Hanwha

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Hanwha Group
Type Public
Founded 1952
Headquarters Flag of South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Key people Kim Seung-youn, CEO
Hanwha
Hangul 한화
Hanja 韓化
Revised
Romanization
Hanhwa
McCune-
Reischauer
Hanhwa

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]

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  1. ^ http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200804/200804180009.html Hanwha Joins Bid for Daewoo Shipbuilding
  2. ^ http://www.univbrg.com/ Universal Bearings LLC

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