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History
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2002
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Mar. 15Pohang Iron & Steel Company was renamed POSCO
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2001
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Jul. 2Introduced POSPIA
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2000
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Jan. 3Sold Shinsegi Telecom, Inc.
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Apr. 18Blew in Blast Furnace No.5 at Gwangyang Steelworks
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Aug. 2Signed a strategic partnership with Nippon Steel Corporation
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Aug. 30Launched Steel-N.com, an online store
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Oct. 4Completed privatization
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1998
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Jul. 28Reduced output for the first time in company history
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1997
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Feb. 15Established Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel (ZPSS) in China
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Mar. 14Introduced outside director and external audit systems
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Nov. 20Launched the No-gyeong Labor-Management Council
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1996
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Jan. 30Completed repayment of loan from Japan war reparation funds
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Oct. 15Completed Construction of Mini Mill No.1 at Gwangyang Steelworks
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1995
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Aug. 31Opened POSCO Center
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Nov. 28Unveiled a COREX smelting plant
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1994
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Jun. 1Established POSCO Research Institute (POSRI)
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Jun. 15Founded POSCO Newspaper (-July 30, 2015)
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Oct. 14Listed on the New York Stock Exchange
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Dec. 1Launched POSCO Development (now POSCO E&C)
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Dec. 7Completed installation of Pohang Light Source (PLS)
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1993
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Apr. 1Committed to a mission to innovate itself
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Oct. 1Relaxed commuting dress code
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Oct. 18Became the first Korean company to issue a samurai bond
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Oct. 30Obtained ISO 9002 certification
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