LS Group
Appearance
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1936 |
Headquarters | Anyang, South Korea |
Key people | Ja Eun Koo (Chairman, LS Group)
Christopher Koo (Chairman & CEO, LS Corp.) |
Revenue | US$25.18 billion (2010) [1] |
US$775 million (2010) | |
Total assets | US$19.17 billion (2010) |
Subsidiaries | LS Cable & System LS Mtron |
Website | lsholdings.com |
LS Group is a South Korean chaebol (conglomerate) mostly in electrics, electricity, materials and energy sectors.[2] It is composed of LS Corp. (see below), E1 (LPG), and YESCO (LNG). "LS Corp." is a holding company, which comprises LS Cable & System (power & communications cables), LS ELECTRIC (electrical equipment & automation systems), LS-Nikko Copper (copper smelter & refiner) and LS Mtron (machinery & components). The company is controlled by the Koo family, the founding family of LG Group.
LS Group was spun off from LG Group in 2003.[3]
Group families
[edit]- LS Corp
- LS Cable & System (LS Cable & System, GCI, Alutek, Pountek, Kospace, LS Global, etc.)
- Gaon Cable (Gaon Cable, Weduss)
- LS ELECTRIC (Formerly LS Industrial Systems / LG Industrial Systems) (LSITC, LS IS, LS Metal, Planet, LS Mecapion, LS Sauter, LS Power Semitech, Trino)
- LS MnM (Formerly LS-Nikko Copper) (LS MnM, GRM, Torecom, Recytech Korea, Wahchang, Sunwo)
- LS Mtron (Daesung Electric/Deltech, Casco, Nongaon Gyeongju, Nongaon Pyeongtaek)
- LS Cable & System (LS Cable & System, GCI, Alutek, Pountek, Kospace, LS Global, etc.)
- E1 (E1, E1 Logistics, E1 Container Terminal, Dongbang City Gas)
- LS Networks (Prospecs)
- YESCO HOLDINGS (YESCO, YESCO Service, Daehan GM, Hansung Group)
- LS I&D (Superior Essex)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Based upon a KRW=USD exchange rate of 1,100KRW per USD,the spot rate as of December 31, 2010.
- ^ "Koo Ja-yeol selected as chairman of LS Group". Yonhap. Seoul. November 11, 2012.
- ^ Seo, Jee-yeon (May 10, 2016). "Legacy of LS Group founders creates 'cousinhood' management". The Korea Herald.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Business data for LS Corp.: