-POSCO INTERNATIONAL signed an MOU with the rare earth company Meteoric Resources in Brazil to secure raw material supplies and stabilize the supply chain -Minister of Trade, Industry and Resource Kim Jung-Kwan and POSCO Group Chairman Jang In-Hwa attended the ceremony, discussing cooperation on local permitting and investment conditions -Diversified the permanent magnet value chain with Brazilian rare earths as part of POSCO Group’s “Triple-Core” strategy to strengthen its resource supply chain POSCO Group is creating synergies with Brazil to secure the domestic supply chain for core materials and unlock new growth opportunities

- Conducted a proof of concept (PoC) in a real-world trade transaction environment - Enabled real-time sharing of transaction information between the headquarters and overseas subsidiaries through a shared ledger - Tokenized accounts receivable as real-world assets (RWAs) - Validated AI agent-based automation of trade operations and other key capabilities

-Secures demand from global investors, achieves successful debut in overseas capital markets -Attracts orders four times the offering size, validating business competitiveness and growth potential -Strengthens position as a global blue-chip issuer with a stable portfolio spanning energy, materials, and agro

-Completes PMI and unveiled a new CI, officially launching PT.PAR -Marks a new growth phase in its agro business by securing seed capabilities

-Investing USD 200 million jointly with U.S.-based ReElement Technologies Corporation to advance the construction of a rare earth separation and purification plant in the U.S. with an annual capacity of 6,000 tons -Securing a global supply chain connecting Southeast Asian raw materials to permanent magnet production in the U.S. -Held a signing ceremony in Washington, D.C., attended by senior U.S. government officials and representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S. -Targeting mass production in 2028 to proactively respond to the restructuring of the supply chain for critical minerals in the U.S.