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Formerly | Lucky-Goldstar (1983–1995) |
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Traded as | KRX: 003550 |
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 5 January 1947 |
Founder | Koo In-hwoi |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Koo Kwang-mo (Chairman and CEO) Kwon Young-soo (Vice Chairman) |
Products | Electronics, chemicals, telecommunications, engineering, information technology, power generation |
Revenue | US$147.2 billion (2018) |
Number of employees | 222,000 (2012)[1] |
Subsidiaries | LG Electronics LG Display LG Uplus LG Chem LG Solar Energy LG Household & Health Care |
Website | lgcorp lg |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 주식회사 LG |
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Hanja | 株式會社 LG |
Revised Romanization | Jusikhoesa LG |
McCune–Reischauer | Chushikhoesa LG |
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Hangul | 럭키금성 |
Hanja | 樂喜金星 |
Revised Romanization | Leogki Geumseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Lŏkki Kǔmsŏng |
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LG Corporation (Korean: 주식회사 LG), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: Leogki Geumseong; Korean: 럭키금성; Hanja: 樂喜金星), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. It is the fourth-largest chaebol in South Korea. Its headquarters are in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul.[2] LG makes electronics, chemicals, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display, LG Uplus, LG Innotek and LG Chem in over 80 countries.
History
LG Corporation was established as Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. in 1947.[3] In 1952, Lak Hui (pronounced "Lucky", currently LG Chem) became the first South Korean company to enter the plastics industry. As the company expanded its plastics business, it established GoldStar Co. Ltd. (currently LG Electronics Inc.) in 1958. Both companies Lucky and GoldStar merged and formed Lucky-Goldstar in 1983.[4]
GoldStar produced South Korea's first radio.[4] 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. The Lucky brand was famous for hygiene products such as soaps and HiTi laundry detergents, but the brand was mostly associated with its Lucky and Perioe toothpaste. LG continues to manufacture some of these products for the South Korean market, such as laundry detergent.
Koo Bon-moo renamed the company to LG in 1995.[4] The company also associates the letters LG with the company's tagline "Life's Good". Since 2009, LG has owned the domain name LG.com.
In July 2018, it was announced that Koo Kwang-mo, the only son of Koo Bon-moo, will be the new CEO citing "first son-only succession rule".[5] Koo Kwang-mo's father died of a brain tumor on 20 May 2018.[6]
Joint ventures
LG and Hitachi created joint ventures named Hitachi-LG Data Storage in 2000 and LG Hitachi Water Solutions in 2011; among other partnerships it has had, LG has a long relationship with Hitachi dating back to the early years of Goldstar. Since then Hitachi has transferred technologies for LG's products such as radios, wires, TVs, home appliances, semiconductors, etc. The first JV between the two is LG Hitachi, which has been around since 1980s when it was established to import computers to Korea.[7]
LG had two joint ventures with Royal Philips Electronics: LG Philips Display and LG Philips LCD, but Philips sold off its shares in late 2008.[8] In 2005, LG entered into a joint venture with Nortel Networks, creating LG-Nortel Co. Ltd.
International markets
On 30 November 2012, comScore released a report of the October 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share that found LG lost its place as second in the U.S. mobile market share to Apple Inc.[9]
On 20 January 2013, Counterpoint Research announced that LG has overtaken Apple to become second largest in U.S. market share.[10]
On 7 August 2013, comScore released a report of the June 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share that found LG fell to fifth place in the U.S mobile market share.[11]
Logo
The company logo of LG features a circle containing the letters "L" and "G", presented in the form of a smiling human face.[12][13]
The original LG corporate logo, used from 1 January 1995, until 31 December 2014, in Helvetica typeface
Associated companies
Structure and financial position
LG Corporation is a holding company that operates worldwide through more than 30 companies in the electronics, chemical, and telecom fields. Its electronics subsidiaries manufacture and sell products ranging from electronic and digital home appliances to televisions and mobile telephones, from Thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal displays to security devices and semiconductors. In the chemical industry, subsidiaries manufacture and sell products including cosmetics, industrial textiles, rechargeable batteries and toner products, polycarbonates, medicines, and surface decorative materials. Its telecom products include long-distance and international phone services, mobile and broadband telecommunications services, as well as consulting and telemarketing services. LG also operates the Coca-Cola Korea Bottling Company, manages real estate, offers management consulting, and operates professional sports clubs.
