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According to Yonhap News,

(JEONJU=Yonhap News) North Jeolla Province, which is promoting carbon industry as its core project, will participate in a composite materials EXPO in Europe and establish a “Korea” booth for the first time to pioneer the overseas carbon markets.

North Jeolla Province announced that Governor Song Ha-jin and his delegation will visit France and Germany to participate in a composite materials EXPO in France and visit Germany’s BASF and the MAI Carbon Valley to attract investment.

It would be the first for Korean companies and research institutions to establish a “Korea” booth in the EXPO, which will be an opportunity to showcase their 30 products.

The delegation will visit the MAI and CFK carbon valleys in Germany to discuss about the possibility of mutual cooperation for joint research and development and marketing of carbon materials.

"We have high hopes that the delegation will help North Jeolla Province to develop as the base of carbon industry in Korea," said a provincial official.

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Source: Yonhap News (March 06, 2015)

** This article was translated from the Korean.