Gumi City Makes Bold Push to Attract Semiconductor Investment at SEDEX

Joint Promotion by Gumi Semiconductor Promotion Agency, KTL, and Local Materials, Parts and Equipment Companies
Tailored Investment Consultations for the National Advanced Strategic Industry Specialized Complex

Gumi City in Gyeongsangbuk-do is seeking to attract corporate investment at the country's largest semiconductor industry exhibition by highlighting its industrial infrastructure and support policies.

The 28th Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX 2026) venue [Photo provided by Gumi City]

The city is participating in the 28th Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX 2026), held at COEX in Seoul from October 14 to 16, to promote investment opportunities to domestic and international semiconductor companies.

At the exhibition, the Gumi Semiconductor Promotion Agency, the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), and four local materials, parts and equipment companies are jointly operating a booth and offering tailored investment consultations.

The city plans to spotlight the industrial base built up over more than 50 years at the Gumi National Industrial Complex and the locational advantages of Gumi High Tech Valley, which is under development. It will also actively promote industrial infrastructure, including power and water supplies; access to logistics; its workforce supply system; and administrative and financial support for investing companies.

For promising companies identified at the exhibition, the city plans to step up follow-up efforts to turn interest into actual investment by arranging on-site assessments in coordination with Gyeongsangbuk-do and other relevant bodies and proposing tailored locations.

Since Gumi City was designated a specialized complex for a national advanced strategic industry in the semiconductor sector in July 2023, it has focused on developing related industries. Its strategy is to strengthen the competitiveness of the materials and parts industries and expand the foundation for attracting investment in conjunction with plans for a semiconductor innovation belt in the southern region.

Attention is focused on whether Gumi City can convert its established industrial infrastructure and the strengths of its specialized complex into actual investment and secure a new growth engine for the semiconductor industry.

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