New building features 2 below-ground and 4 above-ground floors

Chamber vows to serve as hub for industrial innovation

The Ulsan Chamber of Commerce holds a completion ceremony for its new headquarters in Seo-dong, Jung-gu, Ulsan, on Thursday, with Chamber President Lee Yun-cheol, Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-uk, Ulsan City Council Speaker Lee Yeong-hae, Assembly member Park Seong-min, Ulsan Superintendent of Education Jo Yong-sik and Jung-gu District Mayor Kim Yeong-gil in attendance. [Ulsan Chamber of Commerce]
The Ulsan Chamber of Commerce holds a completion ceremony for its new headquarters in Seo-dong, Jung-gu, Ulsan, on Thursday, with Chamber President Lee Yun-cheol, Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-uk, Ulsan City Council Speaker Lee Yeong-hae, Assembly member Park Seong-min, Ulsan Superintendent of Education Jo Yong-sik and Jung-gu District Mayor Kim Yeong-gil in attendance. [Ulsan Chamber of Commerce]

The Ulsan Chamber of Commerce has closed the chapter on its longtime home in Sinjeong-dong, Nam-gu, and begun a new era after relocating to Seo-dong, Jung-gu.

The chamber completed construction of its new headquarters at 606-5 Seo-dong, Jung-gu, Ulsan — a building with two below-ground and four above-ground floors spanning a total floor area of 16,389 square meters — and held a completion ceremony Thursday.

At the ceremony, a crape myrtle tree planted in the courtyard of the old Sinjeong-dong building when it opened in 1983 was transplanted to the new site, reaffirming the chamber's commitment to carrying forward 43 years of local business history and its core mission.

The new building houses a grand hall of 1,447 square meters with a capacity of 700 people, along with seminar rooms, a corporate promotion center and business support facilities. The chamber plans to run the new headquarters not merely as office space but as a year-round hub for business events and industrial exchange, positioning it as a center for innovation in Ulsan's industrial sector.

Alongside the relocation, the chamber reorganized its secretariat from five divisions — three departments, one center and one committee, comprising 11 teams — to six divisions, comprising four departments, one center and one committee, with 12 teams.

The former general administration division was restructured into a management division, with the addition of a dedicated building operations team to handle MICE — meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions — functions including conventions and seminar rooms.

A new corporate support division was also established to strengthen services for member companies, consolidating existing member services such as education, events and trade certification with member company management functions.

"Building the new headquarters has long been a cherished goal of the local business community and a commitment we made to our member companies," chamber President Lee Yun-cheol said. "As Ulsan faces the challenges of AI-driven manufacturing innovation and a major transition toward future industries, we will use the new headquarters as a business hub for communication and cooperation to support the sustainable growth of local companies," he added.


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