The Minister of Industry and Energy's export site is all out...Inspection of export status and risk

Amid the dark outlook for next year's exports due to unfavorable factors from the U.S. and high exchange rates, both the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Vice Minister visited export and investment sites to check the current status and risks.

First, Minister Ahn Deok-geun visited Samsung Display's Asan plant today to check the current status of display export investment and discuss policy directions to expand OLED exports.

Earlier, Trade Minister Jeong In-kyo also visited Celltrion's Incheon plant to observe biosimilar production sites and received on-site suggestions to expand exports.

First Vice Minister Park Sung-taek held an export trend inspection meeting and checked export trends and risks by major items.

The Ministry of Industry said five items, including semiconductors, ships and wireless communication devices, had already exceeded overall export performance last year, but uncertainty has widened significantly due to the launch of a new U.S. government and domestic political conditions.

Minister Ahn Deok-geun said he will quickly resolve on-site difficulties through a real-time communication system so that companies can focus on exports without wavering even in this situation, and emphasized that he will take responsibility and take care of the trade balance surplus in December.