KT&G

KT&G (originally "Korea Tobacco & Ginseng" and later "Korea Tomorrow & Global Corporation") is the leading tobacco company in South Korea with annual sales over $2 billion USD. KT&G was originally a government-owned monopoly but today is majority-owned by foreigners and must compete for market share with the world's largest tobacco firms such as British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco, and Philip Morris International. KT&G’s sales volume share was 62% of the Korean market in 2009.

KT&G produces popular Korean cigarette brands such as: The One, Indigo, Arirang, This, This Plus, Zest, Esse, Raison, and Lo Crux. It has been expanded outside Korea, especially through its superslims brand Esse in Russia and other eastern European markets.

KT&G also has significant affiliates such as a ginseng corporation, a pharmaceutical firm, and several bio ventures. Its headquarters are in Daejeon.

KT&G had controlled stakes of Sampoerna since 2007 till present.

Tobacco brands

• Carnival (Overseas, primarily USA )
• Pine (Oversea)
• Bohem Cigar No.1
• Bohem Cigar No.3
• Bohem Cigar No.5
• Bohem Cigar No.6
• Bohem Cigar Mojito
• Cloud9
• Cloud9 1 mg
• Esse Special Gold
• Esse Blend IN 3
• Esse One
• Esse Field
• Esse Menthol
• Esse Lights premium cigarette
• Esse Classic
• Esse Soon 0.5
• The One fresh
• The One 1
• The One 0.5
• Raison Red
• Raison Blue
• Raison Black
• Raison Fresh
• Indigo
• Arirang
• Y 1mm
• Y 3mm
• Ents 1mm
• Lo Crux
• Lo Crux M
• Wind
• Zest
• Vision
• Humming Time
• Timeless TIME Light
• Timeless TIME
• Simple
• Doraji Yeon
• RICH
• THIS
• THIS plus
• Hanaro
• Lilic
• Lilac Menthol
• Rose
• Hallasan
• Eighty eight light
• Black Jack
• Hoopa (Discontinued)
• Edge

External link and Reference

• (Korean) (English) KT&G Homepage