Jeonnam CCEI (전남 창조경제혁신센터): Petrochemicals, Shipbuilding and Batteries, from Yeosu
전남 창조경제혁신센터
Jeonnam CCEI opened 2015-06-02 in Yeosu with GS as its sole 전담 대기업. Its published fields are 석유화학 and 조선 및 2차전지. KEPCO belongs to Bitgaram in Naju, a separate centre in the same province.
Jeollanam-do is the only province in the country with two Centers for Creative Economy & Innovation, and the pair get merged constantly in English writing.
Jeonnam CCEI is in Yeosu, partnered with GS. Bitgaram CCEI is in Naju, privately operated, partnered with 한전. Different addresses, different partners, different operator status.
Heavy industry, stated plainly
The published fields track Yeosu rather than any greener framing: petrochemicals first, then shipbuilding and secondary batteries.
That is a harder mandate to soften than most centres carry, and it is useful precisely because it is specific. A battery materials company reading this list knows immediately whether it fits.
| Dimension | Value as published by KISED |
|---|---|
| 전담 대기업 | GS |
| 특화분야 | 석유화학, 조선 및 2차전지 |
| 출범일 | 2015-06-02 |
| 주소 | 전라남도 여수시 덕충 2길 32 (덕충동) |
| Operator type | Government-designated |
The battery question
Three centres in the nineteen touch secondary batteries: Chungbuk names 이차전지 outright, Ulsan carries it inside 친환경 에너지, and Jeonnam pairs it with shipbuilding.
Each of those is a different neighbouring industry, so the same battery product reads differently at each door.
Frequently asked questions
- Is KEPCO a partner of Jeonnam CCEI?
- No. GS is its sole 전담 대기업. 한전 (KEPCO) is the partner of 빛가람 CCEI in Naju — a different, privately operated centre that happens to sit in the same province.
- Are there two CCEIs in Jeollanam-do?
- Yes. Jeonnam CCEI in Yeosu is government-designated; 빛가람 CCEI in Naju is one of the two privately operated centres. Conflating them is the most common Jeonnam error.
- What are the published fields?
- 석유화학 (petrochemicals) and 조선 및 2차전지 (shipbuilding and secondary batteries).
- Where is it?
- 전라남도 여수시 덕충 2길 32 (덕충동). Yeosu is the site of one of Korea's largest petrochemical complexes, which is the context its first field sits in.
- When did it open?
- 2015-06-02.
- Which other centres name secondary batteries?
- Chungbuk lists 이차전지 as one of its two fields, and Ulsan names it inside 친환경 에너지. With Jeonnam that is three doors for a battery company.
Sources
- 창업진흥원_창조경제혁신센터 데이터 현황_20260604 — KISED's centre dataset: 전담 대기업, 출범일, 지역, 주소 and 특화분야 for all 19 centres — read 2026-09-01
- CCEI unified portal — centre directory and notices — read 2026-09-01
- KISED, 창업 인프라 — states 전국 19개 창조경제혁신센터 and the centre contact directory — read 2026-09-01
Everything above is the rule as published. See how it applies to your case.