Samsung

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For the publicly traded company, see Samsung Electronics.
Not to be confused with Samsun.
Samsung Group
Samsung Town, Seoul
Native name ,
Type haebol
Industry onglomerate
Founded !"#$
Founders %ee &yung'chul
Headquarters Suwon, South (orea
Area served Worldwide
Key people
%ee (un'hee
)hairman of Samsung Electronics*
Products
+pparel, chemicals, consumer
electronics, electronic components,
medical e,uipment, precision
instruments, semiconductors, ships,
telecommunications e,uipment
Services +d-ertising, construction,
entertainment, financial ser-ices,
hospitality, information and
communications technology ser-ices,
medical ser-ices, retail
Revenue .S/ #01 billion )02!#*
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Net income .S/ #2.! billion )02!#*
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Total assets .S/ !22.5 billion )02!#*
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Total equity .S/ 12.# billion )02!#*
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Employees 501,222 )02!#*
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Subsidiaries
Samsung Electronics
Samsung %ife 6nsurance
Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance
Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries
Samsung 7T
Samsung S:S
Samsung Techwin etc.
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up4 * is a South (orean multinational conglomerate company head,uartered in Samsung
Town, Seoul. 6t comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, most of them
united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South (orean chaebol )business
conglomerate*.
Samsung was founded by %ee &yung'chul in !"#$ as a trading company. D-er the ne@t three
decades the group di-ersified into areas including food processing, te@tiles, insurance,
securities and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late !"E2s and the
construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid'!"12sB these areas would dri-e its
subse,uent growth. Following %eeFs death in !"$1, Samsung was separated into four business
groups > Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, G Group and 9ansol Group. Since the !""2s
Samsung has increasingly globali=ed its acti-ities, and electronics, particularly mobile phones
and semiconductors, ha-e become its most important source of income.
Notable Samsung industrial subsidiaries include Samsung Electronics )the worldFs largest
information technology company measured by 02!0 re-enues, and 5th in market -alue*,
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Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries )the worldFs 0nd'largest shipbuilder measured by 02!2 re-enues*,
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and Samsung Engineering and Samsung 7T )respecti-ely the worldFs !#th and #Eth'
largest construction companies*.
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Dther notable subsidiaries include Samsung %ife 6nsurance
)the worldFs !5th'largest life insurance company*,
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Samsung E-erland )operator of E-erland
<esort, the oldest theme park in South (orea*,
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Samsung Techwin )an aerospace,
sur-eillance and defense company* and heil Worldwide )the worldFs !Hth'largest ad-ertising
agency measured by 02!0 re-enues*.
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Samsung has a powerful influence on South (oreaFs economic de-elopment, politics, media
and culture, and has been a ma;or dri-ing force behind the I8iracle on the 9an <i-erI.
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6ts
affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South (oreaFs total e@ports.
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SamsungFs
re-enue was e,ual to !1J of South (oreaFs /!,2$0 billion G:K.
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6n 02!#, Samsung began construction on building the worldFs largest mobile phone factory in
the Thai Nguyen pro-ince of Lietnam.
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Samsung has been able to achie-e the largest market
share of nearly #!J in the global smartphone segment, as of 02!#.
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Name
+ccording to the founder of Samsung Group, the meaning of the (orean han;a word Samsung
) * is ItristarI or Ithree starsI. The word IthreeI represents something Ibig, numerous and
powerfulI.
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History
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The head,uarters of Sanghoes in :aegu in the late !"#2s
6n !"#$, %ee &yung'chull )!"!2>!"$1* of a large landowning family in the .iryeong county
came to the nearby :aegu city and founded Samsung Sanghoe ), *, a small
trading company with forty employees located in Su'dong )now 6ngyo'dong*.
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6t dealt in
groceries produced in and around the city and produced its own noodles. The company
prospered and %ee mo-ed its head office to Seoul in !"51. When the (orean War broke out,
howe-er, he was forced to lea-e Seoul and started a sugar refinery in &usan named Cheil
Jedang. +fter the war, in !"H5, %ee founded Cheil Mojik and built the plant in himsan'dong,
:aegu. 6t was the largest woolen mill e-er in the country and the company took on the aspect
of a ma;or company.
Samsung di-ersified into many areas and %ee sought to help establish Samsung as an industry
leader in a wide range of enterprises, mo-ing into businesses such as insurance, securities, and
retail. Kresident Kark hung 9ee placed great importance on industriali=ation, and focused his
economic de-elopment strategy on a handful of large domestic conglomerates, protecting
them from competition and assisting them financially.
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6n !"51, ho 9ong';ai )the 9yosung groupMs founder* ;ointly in-ested in a new company
called Samsung 8ulsan Gongsa )*, or the Samsung Trading orporation, with
the Samsung Group founder %ee &yung'chull. The trading firm grew to become the present'
day Samsung 7T orporation. &ut after some years ho and %ee separated due to
differences in management between them. 9e wanted to get up to a #2J group share. +fter
settlement, Samsung Group was separated into Samsung Group and 9yosung Group,
9ankook Tire, and others.
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6n the late !"E2s, Samsung Group entered into the electronics industry. 6t formed se-eral
electronics'related di-isions, such as Samsung Electronics :e-ices, Samsung Electro'
8echanics, Samsung orning, and Samsung Semiconductor 7 Telecommunications, and
made the facility in Suwon. 6ts first product was a black'and'white tele-ision set.
&'*+ to &''+
The SK'!222, introduced in !"$0, was SamsungFs first personal computer )(orean market
only* and uses an audio cassette tape to load and sa-e data > the floppy dri-e was optional
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6n !"$2, Samsung ac,uired the Gumi'based Hanguk Jeonja Tongsin and entered the
telecommunications hardware industry. 6ts early products were switchboards. The facility
were de-eloped into the telephone and fa@ manufacturing systems and became the center of
SamsungFs mobile phone manufacturing. They ha-e produced o-er $22 million mobile phones
to date.
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The company grouped them together under Samsung Electronics in the !"$2s.
+fter %ee, the founderFs death in !"$1, Samsung Group was separated into four business
groupsNSamsung Group, Shinsegae Group, G Group, and the 9ansol Group.
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Shinsegae
)discount store, department store* was originally part of Samsung Group, separated in the
!""2s from the Samsung Group along with G Group
)FoodOhemicalsOEntertainmentOlogistics* and the 9ansol Group )KaperOTelecom*. Today
these separated groups are independent and they are not part of or connected to the Samsung
Group.
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Dne 9ansol Group representati-e said, IDnly people ignorant of the laws go-erning
the business world could belie-e something so absurdI, adding, IWhen 9ansol separated from
the Samsung Group in !""!, it se-ered all payment guarantees and share'holding ties with
Samsung affiliates.I Dne 9ansol Group source asserted, I9ansol, Shinsegae, and G ha-e
been under independent management since their respecti-e separations from the Samsung
GroupI. Dne Shinsegae department store e@ecuti-e director said, IShinsegae has no payment
guarantees associated with the Samsung GroupI.
