The Gwangju-South Jeolla Integrated Special City and Buk-gu are exploring wastewater treatment options and other support measures to help semiconductor back-end processing firm Amkor Technology Korea, which is pursuing a 1 trillion won ($743 million) expansion of its Gwangju factory.
The integrated city held a task force meeting Tuesday, chaired by Deputy Mayor Ko Gwang-wan, to discuss water supply and wastewater treatment plans in connection with attracting Amkor's investment.
Amkor has drawn up plans to add six factory buildings on idle land within its existing Gwangju plant in Buk-gu's Cheomdan district and to expand the facility in phases through 2035. The company applied to Buk-gu, the local government with jurisdiction over the site, for a building permit for the scale-up in July, and sources said most of the 24 related consultation items have been resolved.
Officials from the integrated city's investment and industrial complex division and water management policy division, along with staff from Buk-gu's livelihood and economy section, attended the meeting to discuss administrative support needed for the factory expansion.
Participants reviewed options for handling the additional wastewater the expanded factory would generate, including adjusting the treatment capacity of Gwangju's No. 1 and No. 2 sewage treatment plants, sources said.
No specific treatment method or plan was finalized at Tuesday's meeting, and the relevant departments agreed to continue inter-agency consultations.
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