Investment agreements in AI, robotics and biotechnology are being signed in succession in Jeollabuk-do, with major companies including Doosan and WONIK Robotics deciding to build and expand production facilities. The cumulative total over 3 months has exceeded KRW 770 billion.
In Jeollabuk-do and the surrounding cities and counties, investment agreements have been signed in succession, including for expanded production facilities for electronic materials used in AI data centers, and 19 companies have signed investment agreements worth a total of more than KRW 773 billion since August. Doosan has decided to make an additional KRW 399.2 billion investment in Gimje and plans to build a new CCL production line for AI data centers. The project is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs through collaboration.
WONIK Robotics plans to build a robot production plant and a manufacturing AI transformation center in the second general industrial complex at Wanju Techno Valley, with total investment of approximately KRW 100 billion. In August, it received approval for an investment of approximately KRW 350 billion as the first investment target in the robotics sector of the National Growth Fund.
Including previous investments in the Gimje area, Doosan's cumulative investment has reached KRW 468.5 billion. HDME has also decided to invest approximately KRW 61 billion in a new factory, while Dongmi Electric Industry has signed an investment agreement worth KRW 25 billion for a transformer production facility. The total investment amount comes to approximately KRW 86 billion.
In the biotechnology sector, radiopharmaceutical manufacturer Duken Bio announced plans to build a cosmetics and health functional food production plant in Jeongeup for KRW 34.3 billion and one in Namwon for approximately KRW 19.1 billion. In Iksan, SCDD is proceeding with the development and production of new drugs at the Next-Generation Animal Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Free Zone, with an investment of KRW 4.12 billion.