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6n the !"$2s, Samsung Electronics began to in-est hea-ily in research and de-elopment,
in-estments that were pi-otal in pushing the company to the forefront of the global electronics
industry. 6n !"$0, it built a tele-ision assembly plant in KortugalB in !"$5, a plant in New
PorkB in !"$H, a plant in TokyoB in !"$1, a facility in EnglandB and another facility in +ustin,
Te@as, in !""E. +s of 02!0, Samsung has in-ested more than .S/!# billion in the +ustin
facility, which operates under the name Samsung +ustin Semiconductor. This makes the
+ustin location the largest foreign in-estment in Te@as and one of the largest single foreign
in-estments in the .nited States.
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Samsung started to rise as an international corporation in the !""2s. SamsungFs construction
branch was awarded a contract to build one of the two Ketronas Towers in 8alaysia, Taipei
!2! in Taiwan and the &ur; (halifa in .nited +rab Emirates.
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6n !""#, %ee (un'hee sold off
ten of Samsung GroupFs subsidiaries, downsi=ed the company, and merged other operations to
concentrate on three industriesA electronics, engineering, and chemicals. 6n !""E, the Samsung
Group reac,uired the Sungkyunkwan .ni-ersity foundation.
Samsung became the largest producer of memory chips in the world in !""0, and is the
worldFs second'largest chipmaker after 6ntel )see Worldwide Top 02 Semiconductor 8arket
Share <anking Pear by Pear*.
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6n !""H, it created its first li,uid'crystal display screen. Ten
years later, Samsung grew to be the worldFs largest manufacturer of li,uid'crystal display
panels. Sony, which had not in-ested in large'si=e TFT'%:s, contacted Samsung to
cooperate, and, in 022E, S'%: was established as a ;oint -enture between Samsung and
Sony in order to pro-ide a stable supply of %: panels for both manufacturers. S'%: was
owned by Samsung )H2J plus one share* and Sony )H2J minus one share* and operates its
factories and facilities in Tang;ung, South (orea. +s of 0E :ecember 02!! it was announced
that Samsung had ac,uired the stake of Sony in this ;oint -enture.
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ompared to other ma;or (orean companies, Samsung sur-i-ed the !""1 +sian financial
crisis relati-ely unharmed. 9owe-er, Samsung 8otor was sold to <enault at a significant loss.
+s of 02!2, <enault Samsung is $2.! percent owned by <enault and !"." percent owned by
Samsung. +dditionally, Samsung manufactured a range of aircraft from the !"$2s to !""2s.
The company was founded in !""" as (orea +erospace 6ndustries )(+6*, the result of merger
between then three domestic ma;or aerospace di-isions of Samsung +erospace, :aewoo
9ea-y 6ndustries, and 9yundai Space and +ircraft ompany. 9owe-er, Samsung still
manufactures aircraft engines and gas turbines.
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The Samsung pa-ilion at E@po 02!0.
6n 0222, Samsung opened a computer programming laboratory in Warsaw, Koland. 6ts work
began with set'top'bo@ technology before mo-ing into digital TL and smartphones. +s of
02!!, the Warsaw base is SamsungFs most important <7: center in Europe, forecast to be
recruiting 522 new'hires per year by the end of 02!#.
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6n 022!, Samsung Techwin became the sole supplier of a combustor module for the <olls'
<oyce Trent "22 used by the +irbus +#$2, the worldFs largest passenger airliner.
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Samsung
Techwin is also a re-enue'sharing participant in the &oeingFs 1$1 :reamliner GEn@ engine
program.
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The prominent Samsung sign in Times S,uare, New Pork ity.
6n 02!2, Samsung announced a ten'year growth strategy centered around fi-e businesses.
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Dne of these businesses was to be focused on biopharmaceuticals, to which the company has
committed Q0.! trillion.
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6n :ecember 02!!, Samsung Electronics sold its hard disk dri-e )9::* business to Seagate.
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6n the first ,uarter of 02!0, Samsung Electronics became the worldFs largest mobile phone
maker by unit sales, o-ertaking Nokia, which had been the market leader since !""$.
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6n
the +ugust 0! edition of the Austin American-Statesman, Samsung confirmed plans to spend #
to 5 billion dollars con-erting half of its +ustin chip manufacturing plant to a more profitable
chip.
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The con-ersion should start in early 02!# with production on line by the end of 02!#.
Dn 8arch !5, 02!#, Samsung un-eiled the Gala@y S5.
Dn +ugust 05, 02!0, nine +merican ;urors ruled that Samsung had to pay +pple /!.2H billion
in damages for -iolating si@ of its patents on smartphone technology. The award was still less
than the /0.H billion re,uested by +pple. The decision also ruled that +pple did not -iolate
fi-e Samsung patents cited in the case.
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Samsung decried the decision saying that the mo-e
could harm inno-ation in the sector.
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6t also followed a South (orean ruling stating that both
companies were guilty of infringing on each otherFs intellectual property.
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6n the first trading
after the ruling, Samsung shares on the (ospi inde@ fell 1.1J, the largest fall since Dctober
05, 022$, to !,!11,222 (orean won.
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+pple then sought to ban the sales of eight Samsung
phones )Gala@y S 5G, Gala@y S0 +T7T, Gala@y S0 Skyrocket, Gala@y S0 T'8obile, Gala@y
S0 Epic 5G, Gala@y S Showcase, :roid harge and Gala@y Kre-ail* in the .nited States
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which has been denied by the court.
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Dn September 5, 02!0, Samsung announced that it plans to e@amine all of its hinese
suppliers for possible -iolations of labor policies. The company said it will carry out audits of
0H2 hinese companies that are its e@clusi-e suppliers to see if children under the age of !E
are being used in their factories.
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6n 02!#, a New Realand news outlet reported a number of Samsung washing machines
spontaneously catching on fire.
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The corporation is e@pected to spend /!5 billion on
ad-ertising and marketing in 02!#, with publicity appearing in TL and cinema ads, on
billboards, and at sports and arts e-ents. 6n No-ember 02!#, the corporation was -alued at
/001 billion.
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6n 8ay of 02!5, Samsung announced it will be shutting down its streaming ser-ice on Guly !,
02!5, also meaning the end of the Samsung 8usic 9ub app that typically comes installed on
its +ndroid phones.
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Dn September #, 02!5, Samsung announced Gear L<, a -irtual reality de-ice in collaboration
with Dculus L< and de-eloped for the Gala@y Note 5.
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6n Dctober of 02!5, Samsung announced a /!5.1 billion in-estment to build a chip plant in
South (orea. onstruction will begin ne@t year with production beginning in 02!1. The
company has not yet decided the type of chips to be produced.
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6n Dctober 02!5, Samsung also announced it would in-est /HE2 million in the construction of
a new 122,222 s,uare metre production comple@ in Lietnam.
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Samsung plans to launch a new set of ser-ices beginning early 02!H. The goal of this new
suite of business offerings, dubbed Samsung #E2 Ser-ices, is to become a help desk of sorts
for businesses 6T departments. The customi=able ser-ices range from technical support to
security solutions to ha-ing a Samsung employee embedded in a clientFs business as an on'site
support manager or technology consultant.
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Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions
Samsung has made the following ac,uisitions and attempted ac,uisitionsA
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<ollei > Swiss watch battle
Samsung Techwin ac,uired a German camera'maker <ollei in !""H. Samsung )<ollei*
used its optic e@pertise on the crystals of a new line of !22J Swiss'made watches,
designed by a team of watchmakers at Nou-elle Ki,uere= S.+. in &asse,uort,
Swit=erland. <ole@Fs decision to fight <ollei on e-ery front stemmed from the close
resemblance between the two names and fears that its sales would suffer as a
conse,uence. 6n the face of such a threat, the Gene-a firm decided to confront. This
was also a demonstration of the Swiss watch industryFs determination to defend itself
when an established brand is threatened. <ole@ sees this front'line battle as -ital for
the entire Swiss watch industry. <ole@ has succeeded in keeping <ollei out of the
German market. Dn 8arch !!, !""H, the ologne :istrict court prohibited the
ad-ertising and sale of <ollei watches on German territory.
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Fokker, a :utch aircraft maker
Samsung lost a chance to re-i-e its failed bid to take o-er :utch aircraft maker Fokker
when other airplane makers re;ected its offer to form a consortium. The three proposed
partnersN9yundai, 9an;in, and :aewooNnotified the South (orean go-ernment that
they would not ;oin Samsung +erospace 6ndustries.
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+ST <esearch
Samsung bought +ST )!""5* and tried to break into North +merica, but the effort was
unsuccessful. Samsung was forced to close the alifornia'based computer maker
following mass defection of research staff and a string of losses.
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F.&. clothing and apparel
6n !""0, :aymond Gohn had started the company with a hat collection that was made
in his house in the Sueens area of New Pork ity. To fund the company, Gohn had to
mortgage his house for /!22,222. With his friends G. +le@ander 8artin, arl &rown,
and (eith Kerrin, half of his house was turned into the first factory of F.&., while the
other half remained as the li-ing ,uarters. +long with the e@pansion of F.&.,
Samsung in-ested in F.&. in !""H.
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%ehman &rothers 9oldingsM +sian operations
Samsung Securities was one of a handful of brokerages looking into %ehman &rothers
9oldings. &ut Nomura 9oldings has reportedly wa-ed the biggest check to win its bid
for %ehman &rothers 9oldingsM +sian operations, beating out Samsung Securities,
Standard hartered, and &arclays.
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6ronically, after few months Samsung Securities
o., %td. and ity of %ondon'based N 8 <othschild 7 Sons )more commonly known
simply as Rot!sc!ild* ha-e agreed to form a strategic alliance in in-estment banking
business. Two parties will ;ointly work on cross border mergers and ac,uisition deals.
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8E:6SDN o.,%td. > .ltrasound 8onitors
6n :ecember 02!2, Samsung Electronics bought 8E:6SDN o., a South (orean
medical'e,uipment company, the first step in a long'discussed plan to di-ersify from
consumer electronics.
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Grandis 6nc. > memory de-eloper
6n Guly 02!!, Samsung announced that it had ac,uired spin'transfer tor,ue random
access memory )8<+8* -endor Grandis 6nc.
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Grandis will become a part of
SamsungFs <7: operations and will focus on de-elopment of ne@t generation
random'access memory.
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Samsung and Sony ;oint -enture > %: display
Dn :ecember 0E, 02!! the board of Samsung Electronics appro-ed a plan to buy
SonyFs entire stake in their 0225 ;oint li,uid crystal display )%:* -enture for !.2$
trillion won )/"#$."1 million*.
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mSpot, 6nc > 8usic Ser-ice
Dn 8ay ", 02!0, mSpot announced that it had been ac,uired by Samsung Electronics
with the intention of a cloud based music ser-ice.
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The succeeding ser-ice was
Samsung 8usic 9ub.
NLE%D, 6nc. > ache Software :e-eloper
6n :ecember 02!0, Samsung announced that it had ac,uired the pri-ately held storage
software -endor NLE%D, 6nc., based in Santa lara, alifornia.
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NLE%D will
become part of SamsungFs <7: operations, and will focus on software for
intelligently managing and optimi=ing ne@t'generation Samsung SS: storage
subsystems for consumer and enterprise computing platforms.
Neuro%ogica > Kortable T scanner
6n Ganuary 02!#, Samsung announced that it has ac,uired medical imaging company
Neuro%ogica, part of the multinational conglomerateMs plans to build a leading
medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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SmartThings ' 9ome +utomation
Dn +ugust !5, 02!5, Samsung ac,uired SmartThings, a fast'growing home
automation startup. The company isnMt releasing the ac,uisition price, but Techrunch
reported a /022 million pricetag when first caught word of the deal in Guly 02!5.
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Suietside ' ..S. air conditioner firm
Dn +ugust !", 02!5, Samsung said it had ac,uired ..S. air conditioner distributor
Suietside %% as part of its push to strengthen its Ismart homeI business. + Samsung
Electronics spokesman said the South (orean company ac,uired !22 percent of
Suietside, but declined to elaborate on the price or other details.
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Samsung comprises around $2 companies.
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6t is highly di-ersified, with acti-ities in areas
including construction, consumer electronics, financial ser-ices, shipbuilding, and medical
ser-ices.
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6n FP 022", Samsung reported consolidated re-enues of 002 trillion (<W )/!10.H billion*. 6n
FP 02!2, Samsung reported consolidated re-enues of 0$2 trillion (<W )/0H$ billion*, and
profits of #2 trillion (<W )/01.E billion* )based upon a (<W'.S: e@change rate of !,2$5.H
(<W per .S:, the spot rate as of !" +ugust 02!!*.
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9owe-er, it should be noted that these
amounts do not include the re-enues from all of SamsungFs subsidiaries based outside South
(orea.
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Subsidiaries and a//iliates
+s of +pril 02!!, the Samsung Group comprised H" unlisted companies and !" listed
companies, all of which had their primary listing on the (orea E@change.
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Krincipal subsidiary and affiliate companies of Samsung includeA
Ace 0igitec!
+ce :igitech is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2#EHH2*.
%!eil Industries
heil 6ndustries is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 22!#22*.
%!eil orld1ide
heil Worldwide is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2#2222*.
%redu
redu is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2E10$2*.
Imar2et Korea
6market (orea is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number !00"22*.
Samsung %ard
Samsung ard is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 20"1$2*.
Samsung S0S
8ain articleA Samsung S:S
Samsung S:S is a multinational 6T Ser-ice company head,uartered in Seoul. 6t was founded
in 8arch !"$H. 6ts principal acti-ity is the pro-iding 6T system)E<K, 6T 6nfrastructure, 6T
onsulting, 6T Dutsourcing, :ata enter*. Samsung S:S is the (oreaFs largest 6T ser-ice
company. 6t achie-ed total re-enues of E,!2H." billion won ).S/H.1! billion* in 02!0.
Samsung %3T %orporation
Samsung 7T orporation is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )222$#2*.
Samsung Electro45ec!anics
Samsung Electro'8echanics, established in !"1# as a manufacturer of key electronic
components, is head,uartered in Suwon, Gyeonggi'do, South (orea. 6t is listed on the (orea
E@change stock'e@change )number 22"!H2*.
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Samsung Electronics
8ain articleA Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics is a multinational electronics and information technology company
head,uartered in Suwon and the flagship company of the Samsung Group.
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6ts products
include air conditioners, computers, digital tele-isions, li,uid crystal displays )including thin
film transistors )TFTs* and acti-e'matri@ organic light'emitting diodes )+8D%E:s**, mobile
phones, monitors, printers, refrigerators, semiconductors, and telecommunications networking
e,uipment.
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6t is the worldFs largest mobile phone maker by unit sales in the first ,uarter of
02!0, with a global market share of 0H.5J.
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6t is also the worldFs second'largest
semiconductor maker by 02!! re-enues )after 6ntel*.
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Samsung Electronics is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 22H"#2*.
Samsung Engineering
8ain articleA Samsung Engineering
Samsung Engineering is a multinational construction company head,uartered in Seoul. 6t was
founded in Ganuary !"E". 6ts principal acti-ity is the construction of oil refining plantsB
upstream oil and gas facilitiesB petrochemical plants and gas plantsB steel making plantsB
power plantsB water treatment facilitiesB and other infrastructure.
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6t achie-ed total re-enues
of ",0"$.0 billion won ).S/$.2E billion* in 02!!.
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Samsung Engineering is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 20$2#5H2*.
Samsung Everland
Samsung E-erland engages in an array of ser-ices closely associated with the day'to'day li-es
and business operations of its customers. 6ts business scope co-ers the three main sectors of
En-ironment 7 +sset, Food ulture, and <esort.
Since its inception in !"E# and the launch of theme park IE-erlandI in !"1E, Samsung
E-erland has steadily built its presence across the markets of golf, building management, food
and be-erage, energy, and en-ironment. Through this process, Samsung E-erland has
managed to achie-e its current market standing. +s a corporation trusted by the local
community and renowned globally as a pioneer in the infrastructure of life, Samsung
E-erland stri-es to help its customers lead fulfilling li-es and achie-e success in their
business operations by building the infrastructure for e-ery aspect of life including
entertainment, culinary, and business.
Samsung Fine %!emicals
Samsung Fine hemicals is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 225222*.
Samsung Fire 3 5arine Insurance
8ain articleA Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance
Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance is a multinational general insurance company
head,uartered in Seoul.
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6t was founded in Ganuary !"H0 as (orea +nbo Fire and 8arine
6nsurance and was renamed Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance in :ecember !""#.
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Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance offers ser-ices including accident insurance, automobile
insurance, casualty insurance, fire insurance, liability insurance, marine insurance, personal
pensions and loans.
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+s of 8arch 02!! it had operations in !2 countries and E.H million
customers.
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Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance had a total premium income of /!!.1 billion
in 02!! and total assets of /0$.$! billion on #! 8arch 02!!.
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6t is the largest pro-ider of
general insurance in South (orea.
Samsung Fire has been listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change since !"1H )number
222$!2*.
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Samsung Heavy Industries
8ain articleA Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries
Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries is a shipbuilding and engineering company head,uartered in
Seoul. 6t was founded in +ugust !"15. 6ts principal products are bulk carriers, container
-essels, crude oil tankers, cruisers, passenger ferries, material handling e,uipment steel and
bridge structures.
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6t achie-ed total re-enues of !#,#H$.E billion won in 02!! and is the
worldFs second'largest shipbuilder by re-enues )after 9yundai 9ea-y 6ndustries*.
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Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2!2!52*.
Samsung 6i/e Insurance
8ain articleA Samsung %ife 6nsurance
Samsung %ife 6nsurance o., %td. is a multinational life insurance company head,uartered in
Seoul. 6t was founded in 8arch !"H1 as :ongbang %ife 6nsurance and became an affiliate of
the Samsung Group in Guly !"E#.
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Samsung %ifeFs principal acti-ity is the pro-ision of
indi-idual life insurance and annuity products and ser-ices.
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+s of :ecember 02!! it had
operations in se-en countries, $.2$ million customers and H,"1H employees.
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Samsung %ife
had total sales of 00,1!1 billion won in 02!! and total assets of !E!,210 billion won at #!
:ecember 02!!.
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6t is the largest pro-ider of life insurance in South (orea.
Samsung %ife 6nsurance is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2#0$#2*
Samsung 5ac!ine Tools
Samsung 8achine Tools of +merica is a national distributor of machines in the .nited States.
Samsung G8 8achine Tools is the head office of hina, 6t Fs S8E %egal incorporated
company.
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Samsung 5edical %enter
The Samsung 8edical enter was founded on No-ember ", !""5, under the philosophy of
Tcontributing to impro-ing the nationMs health through the best medical ser-ice, ad-anced
medical research, and de-elopment of outstanding medical personnelI. The Samsung 8edical
enter consists of a hospital and a cancer center. The hospital is located in an intelligent
building with floor space of more than 022,222 s,uare meters and 02 floors abo-e ground and
H floors underground, housing 52 departments, !2 specialist centers, !02 special clinics, and
!,#2E beds.
The EHH'bed ancer enter has !! floors abo-e ground and $ floors underground, with floor
space of o-er !22,222 s,uare meters. S8 is a tertiary hospital manned by appro@imately
1,522 staff including o-er !,022 doctors and 0,#22 nurses. Since its foundation, the Samsung
8edical enter has successfully incorporated and de-eloped an ad-anced model with the
motto of becoming a Ipatient'centered hospitalI, a new concept in (orea.
Samsung S0I
Samsung S:6 is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 22E522*. Dn
:ecember H, 02!0, the E.Fs antitrust regulator fined Samsung S:6 and se-eral other ma;or
companies for fi@ing prices of TL cathode'ray tubes in two cartels lasting nearly a decade.
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Samsung Securities
Samsung Securities is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2!E#E2*.
Samsung Tec!1in
Samsung Techwin is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2!05H2*.
