Overview
- Built with a 94 billion won ($67 million) investment in Brzeg, Opole province, the facility is designed for 1.2 million units of annual capacity.
- The first drive motor core was produced on Oct. 1, with about two months of testing preceding the planned December ramp to mass production.
- The company says the Poland site completes a three-continent manufacturing network and supports a 2030 goal of 7.5 million cores a year and roughly 10 percent global share.
- POSCO International reports secured orders covering cores for 35 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles through 2033, citing ties to Hyundai and Kia as demand builds in Europe.
- Sales from the motor-core business are projected to rise from 450 billion won in 2025 to 1.5 trillion won by 2030, aligned with EU emissions policy and IEA expectations for rising EV market share.