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POSCO (PKX)On Nov 20: 118.96  Down 0.39 (0.33%)  
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POSCO
1 Goedong-dong Nam-gu
Pohang,  790-600
South Korea - Map
Phone: 82 5 4220 0114
Fax: 82 5 4220 6000
Web Site: http://www.posco.co.kr

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Steel & Iron
Full Time Employees:N/A

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
POSCO engages in the manufacture and sale of various steel products primarily in South Korea. It offers hot rolled products that are used in the manufacture of structural steel used in the construction of buildings, industrial pipes and tanks, and automobile chassis; and plates, which are used in shipbuilding, structural steelwork, offshore oil and gas production, power generation, and mining, as well as in the manufacture of earth-moving and mechanical handling equipment, boiler and pressure vessels, and other industrial machinery. The company also offers wire rods for the manufacturers of wire, nails, bolts, nuts, and welding rods, as well as for the manufacture of coil springs, tension bars, and tire cords in the automobile industry; cold rolled coils and further refined galvanized cold rolled products, which are used in the automobile industry to produce car body panels, as well as in household goods, electrical appliances, engineering, and metal goods industries; silicon steel sheets that are used in the manufacture of power transformers and generators, and rotating machines; and stainless steel products, which are used in the chemical, paper mills, aviation, automobile, construction, and food processing industries, as well as used in the manufacture of household goods. In addition, it produces semi-finished products, such as pig iron, billets, blooms, and slabs. POSCO exports its products primarily to the People’s Republic of China, Asia, Japan, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Joon-Yang Chung , 61
    Chief Exec. Officer, Exec. Director, Chairman of Exec. Management Committee, Chief Exec. Officer of POSCO E&C, Pres of POSCO E&C and Head of POSCO Engineering & Construction Co
    N/A $ 0
    Mr. Jong-Tae Choi , 59
    Pres, Chief Staff Officer, Gen. Superintendent of HR Devel. Center, Member of Director Candidate Recommendation Committee and Member of Exec. Management Committee
    N/A $ 0
    Mr. Dong-Hee Lee , 53
    Pres, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Director, Member of Exec. Management Committee and Member of Fin. & Operation Committee
    N/A $ 0
    Mr. Nam-Suk Hur , 59
    Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Sr. Exec. VP, Gen. Superintendent of Gwangyang Works, Standing Director, Member of Exec. Management Committee and Member of Fin. & Operation Committee
    N/A $ 0
    Mr. Jin-Il Kim , 56
    Sr. Exec. VP, Exec. VP of Vietnam Project Dept and Gen. Superintendent of Pohang Works
    N/A $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-05 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.


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