S!illa Hotels and Resorts
The 9otel opened in 8arch !"1", following the intention of the late %ee &yung'chull, the
founder of the Samsung Group. 9osting numerous state -isits and international e-ents, it has
played the role of locomoti-e for the ser-ice industry in (orea with pride and responsibility as
Ithe face representing the Samsung GroupI and Ithe hotel representing (oreaI. T9E S96%%+
maintains elegance and a tradition of winning guestsM hearts with the aim of becoming Ithe
best hospitality companyI. &y ;oining %9W, it is on par with the most lu@urious hotels in the
world. 8eanwhile, it has added modernistic design elements on top of the roof called
tradition, thus going through changes to make itself a premium lifestyle space. 6n addition,
with its know'how as a ser-ice company in the background, it started a duty'free shop
business, and has built its image as the best global distribution company. +lso, it is e@panding
its business into commissioned management of fitness facilities with fi-e'star hotels in (orea
and abroad as well as into the restaurant business. T9E S96%%+ promises to be a globally
prestigious hospitality company that offers the best -alue for money by making creati-e
inno-ations and continuously taking on challenges. Shilla 9otels and <esorts is listed on the
(orea E@change stock'e@change )number 22$112*.
S4& %orporation
S'! was founded as (oreaMs first speciali=ed security business in !""1 and has maintained its
position at the top of industry with the consistent willingness to take on challenges. S!
orporation is listed on the (orea E@change stock'e@change )number 2!01H2*.

Samsung Taepyeong'ro 9S in Gung :istrict, Seoul

The head,uarters of Samsung Engineering in Seocho :istrict, Seoul

Samsung Engineering 6ndia Dffice' New :elhi, 6ndia

Samsung GapanFs regional 9S at <oppongi, 8inato, Tokyo, Gapan

The Samsung 9ub, formerly ( %!urc! Street, is a skyscraper located in the

:owntown ore of Singapore.
7oint ventures
aT $rain
State'run (orea +gro'Fisheries Trade orp. set up the -enture, aT Grain o., in hicago, with
three other South (orean companies, (orea +gro'Fisheries owns HH percent of aT Grain,
while Samsung 7T orp, 9an;in Transportation o. and STU orporation each hold !H
percent.
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8roo2s Automation Asia
&rooks +utomation +sia o., %td. is a ;oint -enture between &rooks +utomation )12J* and
Samsung )#2J* which was established in !""". The -enture locally manufactures and
configure -acuum wafer handling platforms and #22mm Front'Dpening .nified Kod )FD.K*
load port modules, and designs, manufactures and configures atmospheric loading systems for
flat panel displays.
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P.S%.4Samsung Slova2ia Steel Processing %enter
ompany KDSS > S%K s.r.o. was founded in 0221 as a subsidiary of Samsung 7 T
orporation, Samsung 7 T :eutschland and the company KDSD.
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Samsung Air %!ina 6i/e Insurance
Samsung +ir hina %ife 6nsurance is a H2AH2 ;oint -enture between Samsung %ife 6nsurance
and hina National +-iation orporation. 6t was established in &ei;ing in Guly 022H.
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Samsung 8iologics
Samsung Electronics o. and Samsung E-erland 6nc. will each own a 52 percent stake in the
-enture, with Samsung 7T orp. and :urham, North arolina'based Suintiles each holding
!2 percent. 6t will contract'make medicines made from li-ing cells, and Samsung Group plans
to e@pand into producing copies of biologics including <itu@an, the leukemia and lymphoma
treatment sold by <oche 9olding +G and &iogen 6dec 6nc.
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Samsung 8ioepis
Samsung &ioepis is a ;oint -enture between Samsung &iologics )$HJ* and the ..S.'based
&iogen 6dec )!HJ*.
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6n 02!5, &iogen 6dec agreed to commerciali=e future anti'TNF
biosimilar products in Europe through Samsung &ioepis.
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Samsung 8P %!emicals
Samsung &K hemicals is a 5"AH! ;oint -enture between Samsung and the .('based &K,
which was established in !"$" to produce and supply high'-alue'added chemical products.
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Samsung %orning Precision $lass
Samsung orning Krecision Glass is a ;oint -enture between Samsung and orning, which
was established in !"1# to manufacture and market cathode ray tube glass for black and white
tele-isions. The companyMs first %: glass substrate manufacturing facility opened in Gumi,
South (orea, in !""E.
Samsung Sumitomo 6E0 5aterials
Samsung Sumitomo %E: 8aterials is a (orea'based ;oint -enture between Samsung %E:
o., %td., an %E: maker based in Suwon, (orea'based and the Gapan'based Sumitomo
hemical. The GL will carry out research and de-elopment, manufacturing, and sales of
sapphire substrates for %E:s.
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Samsung T!ales
Samsung Thales o., %td. )until 022! known as Samsung Thomson'SF o., %td.* is a ;oint
-enture between Samsung Techwin and the France'based aerospace and defence company
Thales. 6t was established in !"1$ and is based in Seoul.
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Samsung Total
Samsung Total is a H2AH2 ;oint -enture between Samsung and the France'based oil group
Total S.+. )more specifically Samsung General hemicals and Total Ketrochemicals*.
S8 6i5otive
S& %i8oti-e is a H2AH2 ;oint company of <obert &osch Gmb9 )commonly known as &osch*
and Samsung S:6 founded in Gune 022$. The ;oint -enture de-elops and manufactures
lithium'ion batteries for use in hybrid', plug'in hybrid -ehicles and electric -ehicles.
S0 Fle"
S: Fle@ o., %td. was founded on Dctober 0225 as a ;oint -enture corporation by Samsung
and :uKont, one of the worldFs largest chemical companies.
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Sermatec! Korea
Sermatech owns H!J of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining 5"J. The ..S. firm
Sermatech 6nternational, for a business speciali=ing in aircraft construction processes such as
special welding and bra=ing.
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Siam Samsung 6i/e Insurance
Samsung %ife 6nsurance holds a #1J stake while the Saha Group also has a #1.HJ stake in
the ;oint -enture, with the remaining 0HJ owned by Thanachart &ank.
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Siltronic Samsung a/er
Siltronic Samsung Wafer Kte. %td, the ;oint -enture by Samsung and wholly owned Wacker
hemie subsidiary Siltronic, was officially opened in Singapore in Gune 022$.
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S5P
S8K %td. is a ;oint -enture between Samsung Fine hemicals and 8E8. 8E8 Electronic
8aterials 6nc. and an affiliate of (orean conglomerate Samsung are forming a ;oint -enture to
build a polysilicon plant.
Steco
Steco o. is the ;oint -enture established between Samsung Electronics and GapanFs Toray
6ndustries in !""H.
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Stemco
Stemco is a ;oint -enture established between Samsung Electro'8echanics and Toray
6ndustries in !""H.
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Tos!iba Samsung Storage Tec!nology
Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology orporation )TSST* is ;oint -enture between Samsung
Electronics and Toshiba of Gapan which specialises in optical disc dri-e manufacturing. TSST
was formed in 0225, and Toshiba owns H!J of its stock, while Samsung owns the remaining
5"J.
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Alp!a Processor
6n !""$, Samsung created a ..S. ;oint -enture with ompa,Ncalled +lpha Krocessor 6nc.
)+K6*''to help it enter the high'end processor market. The -enture was also aimed at
e@panding SamsungFs non'memory chip business by fabricating +lpha processors. +t the
time, Samsung and ompa, in-ested /H22 million in +lpha Krocessor.
