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As part of its efforts to help to mitigate COVID-19, POSCO has donated USD 1 million worth of personal protective equipment and rapid test kits to Indonesia. POSCO distributed 32,000 Korean copper masks, which can be reused multiple times, to all employees and their families of PT Krakatau POSCO in Cilegon in Banten, as well as its 31 contractor partner companies.
These masks, which are worth USD 900,000, were distributed to provide safety to local communities and protect the national steel industry from the effects COVID-19. POSCO also donated USD 100,000 worth of COVID-19 rapid test kits made in Korea and emergency handling equipment to the local administrations of Cilegon, Karawang, West Java, Merauke, Papua and other areas to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. The company has also launched an initiative called 100 Days of Operation for War Against COVID-19 to protect the company and its employees from the deadly novel coronavirus. PT KP, a joint venture between state-owned PT Krakatau Steel and POSCO Korea, is determined to protect its workers, their families and local people in Cilegon, where the company’s steel plant is located.