Danish cleantech should take an interest in Korea

The world's 11th largest economy and 12th largest trading nation. Korea has many things to offer, a fact which is slowly being recognised by Danish companies. Being one of the most important economies in Asia, Korea offers cleantech companies excellent opportunities to form partnerships, invest or simply boost their exports to Korea, who in the coming years will invest heavily in green technologies. And the fact that the EU has just signed a very ambitious free trade agreement with Korea will make such expansion plans much easier.

In March, the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster (CCC) hosted a well-attended workshop on opportunities in Korea, and in May, the country was once again the centre of attention when President Lee Myung-bak visited Denmark along with a large delegation of ministers, senior cleantech companies and decision makers from the green industry. During their visit, they will attend the Green Alliance Conference held on 10 May.  

- At the workshop in March on business opportunities in Korea, we witnessed a growing interest in the potential Korea offers. At the conference in May, companies had a unique chance to meet and network with potential partners, says CCC's Head of Secretariat, Nicolai Sederberg.

Green agreement

At the conference, President Lee Myung-bak and Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen signed the Green Alliance Declaration that outlines a strategic collaboration on green technologies between the two countries.

- The Korean economy is becoming increasingly important to Danish companies and investments and vice versa. We are confident that with this agreement, we will see a growing number of partnerships between Danish and Korean companies in the coming years, Nicolai Sederberg states.