.

The company has succeeded in developing T700 grade carbon fiber in 2011, after a decade of research. Its Jeonju plant, constructed last year, currently produces 2,000 tons of carbon fiber a year.

The $2 billion industry is expected to grow to $10 billion market by 2030, but Japanese companies such as Toray and Mitsubishi Rayon dominated for the last three decades.

By increasing production, the company aims to become one of the top three carbon fiber producers in the world.

Along with the center, it has also established training center for venture firms on the same day as well. Hyosung and the local government will foster 20 venture firms initially to make the region a carbon fiber hub.

"With the local government, we will initiate projects where carbon fibers are used in various fields of automobiles, construction and power. Thus expanding its overall market," said the spokesman.

The Jeonju center, named C'incu Space — an amalgam of letters from the words "creative," "carbon," "culture" and "incubating" — is the third one to open after similar centers in Daegu and Daejeon.

Innovation centers were first launched by the Park administration in September under a plan to nurture local startups and venture firms with the assistance of conglomerates.


朴대통령, 전북혁신센터 방문 "탄소산업 대도약"

박근혜 대통령은 24일 취임 이후 처음으로 전북지역을 방문, '전북 창조경제혁신센터가 전통문화와 농생명, 탄소산업 대도약을 이루는 연결고리가 돼야 한다'고 밝혔다.

박 대통령은 이날 오전 전주 테크노파크에서 열린 전북 창조경제혁신센터 출범식에 참석, '전북 혁신센터는 지역적 특성을 살려 전통산업과 미래산업이 조화를 이루는 창조경제 구현의 거점이 돼야 한다'며 이같이 말했다.

박 대통령이 국내 대기업과 연계해 지역별로 진행되는 창조경제센터 출범식에 참석한 것은 대구(삼성), 대전(SK)에 이어 이번이 세 번째다.

전북 혁신센터는 `미래소재의 쌀'인 탄소를 먹을거리 산업으로 육성하는 것을 목표로 하고 있다.  

지난해 전주에 탄소섬유 공장을 준공한 효성그룹과 전북도가 100억원 규모의 탄소특화 육성펀드를 조성하고, 특화창업보육센터를 효성공장 내에 건설해 20개 입주 기업을 대상으로 시제품 개발부터 사업화까지 전 과정을 집중지원하게 된다.

박 대통령은 '효성공장에서 생산되는 탄소섬유는 수천 년간 제조업 기본 소재였던 철을 대체할 `미래산업의 쌀'로 주목받고 있다'며 '후방산업에 창업·벤처기업이 활발하게 진입할 수 있도록 해야 하고, 효성의 역량이 총결집될 창업보육센터는 탄소소재 분야의 히든챔피언을 배출할 것으로 기대한다'고 밝혔다.

박 대통령은 이어 '삼한시대 전북 김제에서 벽골제를 쌓으며 논농사가 본격적으로 시작됐다'며 '저수지라는 획기적 농경기술을 만든 선조들의 창의성을 이어받아 전북 혁신센터에서 대한민국 미래산업이 활짝 피어날 것으로 확신한다'고 말했다. 

또 '전북은 최대 곡창지대이자 맛과 멋의 고장'이라며 '한중 자유무역협정(FTA)을 계기로 중국과 교류가 늘면 전북이 최대 수혜지역이 될 것이고, 반드시 부흥을 이뤄낼 수 있을 것'이라고 강조했다. 

출범식 종료후 혁신센터를 둘러본 박 대통령은 전시된 탄소섬유 소재 사무용품을 가리키면서 '앞으로 청와대가 선물할 때 탄소섬유로 만든 것을…'이라고 언급했다. 

또 동행한 효성 임원이 탄소섬유 핸드백을 선물로 건네자 '철을 대신할 매우 유용한 것이네요. 가볍고 좋아서 들고 다니면서 홍보를 해야겠네요'라고 화답했고, 탄소섬유로 만들어진 기타를 들고 직접 쳐보기도 했다.

박 대통령은 이어 익산시 왕궁면에서 열린 국가식품클러스터 기공식에 참석, '익산 클러스터가 식품산업 경쟁력을 키우고 세계 시장으로 진출하는 최적의 전진기지'라며 '네덜란드 푸드밸리, 미국 나파밸리와 어깨를 나란히 하는 세계적인 식품산업 허브로 발전시켜 나가야 한다'고 밝혔다.

박 대통령은 후보 시절인 2012년 11월 익산을 방문해 국가식품클러스터를 연구개발 중심의 수출지향형 식품전문 국가산업단지로 육성하겠다고 약속한 바 있다. (연합뉴스)

 

 
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