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Top leader in water
purifier market
Woongjin
Coway produces water and air purifiers, leading the market with growing sales
based on its strong brand image and stable sales network. Water purifier market
success mainly depends on brand image promotion through ad, service and sales
network setup. The industry, which used to be exposed to full competition, has
recently been monopolized by a few leaders.
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Rising as the
1st rank in the excavator market in China
It has
secured the shipbuilding capacity of the 1st rank in the world along with
Hyundai Mipo and Hyundai Samho. Since it has secured various business groups
such as engine, marine, heavy electrical, and heavy equipments, it has a
confrontation capacity to some extent against fluctuation in the shipbuilding
demand. It is a comprehensive heavy industries firm prepared with various
future businesses. Business stability has been enhanced greatly owing to the
increased order of 145% as of the end of July.
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Korea No.2 finished automobile manufacturer
It is the nation's No.2 finished automobile
manufacturer. It carries a market share of 45% for RVs, which is growingly
becoming important in the automobile market. Cost reduction effect resulting
from close cooperation with Hyundai Motors is made visible. Popularity of
Sorento and X-Trek in the RV market is continued. The company launched the
sales of Opirus in 2003 in order to boost the sales in passenger automobile
sector. Exports of Sorento and Sedona have increased. Current low stock price
is the reflection of labor conflict.
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A technology-leading
specialized fine chemicals and life science company
It is
the sole fine chemical company belonging to Samsung Group. Product
diversification into melamine, Mecellose, and DMF has been made successfully
through steady facility investment and product development in preparation of
the growth limit of the existing fertilizer business.
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Majority
stakeholder beefs up management participation
It is a oil refinery and distribution company,
in which Saudi Aramco owns a 30% stake. It relies more on export than SK and
LG, because it does not have a strong marketing network in Korea. As a result,
its business performance tends to fluctuate significantly according to changes
in international market environment. However, its production efficiency is very
high, because it sustains a high level of facilities operation ratio, and
because it increased the portion of plants with latest production facilities.
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Reduced
operating results by the increased raw material price
It was changed from the synthetic fiber
enterprise into the chemical company specialized in the chip for PTA/DMT and
PET bottles through the transfer of the polyester fiber sector into Hubis that
is the integrated corporate with Samyangsa Co. In the sector of the chip for
PET bottles of which the demand increase trend is good all over the world, it
obtained the global certification from Coca Cola, and it was excluded in the
dumping judgment in Europe. Like this its competitive position is good. Since
the local investment in Europe is being promoted in the said sector, it is
expected that market position in Europe will be strengthened.
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Online B2B marketplace leader
Launched in 1996, EC21 is an online B2B marketplace
that brings together buyers and sellers from around the globe. With over
450,000 offers to buy and sell and 360,000 products listed by around 100,000
businesses, EC21.com is rapidly becoming the first name in online trade. On
EC21.com, buyers have access to powerful tools that help locate and contact
suppliers, and can post offers to buy.
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