[Edaily Reporter JAEMIN SONG ] Construction on the Yongin National Industrial Complex for Advanced System Semiconductors, a project involving an investment of approximately 360 trillion won by SamsungElectronics, is set to begin this month. SamsungElectronics will participate in a local science festival in Yongin to share with residents details on how the region will change as a result of the complex’s development, as well as plans for energy and water resource management.

SamsungElectronics announced on the 2nd that it will participate in the “2026 Yongin Cyber Science Festival,” which will be held for two days starting on the 3rd at Yongin Mir Stadium. The Yongin Cyber Science Festival is a science and culture event in Yongin Special Self-Governing City that attracts approximately 40,000 visitors annually.

To broadly showcase the future of the Yongin National Industrial Complex and the local community, SamsungElectronics has expanded its exhibition from two booths last year to four this year. The exhibition will focus on △ the blueprint for the Yongin National Industrial Complex and △ sustainable water resource management.

The Yongin National Industrial Complex development project is also entering the full-scale construction phase. The Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) completed the selection of a contractor for the construction of Section 1 of the National Industrial Complex on the 30th of last month. By moving the relevant schedule up by two months from the original plan, site preparation work can now begin this month.

LH plans to carry out the construction using advanced construction methods to ensure that SamsungElectronics can begin building its first semiconductor production line (fab) in 2028. As previously reported, SamsungElectronics is proceeding with the project with the goal of bringing its first fab online in October 2029.

SamsungElectronics plans to invest approximately 360 trillion won in the Yongin National Industrial Complex. Once the complex is completed, it is projected that approximately 70 companies—including SamsungElectronics itself, as well as firms specializing in materials, components, equipment, and fabless semiconductor companies—will move in. The investment and development of the industrial complex are expected to create approximately 1.6 million jobs. The project is also expected to boost the local economy and expand essential infrastructure, including roads, transportation, housing, and cultural and commercial facilities.

At this festival, the company will also introduce plans to share the energy infrastructure being built for semiconductor production with the local community.

A water resource management plan will also be unveiled to ensure a stable supply of water necessary for semiconductor production while reducing the burden of new water intakes. SamsungElectronics is collaborating with the government and local authorities to implement a project that involves highly purifying effluent from public wastewater treatment facilities and reusing it as industrial water at semiconductor plants.

The daily reuse volume totals 120,000 metric tons in Hwaseong, 120,000 metric tons in Osan, and 210,000 metric tons in Suwon. Within the facilities, the company is also reducing water consumption by improving manufacturing processes and recycling used water for cooling towers and air pollution control equipment.

The company is also offering hands-on programs for families. SamsungElectronics will operate quizzes and photo zones featuring “Dalsu,” an otter character symbolizing the restoration of the aquatic ecosystem near its facilities, and will host activities such as assembling semiconductor pop-up books.