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$E4Samsung 6ig!ting
GE Samsung %ighting was a ;oint -enture between Samsung and the GE %ighting subsidiary
of General Electric. The -enture was established in !""$ and was broken up in 022".
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$lobal Steel E"c!ange
Global Steel E@change was a ;oint -enture formed in 0222 between Samsung, the ..S.'based
argill, the Swit=erland'based :uferco Group, and the %u@embourg'based Tradearbed )now
part of the +rcelor8ittal*, to handle their online buying and selling of steel.
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S46%0
S'%: orporation was a ;oint -enture between Samsung Electronics )H2J plus one share*
and the Gapan'based Sony orporation )H2J minus one share* which was established in +pril
0225. Dn :ecember 0E, 02!!, Samsung Electronics announced that it would ac,uire all of
SonyFs shares in the -enture.
Partially o1ned companies
Atl9ntico Sul
Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries owns !2J of the &ra=ilian shipbuilder +tlVntico Sul, whose
+tlVntico Sul Shipyard is the largest shipyard in South +merica. The Joao Candido, &ra=ilFs
largest ship, was built by +tlVntico Sul with technology licensed by Samsung 9ea-y
6ndustries.
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The companies ha-e a technical assistance agreement through which industrial
design, -essel engineering, and other know'how is being transferred to +tlVntico Sul.
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0$8 Financial $roup
Samsung %ife 6nsurance currently holds a 1.5J stake in the South (orean banking company
:G& Financial Group, making it the largest shareholder.
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%orning Inc#
Samsung ac,uired 1.5J of Gorilla Glass maker orning, signing a long'term supply deal.
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0oosan Engine
Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries currently holds a !5.!J stake in :oosan Engine, making it the
second'largest shareholder.
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Korea Aerospace Industries
Samsung Techwin currently holds a !2J stake in (orea +erospace 6ndustries )(+6*. Dther
ma;or shareholders include the state'owned (orea Finance orporation )0E.1HJ*, 9yundai
8otor )!2J* and :oosan )!2J*.
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5E5% K.REA
8E8Fs ;oint -enture with Samsung Electronics ompany, %td. 6n !""2, 8E8 entered into
a ;oint -enture agreement to construct a silicon plant in (orea.
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Pantec!
Samsung buys !2J stake in ri-al phone maker Kantech.
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Rambus Incorporated
Samsung currently owns 5.!"J of <ambus 6ncorporated.
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Renault Samsung 5otors
Samsung currently owns !"."J of the automobile manufacturer <enault Samsung 8otors.
Seagate Tec!nology
Samsung currently owns ".EJ of Seagate Technology, making it the second'largest
shareholder. .nder a shareholder agreement, Samsung has the right to nominate an e@ecuti-e
to SeagateMs &oard of :irectors.
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S!arp %orporation
Samsung owns #J of the ri-al company.
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Sung7in $eotec
Samsung Engineering holds a !2J stake in Sung;in Geotec, an offshore oil drilling company
that is a subsidiary of KDSD.
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Taylor Energy
Taylor Energy is an independent +merican oil company that drills in the Gulf of 8e@ico
based in New Drleans, %ouisiana.
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Samsung Dil 7 Gas .S+ orp., subsidiaries of
Samsung, currently owns 02J of Taylor Energy.
acom
Samsung owns HJ of the company.
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5a:or customers
The worldFs largest oil and gas pro;ect, Sakhalin 66' %unskoye platform under construction.
The topside facilities of the %.N'+ )%unskoye* and K+'& )Kiltun +stokhskoye* platforms are
being built at the Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustry shipyard in South (orea.
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8a;or customers of Samsung includeA
<oyal :utch Shell
Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries will be the sole pro-ider of li,uefied natural gas )%NG*
storage facilities worth up to .S/H2 billion to <oyal :utch Shell for the ne@t !H years.
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Shell un-eiled plans to build the worldFs first floating li,uefied natural gas )F%NG*
platform. 6n Dctober 02!0
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at Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustriesF shipyard on Geo;e 6sland
in South (orea work started on a IshipI that, when finished and fully loaded, will
weigh E22,222 tonnes, the worldFs biggest IshipI. That is si@ times larger than the
largest ..S. aircraft carrier.
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.nited +rab Emirates go-ernment
+ consortium of South (orean firms, including Samsung, (orea Electric Kower
orporation, and 9yundai, won a deal worth /52 billion to build nuclear power plants
in the .nited +rab Emirates.
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Dntario go-ernment
The go-ernment of the anadian pro-ince of Dntario signed off one of the worldFs
largest renewable energy pro;ects, signing a deal worth /E.E billion to for an additional
0,H22 8W of new wind and solar energy. .nder the agreement, a consortium led by
Samsung and the (orea Electric Kower orporation will manage the de-elopment of
0,222 8W'worth of new wind farms and H22 8W of solar capacity, while also
building a manufacturing supply chain in the pro-ince.
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6ogo
The Samsung &yeolpyo
noodles logo, used from late
!"#$ until replaced in !"H$.
The Samsung Group logo,
used from late !"E" until
replaced in !"1"
The Samsung Group logo
)Tthree starsW*, used from late
!"$2 until replaced in !""0
The current Samsung logo design is intended to emphasi=e fle@ibility and simplicity while
con-eying a dynamic and inno-ati-e image through the ellipse, the symbol of the uni-erse
and the world stage. The openings on both ends of the ellipse where the letters ISI and IGI
are located are intended to illustrate the companyFs open'mindedness and the desire to
communicate with the world. The English rendering is a -isual e@pression of its core
corporate -ision, e@cellence in customer ser-ice through technology.
The basic color in the logo is blue, which the company has employed for years, symboli=ing
stability, reliability, and corporate social responsibility.
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Audio logo
Samsung has an audio logo, which consists of the notes E, +, :, E. The audio logo
was produced by 8usik-ergnuegen and written by Walter Wer=owa.
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Samsung 5edical %enter
Samsung donates around .S/!22 million per annum to the Samsung 8edical enter, a non'
profit healthcare pro-ider founded by the group in !""5.
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Samsung 8edical enter
incorporates Samsung Seoul 9ospital, (angbook Samsung 9ospital, Samsung hangwon
9ospital, Samsung ancer enter and Samsung %ife Sciences <esearch enter. The Samsung
ancer enter, located in Seoul, is the largest cancer center in +sia.
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Samsung 8edical enter and pharmaceutical multinational Kfi=er ha-e agreed to collaborate
on research to identify the genomic mechanisms responsible for clinical outcomes in
hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Sponsors!ips
+ Samsung display in Salt %ake ity during the 0220 Winter Dlympics
For more details on SamsungFs sports sponsorships, see Samsung Sports.
Samsung sponsors &undesliga club &ayern 8unich.
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Samsung are the current sponsors of
Kremier %eague football club helsea. They also sponsor English Football %eague Dne clubs
Swindon Town and %eyton Drient.
