Hanwha Group
Type	Public
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Kim Seung-yeon, CEO

Hanwha (Hangul: 한화; Hanja: 韓華), formerly known as Hankook Hwayak (Hangul: 한화종합화학; Hanja: 韓華綜合化學), 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. It owns the Seoul Plaza Hotel 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]

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

See also

• Economy of South Korea

References

External links

• Hanwha Homepage (Korean)