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- Particulate Matter Research Center opens
- 30th anniversary of foundation
- Commercial lithium(PosLX) plant into operation
- Expansion of Technology Business Department for technology sales and commercialization reinforcement
- Ti Technology Center for Commercialization established for Titanium industry R&D support
- Expanded In-house business development : 5 field added (Sodium Batteries, CFRP, Metal powder, SOFC, ClO2)
- Awarded best internationally accredited testing institution of the year (KOLAS)
- Steel Structure Research Center moved into POSCO
- Commercializing POSCO's 4 mega growth engines : Energy Storage Materials, Ni, SNG, Fuel Cells
- Foundation of Pilot plants for SiC(7th) and Nas battery(8th)
- Non-catalytic Biodiesel conversion and Dimethyl carbonate Research moves into Pilot phase
- Direct Lithium Extraction, Nickel recovery, Alpha-Alumina and CO₂ Utilization R&D moves into Pilot phase
- Fe powder and Ferrous amorphous R&D moves into Demo phase
- The foundation of Gangwon Industrial Technology Research Center
- Bioenergy R&D Center opens in Gwangyang city
- Developed the 25kW SOFC fuel cell stack
- Declared vision of the world’s top commercialization research institute
- Developed the 5kW SOFC fuel cell stack
- Start of the Enterprise portal system, EVERist
- Ulsan Industrial Technology center opens
- Completion of the fuel cell pilot plant (the fifth pilot plant)
- Completed the test facilities for continuous casting
- Completed the wastewater treatment facilities in Hwaseong
- Attract the welding research center
- Designated as a reliability assessment center and New Materials and Components Research Center by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- First private institute to be designated as an incubation center by the Small & Medium Business Administration
- Development of strip casting process for STS 304 (up to 1,300mm width)
- Name changed to RIST(Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology)
- First in Korea to be designated as an internationally accredited metal test institute by KOLAS
- Completed the first pilot plant
- Started research on next-generation steel technologies, strip casting, and FINEX
- RIST established for the enhancement of POSCO's competitive edge in technology