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Samsung, which started as a domestic sponsor of the Dlympics in Seoul !"$$, has been a
worldwide Dlympic partner since the !""$ Winter Dlympics.
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Samsung operating many sports clubs, football club Suwon Samsung &luewings, baseball
club Samsung %ions, basketball club Seoul Samsung Thunders, -olleyball club :ae;eon
Samsung Fire &luefangs and etc.
Samsung also sponsors a former Starcraft &rood War and current Starcraft 66 Krofessional
Gaming Team named Samsung (han. Samsung has sponsored the team since 0222.
Samsung Electronics spent an estimated /!5 billion )..S.* > more than 6celandMs G:K > on
ad-ertising and marketing in 02!#. +t H.5J of annual re-enue, this is a larger proportion than
any of the worldMs top'02 companies by sales )+pple spent 2.EJ and General 8otors spent
#.HJ*. Samsung became the worldFs biggest ad-ertiser in 02!0, spending /5.# billion,
compared to +ppleFs /! billion. SamsungFs global brand -alue of /#".E billion is less than half
that of +pple.
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%ontroversies
See alsoA Samsung Electronics X ontro-ersies and Samsung Electronics X Liral marketing
Financial scandals
6n 0221, former Samsung chief lawyer (im Pong hul claimed that he was in-ol-ed in
bribing and fabricating e-idence on behalf of the groupFs chairman %ee (un'hee and the
company. (im said that Samsung lawyers trained e@ecuti-es to ser-e as scapegoats in a
Ifabricated scenarioI to protect %ee, e-en though those e@ecuti-es were not in-ol-ed. (im
also told the media that he was IsidelinedI by Samsung after he refused to pay a /#.# million
bribe to the ..S. Federal :istrict ourt ;udge presiding o-er a case where two of their
e@ecuti-es were found guilty on charges related to memory chip price fi@ing. (im re-ealed
that the company had raised a large amount of secret funds through bank accounts illegally
opened under the names of up to !,222 Samsung e@ecuti-esNunder his own name, four
accounts were opened to manage H billion won.
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Antitrust concerns
TPou can e-en say the Samsung chairman is more powerful than the Kresident of South
(orea. (orean people ha-e come to think of Samsung as in-incible and abo-e the lawW, said
Woo Suk'hoon, host of a popular economics podcast in a #ashington $ost article headlined
I6n South (orea, the <epublic of SamsungI, published on :ecember ", 02!0. ritics claimed
that Samsung knocked out smaller businesses, limiting choices for (orean consumers, and
sometimes colluded with fellow giants to fi@ prices while bullying those who in-estigate. %ee
Gung'hee, a South (orean presidential candidate, said in a debate, TSamsung has the
go-ernment in its hands. Samsung manages the legal world, the press, the academics and
bureaucracyW.
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;iral mar2eting
The Fair Trade ommission of Taiwan is in-estigating Samsung and its local Taiwanese
ad-ertising agency for false ad-ertising. The case was commenced after the ommission
recei-ed complaints stating that the agency hired students to attack competitors of Samsung
Electronics in online forums.
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Samsung Taiwan made an announcement on its Facebook
page in which it stated that it had not interfered with any e-aluation report and had stopped
online marketing campaigns that constituted posting or responding to content in online
forums.
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0$. ISamsung Techwin to spin off camera businessI. reuters.com. 022$'!!'2E.
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0". Tchorek, (amil )! No-ember 02!!*. ISamsungA Kroud tradition of maths
pro-es a strong drawI. The /inancial Times )%ondon*. <etrie-ed 0$ 8ay 02!#.
#2. Iustomers, suppliers 7 partnersI. rolls'royce.com. <etrie-ed 02!!'20'21.
#!. IGEn@'!& Engine 8akes its First Flight on &oeingFs 1$1 :reamlinerI. General
Electric ompany. <etrie-ed 02!!'20'21.
#0. &usiness Wire )02!!'!0'2E*, .iogen *dec& *nc0 (Massachusetts" (.**." Teams
#ith Samsung Cor,oration on -100 Million .iosimilar 2enture )press release*,
&ioSpace, biospace.com, retrie-ed 02!0'2!'2#
##. Pang, Gun )02!!'!0'21*, Samsung& .iogen *dec Agree to Set 3, -100 Million
2enture, .loomberg .usiness4eek )New Pork ityA &loomberg %.K.*,
businessweek.com, retrie-ed 02!0'2!'2#
#5. ISeagate ompletes +c,uisition of SamsungMs 9ard :isk :ri-e &usinessI.
Seagate. <etrie-ed $ February 02!0.
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#H. ISamsung o-ertakes Nokia in mobile phone shipmentsI. && News. 01 +pril
02!0. <etrie-ed E +ugust 02!0.
#E. ISamsung o-ertakes Nokia for ellphone %eadI. <etrie-ed 0" +pril 02!0.
#1. (irk %adendorf )+ugust 0!, 02!0*, Analysts5 Samsung6s Austin u,grades 4ill
kee, it near head o7 the ,ack on lo4-,o4er ,rocessors, Austin American-Statesman
#$. Lascellaro, Gessica E.. )02!0'2$'0H* The Wall Street Gournal. Dnline.ws;.com.
<etrie-ed on 02!#'2#'!".
#". Samsung bites back after +pple -ictory > +sia. +l Ga=eera English. <etrie-ed
on 02!#'2#'!".
52. South (orean court rules Samsung didnMt copy +ppleMs iKhone design.
&enny%abamba.com. <etrie-ed on 05 +ugust 02!0.
5!. Samsung Shares Fall +fter +pple Wins /! &illion Lerdict. &loomberg.
<etrie-ed on 02!#'2#'!".
50. +pple Seeks &an on Sales of Eight Samsung Khones in ..S.. &loomberg.
<etrie-ed on 02!#'2#'!".
5#. +pple :enied 8otion for Kermanent 6n;unction. Scribd.com. <etrie-ed on
02!#'2#'!".
55. ISamsung to audit 0H2 of its suppliers in hina amid allegations of child labor
-iolationsI. &S News. <etrie-ed 5 September 02!0.
5H. IWorried customers clog phonesI. 1 8e4s 89. 8ay #, 02!#.
5E. 8iyoung (im )01 No-ember 02!#*. ISamsungFs marketing splurge doesnFt
always bring bang'for'buckI. :euters. <etrie-ed !H :ecember 02!#.
51. ISamsung 8usic closing Guly !I. )igital Journal. 8ay 02, 02!5. <etrie-ed
8ay 0#, 02!5.
5$. httpAOOwww.the-erge.comO02!5O"O#OE2"$15HOsamsung'gear'-r'oculus'
announcement'hands'on
5". %ee, 8in' Geong. ISamsung to 6n-est /!5.1 &illion in New hip Klant in South
(oreaI. The #all Street Journal. <etrie-ed E Dctober 02!5.
H2. Samsung to in-est /HE2 million in Lietnam TL production plant. <euters, !
