Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister Bang holds talks with Eramet CEO

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet CEO Christel Bories on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy on September 28 in Paris to discuss measures for cooperation in critical minerals supply chain and recycling of resources. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with Japan's METI Minister Yasutoshi

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy on September 28 in Paris to discuss measures for bilateral cooperation in energy areas between Korea and Japan. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with IEA Executive Director Birol

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with the International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy on September 28 in Paris to discuss measures for facilitating energy cooperation between MOTIE and IEA. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with Australia's Resources Minister King

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with Madeleine King, Australia’s Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia, on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy held by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on September 28 in Paris to discuss bilateral cooperation in critical minerals supply chain and carbon capture and storage (CCS). date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with Indonesian Energy & Mineral Resources Minister

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with Arifin Tasrif, Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy held by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on September 28 in Paris and agreed to continue close cooperation between the two countries in critical minerals. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu attended the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy held at the International Energy Agency (IEA) headquarters in Paris, France and met with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to discuss bilateral cooperation in critical minerals and nuclear energy. date2023-10-05

Trade Minister visits Tajikistan and Kazakhstan

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn visited the Republic of Tajikistan to attend the international investment forum 'DUSHANBE-2023' from September 29-30, where he met Tajikistan’s government representatives and held discussions on the Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) and promising areas for cooperation between the two countries. On the occasion of the forum, Minister Ahn held talks with a number of Tajikistan’s government representatives, including Prime Minister Kokhir Ra date2023-10-04

Korea raises concerns over EU’s decision to fully regulate PFAS

In response to the proposed restriction of all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the European Union (EU)'s European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) submitted comments to the ECHA and the World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO TBT) Enquiry Point, respectively on September 25. PFAS are known to be persistent in the environment and human body because they are not ea date2023-10-04

Korea and Cape Verde discuss measures for agricultural, energy and trade cooperation

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu visited Cape Verde from September 29-30 as his first destination upon taking office for promotion of the World Expo 2030 Busan, the first ministerial-level high-level visit from Korea to the said West African country. Visiting as Korea’s Presidential envoy, Minister Bang was accompanied by an economic delegation of 31 persons consisting of public and private personnel of relevant government ministries, agencies and companies, including Kor date2023-10-04

Korea to expand joint efforts with IEA members for critical minerals supply chain stabilization

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu attended the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy held by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, France on September 28, where he extended support for IEA’s efforts toward critical minerals stabilization and highlighted the importance of technological innovation, recycling of resources and job creation in his opening message. Minister Bang also held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the summit with counterparts from the date2023-10-04