Gyeonggi Province Dispatches Environmental Industry Trade Promotion Team, Expands Export Channels to Southeast Asia

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency achieved export consultation results worth 22.6 million dollars through the Southeast Asia Trade Promotion Team.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 29th that from the 20th to the 25th, it dispatched the "Environmental Industry Southeast Asia Trade Promotion Team," consisting of 16 companies from the province, to Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, achieving export consultation results worth 22.63 million dollars.

The trade promotion team recorded export consultation results of 10.74 million dollars in Bangkok and 11.89 million dollars in Kuala Lumpur, respectively.

In particular, Gyeonggi Province stated that buyers who participated in the consultation meetings showed strong interest in water treatment facilities, waste resource recycling technologies, water and sewage management systems, and eco-friendly plastics, leading to a total of seven business agreements being signed on-site.

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency achieved export consultation results worth 22.6 million USD through the Southeast Asia Trade Promotion Team. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

An official from Mirico Co., Ltd., an environmental IoT system manufacturer based in Ansan, said, "After COVID-19, our business relationships were severed, making exports difficult, but thanks to Gyeonggi Province's support program, we were able to reopen the export route to Southeast Asia. Meeting a client that supplies directly to the navy and having in-depth consultations through this trade promotion team is a significant achievement. We plan to continue participating in Gyeonggi Province's export support programs in the future."

In Southeast Asia, demand for eco-friendly industries such as water treatment, waste management, renewable energy, and air quality is rapidly increasing, and the market is showing remarkable growth as urbanization, industrialization, and green transition policies coincide.

Park Kyungseo, Director of International Trade at Gyeonggi Province, said, "We expect that supporting the Gyeonggi Province Trade Promotion Team will serve as an important opportunity for local environmental industry SMEs to proactively enter promising markets, which will be crucial for export diversification and securing competitiveness in the future."