This document provides information about the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone (DGFEZ) located in Northeast Asia. It summarizes the following key points: - DGFEZ covers 30.04km2 and targets industries like transportation, IT, green energy, and knowledge services. It aims to be an epicenter of the knowledge industry in Northeast Asia. - Major companies in the area include Samsung, POSCO, and Korea Nyron. The surrounding region has over 5 million people and well-developed infrastructure. - DGFEZ focuses on clusters in IT, automotive, renewable energy, and medical technologies. It hosts R&D centers and production facilities for many

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4. Location : Daegu, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Total Area : 30.04km2
Period : 2008-2020
Available for: Manufacturing, R&D, Logistics
Target Industries: Transportation Components (Automotive, Aerospace,
Shipbuilding)
IT convergence (Software, Display, Mobile, Robots)
Green Energy (Solar, Fuel cell, Wind)
Knowledge Service (Medical, Education, R&D)

5. No. 22 Fortune Global 500 (2011)No. 22 Fortune Global 500 (2011)Samsung Corp. in 1938Samsung Corp. in 1938
POSCO site, 1970POSCO site, 1970
Korea Nyron, 1962Korea Nyron, 1962
Korea’s no.1 chemical & material companyKorea’s no.1 chemical & material company
World’s no.4 steel producerWorld’s no.4 steel producer

6. 19,909 km2
5.5 million
8 express ways
KTX high-speed train
5 sea ports
2 international airports
Electronics, Mobile, IT,
Semiconductor, Steel,
Automotive parts, Textile
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KTX

8. Gumi Pohang
Ulsan
Changwon
Busan
70 km
Daegu
ExxonMobil
Thales
Johnson Controls
Toray
Asahi Glass
Delphi Automotive
Valeo
IMC Group
Dassault System
Solvay DuPont
SB LiMotive BASF
Renault-Samsung
Bosch Rexroth Korea
Rolls-Royce Marine
Nokia
GM Korea
Siemens Ultrasound Systems
Lafarge
Linde
Max Planck R&D Center

9. Daegu
Gumi
Pohang
Changwon
38% of Korea’s IT production
1,350 IT companies
IT Convergence
Company Production & Sales
Samsung 325 million mobile handset
LG Display USD379million sales
World best IT & mobile cluster

10. Automotive
Korea Auto ValleyKorea Auto Valley
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4 major Automakers
40% of Automotive production
1,500 Automotive suppliers
Korea’s Auto valley
Hyundai Factory
Company Main Car Model
Capacity
(million /yr)
Hyundai Motors Elantra (Avante) , Genesis, Santafe, etc 1.7
Samsung Motors SM3, SM5, SM7, QM5 0.3
GM Motors Chevrolet(Cruise, Spark) 0.21
Daewoo Bus BX, FX, BH, BS series 0.009
Total Capacity around DGFEZ
2.219

11. Solar PV
Wind
Secondary battery
Fuel cell
Nuclear, Sea
Wind
Fuel cell
Uljin
Sangju
Nuclear
Yeongdeok
Pohang
Gyengju
Polysilicon
Secondary
battery
Gumi
Solar
Daegu
Key production base for Renewable Energy
-40% of total energy is generated
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12. National High-tech Medical Cluster
(medical devices, medicine)
Area : 1.03km2
Period : 2009-2038
Budget : USD 4.5 billion
12 Medical and pharmaceutical colleges
9 Clinical trial centers
60 Medical related research institutes
Projects
Facility Area( ㎡ )
Total Area 475,623
New Drug Development Center
70,100
Medical Device Development
Center
Laboratory Animal Center
Clinical Drug Manufacturing
Center
Communication Center 10,112
High-tech Clinical Trial Center
395,411
Private Research Institute etc.
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13. 51
325,000 (5,000 International students)
70,000 -17,000 Engineering
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153
4,800
DGIST
• Medical Convergence technology
• Commercialization & Support for SME
Next generation Convergence
Technology Institute
Science and Technology Research Center
POSTECH Pohang University of Science & Technology
• Core elements of organic energy &
Convergence technology
POSTECH Bio Center
• 51 medical/science research centers
• 13 Gov’t designated research centers
Pohang Accelerator Laboratory
• 2.5GeV Electron Linear Accelerator
• Protein Structure Analysis
• New Drug Development
• R & D : IT, BT & MT
• Academic program :
Robotics, Brain cognition, Convergence
engineering

14. International Opera Festival
International School Shopping Mall
International Medical Services

15. 2011 World Athletics Championship
15th International Biotechnology
Symposium and Exhibition
2013 World Energy Congress
2015 World Water Forum

16. World heritage - Sukgulam
World heritage – Yangdong VilageWorld heritage - Hahoe Village
World heritage - Bulguk Temple

17.  Established in Korea: 1999
 Products: Glass, Electronic materials
 Parent Company: Asahi Glass (Japan)
 Investment Amount: USD 2.3 Billion
- Hanwook Techno Glass Co.,Ltd. (2002) Gumi City
- Asahi Glass Fine Techno Korea Co.,Ltd (2004) Gumi City
- Asahi PD Glass Korea Co.,Ltd. (2006) Gumi City
- AGC Display Glass Ochang Co.,Ltd. (2008) Ochang
Established: 1998
Products: Cutting tools & machinery
Parent Company: IMC Group
-Completed the second factory in Daegu
Investment Amount: USD 88.5 million

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Hyundai Cummins Engine
Dassault System
Faurecia automotive seating Korea
Investment field: manufacturing
Production: automotive seat frame
Investment amount: USD 21 million
Area: 46,200 ㎡
Investment field: Manufacturing
Production: Diesel engine for CE
Investment amount : USD 66 million
Area: 88,000 ㎡
Investment field : R&D
Center
Investment amount: USD 30 million
- Focused on Shipbuilding
Investment field : manufacturing
Production : air back system
Investment amount : USD 24.8 million
Area: 42,000 ㎡
Investment field : Manufacturing
Production : precision machine
Investment amount : USD 26 million
Location : 19,835 ㎡
Investment field : MRO
Investment amount : N/F
Location : Start from Feb.2013
DAICEL corporation
Nakamura-Tome Precision Industry

19. Brett Kimber:
President
Moshe Sharon:
President & CEO
Ariel Morandy:
Senior Director

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21. ▶ Area : 1.69km2
▶ Industry : Automotive parts,
Metal & machinery,
Mechatronics
▶ Availability 2012~
▶ Facilities Manufacturing space
550m from IC
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22. ▶ Area : 3.92km2
▶ Industry : Aero space,
Mechatronics
▶ Availability : 2013~
Aero techno valley
Period : 2013~2017
Budget: USD 321 million
-Avionic test center
-Logistic center of aerospace parts 22

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25. DGFEZA Office
Pre-investment
Program
Company Set up
Program
After Service
Program
Provide local industry information
Feasibility Study
Indentify Partners(incl. JV)
Site Selection(site tours, meet
potential partners)
Company Registration
Provide Office Space(prior to
establishment)
Facilitate Access to Funding
Intellectual Property Registration
Certification of Products
Ombudsman Program
(problem solving; tax, customs,
regulations, etc)
Business Matchmaking
Human Resource Attraction
Family Settlement(obtain visa, school
registration, apartment relocation)
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