LS Group

Type	Public (traded on the Korea Stock Exchange)
Founded	1936
Headquarters	An yang, South Korea
Key people	John Koo: Chairman
Industry	Conglomerate
Revenue	$19,150 million(2008)* Based upon a KRW=USD exchange rate of 1,100KRW per USD,the spot rate as of December 31, 2008.
Net income	$1,205 million (2008)
Total assets	$12,836 million (2008)
Subsidiaries	LS Cable,LS Mtron,LS-Nikko Copper,LS Industrial Systems etc.
Website	http://www.lsholdings.com/eng

LS Group
Hangul	LS그룹
Revised Romanization	LS Geurup
McCune–Reischauer	LS Kŭrup

LS Group is a Korean Jaebeol (conglomerate). It is composed of LS Corp. (see below), Gaon Cable, E1 (LPG), YESCO (LNG) and LS Asset Management (formerly Delta Asset). "LS Corp." is a holding company, which comprises LS Cable (power & communications cables; #3 cable mfg. in the world), LS Industrial Systems (electrical equipment & automation systems), LS-Nikko Copper (copper smelter & refiner) and LS Mtron (machinery & components).

LS Group was 'spun off' from LG Group in 2003. LS has approximately $20bn in revenue worldwide with about 40 subsidiaries. The Company is controlled by the Koo family, the founding family of LG Group.

LS means "leading solution".

[edit] Group families

• LS Corp
  • LS Cable (LS Cable, Superior Essex, JS Cable, GCI, Alutek, Pountek, Kospace, LS Global, etc.)
  • LS Industrial Systems (LS IS, Planet)
  • LS-Nikko Copper (LS-Nikko Copper, GRM, Torecom)
  • LS Mtron (LS Mtron, Daesung Electric/Deltech, Casco, Cabonix, ACE R&A)
• Gaon Cable
• E1 (E1, LS Networks, KJ Motorrad, OD Camp, E1 Logistics, E1 Container Terminal)
• YESCO (YESCO, YESCO Service, Daehan GM)
• LS Asset Management

[edit] See also

• LG Group
• GS Group

[edit] External links

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