POSCO granted with ISO/TS16949 certification
In a statement released from Korean steel producer POSCO, it is stated that POSCO's cold rolles
stainless steel quality management system is granted with ISO/TS16949 certification, which makes the producer one of the leading
automotive materials producers of the world.
As an internationally accredited standard for
automotive materials suppliers, this certificate is administered by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurances. POSCO has previously acquired ISO 9001: 2000 and its upgraded version QS9000.
Moreover, in early December 2003, Faurecia, one of the world's premier
automotive parts manufacturer, named POSCO as the “best supplier of 2003”.
POSCO, completing the Steel Making Plant III in May 2003 has become the world's fifth biggest producer of
stainless steel. Accordingly, POSCO plans a further expansion of its
manufacturing and supply of
automotive stainless steel.