Hanwha Group

Type	Public
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Kim Seung-youn, CEO

Hanwha (Hangul: 한화; Hanja: 韓化), formerly known as Hankook Hwayak (Hangul: 한국화약; Hanja: 韓國化藥), is one of the largest conglomerates, or chaebol, in Korea. Its main business is in chemicals and explosives, but it has also expanded into securities, insurance, home decor, telecom, retail, logistics, shipping, construction, and resort industries and various resorts in Pusan and Jeju. Its line of department stores, The Galleria, is one of the most luxurious department stores in Seoul. It also has a professional baseball team, the Hanwha Eagles. As of April, 2008, it is bidding to buy Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.^[1]

[edit] Business & Subsidiaries

• Hanwha Corporation
• Hanwha Petro Chemical
• Hanwha Chemical
• Hanwha Polychemical
• Hanwha Dream Pharma
• Hanwha Machinery
• Hanwha Yeocheon
• Hanwha Environment Institute
• Hanwha Daehan Life Insurance
• Hanwha Securities
• Hanwha General Insurance
• Hanwha Investment Service
• Hanwha C&I
• Hanwha Galleria
• Hanwha Timeworld
• Hanwha Resort
• Hanwha Development
• Hanwha 63 City
• Hanwha Communications
• Hanwha Constructions
• Hanwha S&C
• Daedeok Techno Valley
• Asan Techno Valley
• Universal Bearings LLC.^[2]
• Hanwha Eagles

[edit] Former Hanwha Group Members

• FAG Hanwha Bearings (Schaeffler Korea)
• Hanwha Energy (Hyundai Oilbank & SK Energy)
• KIECO (Posco Power)
• Hanwha-Basf (Basf Korea)

[edit] See also

• Economy of South Korea

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hanwha Homepage (Korean)