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LG Group
TypePublic (KRXS: 003550)
Founded1947
HeadquartersFlag of South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Key peopleKoo Bon-Moo, CEO
IndustryConglomerate
Revenue▲ $94. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Korea Exchange (KRX was created through the integration of the three existing Korean spot & futures exchanges ( Korea Stock Exchange, Korea Futures Exchange and KOSDAQ Korea Stock Exchange was South Korea 's exchange established in 1956. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 8 billion[1] (2007)
Employees160,000[2] (2006)
Websitewww.lg.net

LG Group is a large South Korean conglomerate (chaebol), which produces electronics, mobile phones, and petrochemical products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG Telecom, Zenith Electronics and LG Chem in over 80 countries. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː A conglomerate is a large Company that consists of seemingly unrelated Business sections Chaebol (alternatively Jaebol, Jaebeol) refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon origin LG Electronics () is a South Korean Multinational corporation. LG Telecom ( Korean:LG텔레콤 is a South Korean telecommunications and Mobile phone operator controlled by the LG Group, one of the country's Zenith Electronics Corporation is a former American manufacturer of Televisions headquartered in Lincolnshire Illinois LG Chem Ltd ( Hangul: 엘지화학 LG화학) often referred to as LG Chemical is the largest Korean Chemical company and is headquartered in LG Group sponsors the LG Cup Go Tournament.

Created as an appliance company in 1947 named GoldStar (금성, 金星), it later merged with the chemical company Lucky. GoldStar was an electronics company established in 1958. The corporate name was changed to LG Electronics and LG Cable in 1995. Many consumer electronics were sold under the brand name GoldStar, while some other household products (not available outside South Korea) were sold under the brand name of Lucky. Consumer electronics include electronic equipment intended for everyday use A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a The Lucky brand was famous for its hygiene products line such as soaps and Hi-Ti laundry detergents, but most associated with its Lucky and Perioe toothpaste. SOAP (see below for name and origins is a protocol for exchanging XML -based messages over Computer networks normally using Toothpaste is a Paste or Gel Dentifrice used to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of Teeth.

In 1995, it was renamed "LG," the abbreviation of "Lucky GoldStar". More recently, the company associates its tagline "Life's Good," with the letters LG.

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GoldStar logo, prominently used before the introduction of the LG logo
GoldStar logo, prominently used before the introduction of the LG logo

Since 2001, LG has two joint ventures with Royal Philips Electronics: LG Philips Display and LG.Philips LCD. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. LGPhilips Displays was a joint venture created by the LG Group of South Korea and Philips Electronics of the Netherlands LG has made a joint venture with Nortel Networks and has created LG-Nortel Co. A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together Nortel Networks Corporation () formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, is a multinational Telecommunications LG-Nortel is a Joint venture company created between the Canadian group Nortel and the South Korean group LG Electronics Ltd.

LG also has a joint venture with Hitachi which manufactures optical data storage products like DVD-ROM drives, CD writers, etc. () is a Multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services headquartered in Marunouchi Itchome Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In Computing, an optical disc drive ( ODD) is a Disk drive that uses Laser light or electromagnetic waves near the Light spectrum LG has owned the LG Twins baseball club since 1989. The LG Twins (LG 트윈스 are a South Korean Baseball team based in Seoul. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) LG also developed the Chocolate series of mobile phones.

LG acquired American television manufacturing company Zenith in 1999. Television is one of the major major mass media of the United States. Zenith Electronics Corporation is a former American manufacturer of Televisions headquartered in Lincolnshire Illinois

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References

  1. ^ LG > LG소개 > LG현황
  2. ^ http://www.lg.co.kr/korean/about/overview/overview.jsp

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GS Group is a Korean Chaebol (conglomerate It is comprised of GS Holdings Corp LS Group is a Korean company associated with the LG Group. It manages the Cable and Metal divisions LG Chem Ltd ( Hangul: 엘지화학 LG화학) often referred to as LG Chemical is the largest Korean Chemical company and is headquartered in LG Dacom (formerly Dacom) is a Telecommunications carrier in South Korea, owned by the LG Group. LG Electronics () is a South Korean Multinational corporation. LG Powercom Co Ltd ( Hangul:LG파워콤 엘지파워콤 is a South Korean Telecommunications company established in July 2006 LG Telecom ( Korean:LG텔레콤 is a South Korean telecommunications and Mobile phone operator controlled by the LG Group, one of the country's The LG Twins (LG 트윈스 are a South Korean Baseball team based in Seoul. Zenith Electronics Corporation is a former American manufacturer of Televisions headquartered in Lincolnshire Illinois Hitachi-LG Data Storage (abbreviated HL-DS is a Joint venture between Hitachi and LG. () is a Multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services headquartered in Marunouchi Itchome Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Economy of South Korea is the third-largest in Asia and the 13th-largest in the world by GDP ( PPP) as of Chaebol (alternatively Jaebol, Jaebeol) refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate.
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