On the Record · Posco
Posco competitors, on the record
The companies Posco names as competitors in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, and the companies that name Posco, each with the sentence and the filing.
Who Posco names
| Company | Named in |
|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal S.A. | 2025 |
| Chosun Refractories ENG Co., Ltd. | 2025 |
| Ecopro BM Co., Ltd. | 2025 |
| GS EPS Co., Ltd. | 2025 |
| Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. | 2025 |
| Korea Refractories Co., Ltd. | 2025 |
| LG Chemical Co., Ltd. | 2025 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation | 2025 |
| SK Innovation Co., Ltd. | 2025 |
In its own words
ArcelorMittal S.A., Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Word for word“Competition from global steel manufacturers with significant production capacity such as ArcelorMittal S.A. and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, as well as competitors from emerging markets, especially from China and India, could result in a significant increase in competition.” 20-F for 2025
Chosun Refractories ENG Co., Ltd., Korea Refractories Co., Ltd.
Word for word“In its legacy business areas of refractories and lime chemicals, POSCO Future M competes principally with Chosun Refractories ENG Co., Ltd. and Korea Refractories Co., Ltd.” 20-F for 2025
Ecopro BM Co., Ltd., LG Chemical Co., Ltd.
Word for word“In the energy materials market, POSCO Future M Co., Ltd. (“POSCO Future M” and previously named POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.) competes with other global leading manufacturers of cathode and anode materials, including LG Chemical Co., Ltd. and Ecopro BM Co., Ltd.” 20-F for 2025
GS EPS Co., Ltd., SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
Word for word“POSCO INTERNATIONAL’s power generation business competes principally with private-sector power generation companies in Korea that are affiliated with major domestic business groups, including SK Innovation Co., Ltd. and GS EPS Co., Ltd.” 20-F for 2025
Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd.
Word for word“In hot rolled products, where we believe POSCO had a domestic market share of approximately 54% in 2025, we face competition from Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. and from various foreign producers, primarily from China and Japan.” 20-F for 2025
Who names Posco
Companies whose own annual reports name Posco as a competitor.
Word for word“Our principal competitors in the Steelmaking and Steel Fabrication segment include ArcelorMittal, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, JFE Steel Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd. and POSCO.” 20-F for 2019
Word for word“Our largest foreign competitors in the flat products market are ArcelorMittal-NSC, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and NSC that operates a plant in Calvert, Alabama, US; Nucor Corporation; Steel Dynamics Incorporated, US Steel, Cleveland Cliff Inc and Posco.” 20-F for 2025
Read from Posco’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-04-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.