Hyosung

Hyosung Corporation
Company typePublic
KRX: 004800
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Headquarters119, Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Cho Hyun-joon - CEO and Chairman
RevenueIncrease US$ 17.0 billion (2015)[1]
Increase US$ 816  million (2015) [1]
Increase US$ (451)  million (2015) [1]
Total assetsIncrease US$ 12.0 billion (2015) [1]
Total equityIncrease US$ 2.98 billion (2015) [1]
Number of employees
25,000 (as of January 2015)
Websitehttp://www.hyosung.com
Hyosung
Hangul
효성
Hanja
曉星
Revised RomanizationHyoseong
McCune–ReischauerHyosŏng

Hyosung Corporation is a South Korean industrial chaebol, founded in 1966. It operates in various fields, including the chemical industry, industrial machinery, IT, trade, and construction. It is known in Korea mostly for high-end apartments and automatic teller machines. Its CEO and Chairman is Cho Hyun-joon (Korean: 조현준).

Recently, Hyosung has become known for its technologies related to hydrogen vehicles, such as carbon fiber for the fuel tank and hydrogen charging stations.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e "hyosung corporation (004800:Korea SE)". businessweek.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.[dead link]
  2. ^ Kang, John. "Hydrogen Hope Fuels Shares Of Korean Conglomerate Hyosung, Mints New Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-17.