Anseong Mayor Kim Bora: "We Will Build a City Where Semiconductor Companies Invest and Young People Grow"

Anseong Mayor Kim Bora Visits 'SEDEX 2026'
Seeks Investment from Semiconductor Materials, Parts and Equipment Companies
Signs Business Agreement with Korea Nanotechnology Institute
Dongsin Industrial Complex Gains Momentum After Conditional Approval
Mayor Kim: "Aim to Begin Land Compensation Next Year"

Kim Bora, mayor of Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, said the city would accelerate efforts to develop its semiconductor materials, parts and equipment industry and attract corporate investment.

Anseong Mayor Kim Bora listens to an official explain the investment environment for the semiconductor materials, parts and equipment (MPE) specialized complex while visiting Anseong City's promotional booth at Semiconductor Expo (SEDEX 2026), held at COEX in Seoul on the 15th. Screenshot from Mayor Kim Bora's Facebook.

In a post on her social media on October 16, Kim reported on her visit the previous day to Semiconductor Expo (SEDEX 2026) at COEX in Seoul, saying, "We will build Anseong into a city where semiconductor companies invest and grow."

"I visit Semiconductor Expo every year, but this year I especially noticed the number of students and young people," Kim said. "The young people exploring advanced technologies at the exhibition gave me a strong sense of the keen interest in and enthusiasm for the semiconductor industry."

Anseong City operated a promotional booth at the exhibition, where it introduced the investment environment at its specialized semiconductor materials, parts and equipment complex and ways to use its test bed, and discussed potential cooperation with related companies.

Anseong Mayor Kim Bora visits the city's promotional booth at Semiconductor Expo (SEDEX 2026), held at COEX in Seoul on the 15th. Screenshot from Mayor Kim Bora's Facebook page.

In particular, the city signed a business agreement with the Korea Nanotechnology Institute and began building a cooperation framework to support semiconductor companies from technology development and demonstration through commercialization.

"The semiconductor industry's competitiveness comes from an industrial ecosystem in which materials, parts and equipment companies, universities and research institutions grow together," Kim said. "We will link the Public Nano Fab Center with Anseong's test bed so companies can receive practical support in developing and commercializing their technologies."

There was also progress in developing a semiconductor industrial complex. Dongsin Industrial Complex, Anseong's specialized semiconductor materials, parts and equipment complex, recently received conditional approval from the Gyeonggi Province Industrial Complex Plan Deliberation Committee, giving the project momentum.

Kim Bora, mayor of Anseong (fifth from right), poses for a commemorative photo after visiting Anseong City's promotional booth at Semiconductor Expo (SEDEX 2026), held at COEX in Seoul on the 15th. Screenshot from Mayor Kim Bora's Facebook page.

Anseong City plans to meet the conditions set during the deliberation process, complete the subsequent administrative procedures and begin land compensation in 2027.

"Now that Dongsin Industrial Complex has received conditional approval, we will faithfully complete the remaining procedures and move forward swiftly so that land compensation can begin next year," Kim said.

"I toured company booths and saw firsthand the technological capabilities and hard work on the ground," she added. "I would also like to thank the staff who stayed at the exhibition to promote Anseong's industrial base, as well as the relevant organizations."

Screenshot of Mayor Kim Bora's Facebook post

Kim emphasized, "I will work diligently to ensure that corporate investment leads to good local jobs and that young people's interest and ambition open up new opportunities in Anseong."

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