South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said the National Growth Fund’s investment committee approved seven equity and low-interest loan packages worth about KRW 1.6 trillion for robotics, content technology, semiconductors, batteries, biotechnology and future-vehicle components. The latest round continues the fund’s deployment into strategic industries and raises cumulative approvals and fund formations to KRW 17.9 trillion across 31 projects, with 42.5% directed to regional projects from January through August. The approvals include KRW 350 billion in equity financing for Wonik Robotics to build a robot-hand and industrial humanoid production plant and automation transformation center in Wanju, and KRW 220 billion for CJ 4DPLEX to expand its global network of technology-enabled theaters from 1,244 to about 2,000. The Advanced Strategic Industry Fund will contribute KRW 150 billion and KRW 50 billion, respectively, alongside private investors. CJ 4DPLEX also plans to screen Korean content for at least 14 days annually in newly established overseas theaters. Low-interest loans comprise KRW 560 billion for Doosan Tesna’s system-semiconductor testing capacity, KRW 300 billion for LG Energy Solution’s next-generation battery plant, and a combined KRW 170 billion for TKG Solmics, Kyongbo Pharmaceutical and Samdong to expand semiconductor-part, antibody-drug conjugate and electric-vehicle motor-component production. The commission expects approvals to exceed the fund’s KRW 30 trillion annual target once indirect-investment blind pools scheduled for formation in the second half are included.

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