Fields of activity | Companies | 2013 Division revenue (in billions USD) |
Holding company | LG Corp. | US$8.8 billion[14] |
Electronic industry | LG Electronics LG Display LG Innotek |
US$55.8 billion[15] US$25.9 billion[16] US$5.9 billion[17] N/A N/A |
Chemical industry | LG Chem LG Household & Health Care LG Hausys LG MMA |
US$22.2 billion[18] US$4.1 billion[19] US$2.6 billion[20] N/A N/A |
Telecommunication and Services | LG Uplus LG International Corp. LG CNS SERVEONE LG N-Sys |
US$11 billion[21] US$11.6 billion [21] N/A N/A N/A |
Group families[22]
Electronics industries
- LG Electronics
- LG Appliances
- LG Display
- LG Innotek
- Silicon Works
- ZKW Group
Chemical industries
- LG Chem
- SEETEC
- LG Household & Health Care
- Ĭsa Knox
- Haitai HTB
- The Face Shop
- Beyond
- Coca-Cola Beverage Company (South Korea)
- LG Hausys
- LG Tostem BM
- LG MMA
- LG Lever Korea
- Food & Beverages
- Home Care
- Personal Care
Telecommunications
- LG U+
- CS Leader
- CS ONE Partner
- LG CNS
- V-ENS
- BIZTECH & EKTIMO
- Ucess Partners
- LG International
- Monkey House
- Pixdix
- G2R
- HS Ad
- Twenty Twenty
Sports sponsorship
LG owns the LG Twins and is the main sponsor of Changwon LG Sakers and a partner of the Texas Rangers.[23]
- 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Changwon LG Sakers
- Copa América
- FIS Snowboard World Cup
- Formula One
- Swansea City A.F.C.
- Manchester City FC
- International Cricket Council
- LG Cup (association football)
- LG Cup (Go)
- LG Twins
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Texas Rangers (baseball)
- Millonarios Fútbol Club
- NCAA (all programs)
- Son Heung-min
- Son Yeon-jae
LG sponsored Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen
2008–09 AEK Athens F.C. home kit
Brand ambassadors
- David Warner (cricketer) (2014)
References
- ^ "LG overview". LG corp. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Overview". LG Corp. Retrieved on 6 January 2010. "Address: LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150–721, Korea"
- ^ "HISTORY - The Official Site of LG Group". www.lg.net. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008.
- ^ a b c Song, Su-hyun. "LG founder bequeaths principle of harmony, sustainable growth". The Korea Herald.
- ^ Ji-yoon, Lee (10 July 2018). "The Investor". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "LG Chair Koo Bon-moo, Who Ran Company for 23 Years, Dies at 73". Fortune. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "연혁 : LG히다찌 주식회사". www.lghitachi.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ LG Display shares drop 5.4 percent on Philips stake sale. Reuters. Retrieved on 11 November 2010.
- ^ comScore Reports October 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share – comScore, Inc. Comscore.com (30 November 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ^ (in Korean) LG Electronics returns to 2nd place in U.S. handset market. Yonhap News (20 January 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ^ comScore Reports June 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share – comScore, Inc. Comscore.com (7 August 2013). Retrieved on 2013-08-14.
- ^ "Our Brand". LG Electronics. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "LG Logo: Design and History". FamousLogos.net. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "LG CORP (003550:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "LG ELECTRONICS INC (066570:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "LG DISPLAY CO LTD (034220:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "LG INNOTEK CO LTD (011070:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "LG CHEM LTD (051910:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Lg Household & Health Care (051900:Korea SE)". businessweek.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lg Hausys Ltd (108670:Korea SE)". businessweek.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Consumer Durable Sector Analysis | Top 8 Consumer Products Companies In India". investyadnya.in. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ LG.com. "Our Businesses - The Official Site of LG Group". www.lgcorp.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Texas Rangers, LG Twins announce partnership agreement". Major League Baseball. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
External links
Media related to LG Group at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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