Samsung Group
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Samsung Heavy Industries Aims to Go Green with Help from Irish BioEnergy Company Bedminster International [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 days 15 hours 6 minutes ago
In an alliance that underscores Bedminster International’s authority as a global BioEnergy technology provider, the Ireland-based company recently teamed with Samsung Heavy Industries to assist with waste management in Korea and southeast Asia. The contract aims to deploy Bedminster’s Mechanical Biological Treatment technology to effectively convert waste into clean, useable energy.
Pardoning tycoon
Asia News Network | 1 hour 36 minutes ago
We do not know if South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has already made up his mind but it must be a difficult question for him to decide whether to include former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee in the customary Christmas special pardon.
Policyholders to Sue Samsung Life
Korea Times, The | 20 hours 4 minutes ago
Samsung Life Insurance is facing a bumpy road ahead in its effort to get listed on the main bourse as its policyholders are moving to file a lawsuit against the insurer, demanding that they receive a portion of the profit from the listing
Blue Issue Agency Names Kirk Heinlein President [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 27 days 11 hours 42 minutes ago
...manager for the Dallas office of Cheil Worldwide, a Samsung Group-affiliated marketing and advertising agency. ...offers artist and talent management to a well-rounded group of clients; including Neiman Marcus, The Container...
Will Smitherman's exit leave the Samsung deal flapping in the wind?
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 7 days 13 hours 53 minutes ago
When George Smitherman left Ontario's cabinet last week, the focus was mostly on the job he will be seeking.
Will Smitherman's departure leave the Samsung deal flapping in the wind?
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 7 days 18 hours ago
When George Smitherman left Ontario's cabinet last week, the focus was mostly on the job he will be seeking.
Samsung Mobile Selects PocketGear to Power Samsung Widget Store [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 50 days 15 hours 29 minutes ago
...919) 251-6133 matt@pocketgear.com Samsung Mobile Tracy Calabrese, MWW Group for Samsung Mobile (214) 414-3332 tcalabrese@mww...pocketgear.com, or Tracy Calabrese, MWW Group for Samsung Mobile,+1-214-414-3332, tcalabrese...
The Korea Herald : The Nation's No.1 English Newspaper
Korea Herald (Seoul), The | 1 day 23 hours 31 minutes ago
Korea's sports and corporate leaders are calling on the government to grant a presidential pardon to Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung Group who received a suspended jail term for breach of trust in August.
DNP Green Technology Raises US $12 Million [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 29 days 15 hours 32 minutes ago
PRINCETON, NJ, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ - DNP Green Technology is pleased to announce that a syndicate led by Sofinnova Partners and including Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation, the Cliffton Group and AquaRIMCO has completed a US$12M equity investment in the company. All participants with the exception of AquaRIMCO are new investors.
Research and Markets: According to the China Household Electrical Appliances Association, Total Output Growth in 2008 Decreased From Over 26% In 2007 To 14% In 2008 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 15 days 15 hours 35 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fa4613/domestic_electrica) has announced the addition of the "Domestic Electrical Appliances in China" report to their offering.
Samsung Life to Be Listed on Main Bourse in 2010
Korea Times, The | 8 days 21 hours 15 minutes ago
Samsung Life Insurance, the nations top life insurer, plans to list its shares on the Seoul bourse next year in a bid to raise working capital, the company said Monday
Life Insurers Seek Listing for Globalization
Korea Times, The | 6 days 20 hours 11 minutes ago
The biggest issue regarding the stock market this week was the revealing of Samsung Life Insurance's plan to get listed on the Seoul bourse next year. It is the biggest insurance company in the country, and also the biggest non-listed company. Once it gets listed, it will immediately rise as one of the top 10 firms, with market cap surpassing 14 trillion won
Samsung: WiMax could be as big as CDMA
Telephony Online | 12 days 12 hours 32 minutes ago
Just as the smaller CDMA ecosystems rewarded the vendors that stuck with the technology, Samsung is counting on its early lead in WiMax to pay dividends
Is Samsung Securities 'Ugly Duckling'?
Korea Times, The | 21 days 19 hours 11 minutes ago
Most affiliates of the Samsung Group, Korea's foremost conglomerate, have come up with outstanding performances this year, rebounding dramatically from the global financial crisis
Premier hopeful for Samsung deal - thestar.com
Toronto Star, The | 23 days 21 hours 31 minutes ago
Premier Dalton McGuinty is playing down a major cabinet rift that threatens to scuttle a multi-billion-dollar green energy wind turbine deal with South Korean industrial giant Samsung Group.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Samsung Group |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Semiconductors |
| Website: | http://www.samsung.com |
Samsung Group has reason to sing. The chaebol (family-controlled conglomerate) has surpassed its former archrival, the erstwhile Hyundai Group, to become the #1 business group in South Korea. Samsung's flagship unit is Samsung Electronics, which is one of the world's top makers of DRAMs and other memory chips, as well as a global heavyweight in all sorts of electronic gear, including LCD panels, DVD players, and wireless phones. Other affiliated companies include credit-card unit Samsung Card, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung SDS (IT services), Samsung Securities, and trading arm Samsung C&T Corporation.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 95,822.5 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -8.9 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,653.3 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -45.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 276,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 4.9 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |