POSCO Chairman Urges Australia Critical Minerals Alliance to Diversify Supply
Chang In-hwa proposed pairing Australian raw materials with South Korean refining during a bilateral summit in Adelaide as POSCO expands non-China battery supply chains.
JHBy Ji-woo Han, Korea bureau chief··Updated September 2, 2026·4 min read
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POSCO Group Chairman Chang In-hwa proposed a bilateral critical minerals and clean energy supply chain alliance with Australia on Sept. 2, 2026, seeking to expand raw material sourcing beyond China.
The proposal came during the 47th Korea-Australia Joint Business Conference held at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia. Chang addressed roughly 200 government officials and corporate executives as chairman of the Korean committee.
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Korea bureau chief — Ji-woo Han leads Korea coverage, working from exchange disclosures, ministry notices and company IR material. She writes most often on memory and advanced packaging.
