Industry's 'Crisis Breakthrough' to Start New Year

[Anchor]
Although it broke the record for exports last year, the industry's expression starting this year is not so bright.

The opening ceremony was also postponed or canceled due to concerns about the upcoming crisis and the atmosphere of mourning for the major disaster.

Reporter Hwang Hye-kyung reports.

[Reporter]
This is Incheon New Port where imports and exports go without a break.

Last year, voodoo was always full of containers thanks to the propaganda of semiconductors, bio-health, and K-food, but

There is a strange tension about whether we can maintain the growth range this year.

The Minister of Industry, who visited to encourage export sites, promised maximum support.

[Ahn Deok-geun / Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy: Due to many uncertainties in the global trade environment this year, we will supply 360 trillion won worth of trade financing so that industrial exports can continue to grow again this year.].]


The heads of companies starting the year all ordered executives and employees to "break through the crisis."

Samsung Electronics emphasized securing new growth engines through 'ultra-gap technology leadership',
Chairman Chey Tae-won of
SK put forward 'fundamental competitiveness' by strengthening management integrity.Chairman Shin Dong-bin of Lotte and Chairman Kim Seung-yeon of Hanwha again cited 'renewal and innovation'
Chairman Jang In-hwa of POSCO, who suffered from a series of fires last year
, called for 'safety' and
Chairman Chung Yong-jin of
Shinsegae Group emphasized the need to have 'main job competitiveness' that satisfies the top customers.

[Jeong Yong-jin / Shinsegae Group Chairman: It should be time to persistently consider and establish competitiveness for the main job. And we need to set a clear direction and implement it boldly accordingly.]

Considering the national mourning period due to the Jeju Air disaster, Samsung Electronics canceled the opening ceremony and Hyundai Motor postponed it to the 6th, and the business atmosphere for the new year was different from any other year.

Amid high global prices, high exchange rates, and still unresolved domestic and foreign political uncertainties, companies are also feeling heavier than ever.

I'm YTN Hwang Hye-kyung.