Choi Taewon Visits 'Honam Fab' Site: "At the Fastest Pace... Two-Thirds the Size of Yongin"

SK Group Chairman Choi Taewon visited the Gwangju military airport on Oct. 9, a candidate site for a national semiconductor industrial complex in the Honam region, and said, "If conditions allow us to build, we will build as much as possible at the fastest pace."

SK hynix Chairman Choi Taewon answers reporters' questions after completing a site visit on the afternoon of the 9th at the former military airport site in Seo-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju, where a semiconductor industrial complex is set to be built. 2026.10.9 mhk0226@yna.co.kr (End) Yonhap News

Speaking to reporters at the military airport that afternoon, Choi said, "Demand for semiconductors is growing rapidly, so we need to accelerate the pace of supply to keep up with it." Asked when construction would specifically begin, he said, "I can't give you an answer because we need to study it further, but we will move ahead as quickly as possible."

Choi added, "Even if water and power supplies are delayed, we will begin construction first if we can get the timing right quickly," and said, "As of now, we are planning a complex about two-thirds the size of the one in Yongin."

"I think circumstances may require us to build it even if that means proceeding in parallel with the semiconductor cluster in Yongin," Choi said, again emphasizing the need to move forward swiftly.

Asked why he had visited the site in person, he said, "I came to assess how quickly we can build the semiconductor cluster." He added, "Mayor Min Hyung-bae is working hard to prepare, and the government also needs to recalculate how quickly construction can proceed in parallel and in coordination with the plan for providing water, electricity and other infrastructure." He added, "I think those details will probably be announced."

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