Guardian of the Global Supply Chain | THE NEW ERA

글로벌 공급망의 수호자 | THE NEW ERA
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 17, 2026 at 06:00  |  17:08  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Kim Ki-beom — Professor, Pusan National University
Unidentified Speaker — CEO, Mineral Resources Lithium Division

Summary

This sponsored documentary examines POSCO Group's transformation from a steel-focused company into a future materials and energy group. It highlights POSCO's investments in lithium, graphite, and LNG supply chains, including projects in Australia, Argentina, Tanzania, Myanmar, and Alaska. The video argues that securing raw materials and energy is becoming a survival issue for companies and a matter of national supply chain security.

  • Global competition is shifting from what countries make to what they make it with.
  • POSCO is building an integrated battery materials value chain from raw materials to cathode, anode, and recycling.
  • The group is securing lithium via Australian hard-rock mines and Argentine brine assets.
  • Graphite supply is concentrated in China, prompting strategic non-China development.
  • POSCO has expanded its LNG value chain through gas fields, terminals, and power projects.
  • South Korea's heavy energy import dependence makes stable LNG supply critical.
  • The video is sponsored by POSCO Group and presents a promotional view of its strategy.
Ideas
Kim Ki-beom Professor, Pusan National University 1:00
Battery materials independence is strategically crucial.
Global supply chain competition is shifting from what you make to what you make it with. Battery materials independence is becoming crucial, and POSCO's integrated value chain from raw materials to cathode, anode, and recycling is a model for this shift.
Kim Ki-beom Professor, Pusan National University 2:39
POSCO shifts from steel to materials.
POSCO Holdings is transforming from a steel-centric company into a future materials and energy group by securing its own raw material supply chains, including lithium, graphite, and LNG. This vertical integration reduces price volatility and China dependence, strengthens long-term competitiveness, and supports national supply chain security.
Kim Ki-beom Professor, Pusan National University 3:26
Lithium demand grows with electrification.
Electrification is driving higher electricity and battery demand, making lithium a critical raw material. Securing lithium supply is essential for battery supply chains, and demand growth supports the lithium market.
Kim Ki-beom Professor, Pusan National University 12:41
POSCO Future M leads battery materials.
POSCO Future M is uniquely positioned as the only domestic producer of both cathode and anode materials, including natural and artificial graphite anodes. It is a key beneficiary of POSCO's integrated battery materials value chain from raw materials to finished components.
Kim Ki-beom Professor, Pusan National University 13:02
Graphite supply security offers strategic value.
Graphite is a critical battery material with 80-90% of supply concentrated in China. The U.S. and other countries have designated graphite as a critical mineral, creating strategic value for non-China graphite supply, which POSCO is developing in Tanzania.
Kim Ki-beom Professor, Pusan National University 15:07
LNG supply security remains critical for Korea.
South Korea imports 94% of its energy, and its key industries are energy-intensive, making stable LNG supply critical. POSCO has built a full LNG value chain from gas fields to terminals and power generation, expanding in Myanmar, Australia, and Alaska.
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