Dctober 02!5
H!. &y adie Thompson, N&. T9ow Samsung plans to get inside your
company.W Dctober 1, 02!5. Dctober 1, 02!5.
H0. ISamsung buys Swedish wireless chip company NanoradioI.
computerworld.com. <etrie-ed !! Gune 02!0.
H#. ILoigtlander 7 <ollei non'camera itemsI. !""1'2E'2". <etrie-ed 02!!'20'2H.
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H5. I&asel "E Watches Take &ack the SpotlightI. ;ckonline.com. Gune !""E.
<etrie-ed 02!!'20'2H.
HH. ISamsung %oses +ttempt to +c,uire FokkerI. latimes.com. !""1'2!'2!.
<etrie-ed 02!!'20'2H.
HE. ISamsung buys :utch group in return to 87+I. !""1'2E'2". <etrie-ed 02!!'
20'2H.
H1. IF.&. ShoesI. shoeshowcase.net. <etrie-ed 02!!'20'2H.
H$. INomura Wins The %ehman +sia StakesI. Forbes. 022$'2"'00. <etrie-ed
02!!'20'21.
H". ISamsung'<othschild allianceI. koreatimes.co.kr. 022$'!!'2H. <etrie-ed 02!!'
20'21.
E2. <amstad, E-an )!5 :ecember 02!2*. ISamsung Electronics &uys .ltrasound'
8onitor 8aker 8edison ' WSG.comI. The #all Street Journal. <etrie-ed !! February
02!#.
E!. :ylan 8cGrath, EE Times. ISamsung buys 8<+8 de-eloper Grandis.I
+ugust 0, 02!!. <etrie-ed +ugust 0, 02!!.
E0. hris Kreimesberger, eWeek. ISamsung +c,uires New'Gen 8emory 8aker
Grandis.I +ugust 0, 02!!. <etrie-ed +ugust 0, 02!!.
E#. ISamsung to buy Sony half of %: -entureI. :ecember 0E, 02!!.
E5. Samsung Electronics +c,uires 8spot [ 8spot. 8spotcorporate.com )02!0'2H'
2"*. <etrie-ed on 02!#'2#'!".
EH. Samsung Electronics +c,uires NLE%D. Samsung.com )02!0'!0'!5*.
<etrie-ed on 02!#'2#'!".
EE. Samsung &uys 8edical 6maging ompany Neuro%ogica. Techrunch )02!#'
2!'0$*. <etrie-ed on 02!#'2#'!".
E1. Samsung +c,uires SmartThings, + Fast'Growing 9ome +utomation Startup.
Forbes )02!5'2$'!5*. <etrie-ed on 02!5'2$'!".
E$. Samsung buys ..S. air conditioner firm Suietside in Fsmart homeF push.
Fo@business )02!5'2$'!"*. <etrie-ed on 02!5'2$'!".
E". 8iyoung (im )!1 Ganuary 02!0*. ISamsung Group plans record /5! billion
in-estment in 02!0I. <euters. <etrie-ed !$ Guly 02!#.
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news.na-er.com. 02!!'2!'!#. <etrie-ed 02!!'2$'00.
1!. I 34 5 67 )*+ 89 ,- '( I. Hankook *lbo.
02!2'21'#2. <etrie-ed 02!2'2"'25.
10. (im (yung'rok )02!!'25'!!*. Ihaebol asset holdings swell under %ee
administrationI. hani.co.kr. <etrie-ed 02!!'2"'!$.
1#. ISamsung Electro'8echanics o > KrofileI. &loomberg &usinessweek.
<etrie-ed 0E +ugust 02!0.
15. &arkham, Katrick )" +ugust 02!0*. ISamsungA Dlympic smartphone firm aims
for big global winsI. %ondonA The Guardian. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust 02!0.
1H. IKrofileA Samsung Electronics o %tdI. <euters. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust 02!0.
1E. ISamsung o-ertakes Nokia in mobile phone shipmentsI. && News. 01 +pril
02!0. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust 02!0.
11. IKreliminary Worldwide <anking of the Top 02 Suppliers of Semiconductors
in 02!!I. 69S 6suppli. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust 02!0.
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1$. IKrofileA Samsung Engineering o %tdI. <euters. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust 0222.
1". I02!! Financial StatementsI. Samsung Engineering. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust
02!0.
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$2. IKrofileA Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance o %tdI. <euters. <etrie-ed !$
Dctober 02!0.
$!. Iorporate KrofileI. Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance. <etrie-ed !$ Dctober
02!0.
$0. I+nnual <eport 02!2I. Samsung Fire 7 8arine 6nsurance. <etrie-ed !$
Dctober 02!0.
$#. Iompany Krofile for Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries o %tdI. &loomberg.
<etrie-ed 01 +ugust 02!0.
$5. ISeparate Statements of 6ncome Pears Ended :ecember #!, 02!! and 02!2I.
Samsung 9ea-y 6ndustries. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust 02!0.
$H. IFrom bad to worseI. The (orea Times. !" +ugust 02!0. <etrie-ed 01 +ugust
02!0.
$E. I02!! +nnual <eportI. Samsung %ife 6nsurance. <etrie-ed 0$ +ugust 02!0.
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$1. Iompany Krofile for Samsung %ife 6nsurance o %tdI. &loomberg. <etrie-ed
0$ +ugust 02!0.
$$. The Samsung mission. Samsung going to release ne@t gla@y note in early
September. <etrie-ed on 02!5'2$'!$.
$". IKhilips, %G Electronics, 5 others fined !.51 billion Euros for E. cartelI. The
Economic Times. H :ecember 02!0. <etrie-ed H :ecember 02!0.
"2. ISouth (orea Starts Grain Lenture in hicago to Secure SupplyI.
bloomberg.com. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
"!. I&rooks +utomation and Samsung Electronics +nnounce a Goint LentureI.
in-estor.brooks.com. <etrie-ed 0$ 8arch 02!0.
"0. IKDSD and SubsidiariesI. [email protected]. <etrie-ed E Gune 02!0.
"#. I6nsurance ;oint -enture off to flying startI. english.sohu.com. <etrie-ed !"
8arch 02!0.
"5. ISamsung Group, Suintiles Klan /0EE 8illion Lenture to 8ake &iologic
:rugsI. bloomberg.com. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
"H. I&iogen 6dec )N+S:+SA&66&* and Samsung GLI. li-etradingnews.com.
<etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
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"E. I&iogen 6dec and Samsung &ioepis 6nk &iosimilar :ealI. 'en0 %ng0
.iotechnol0 8e4s )paper* (- )0*. Ganuary !H, 02!5. p. !5.
"1. ISamsung and Sumitomo hemical to make sapphire substrates for %E:sI.
ledsmaga=ine.com. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
"$. Iompany D-er-iew of Samsung Thales o., %td.I. businessweek.com.
<etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
"". IcompanyOintroduceI. [email protected]. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!22. ISamsung +erospace, Sermatech %aunch (orean GLI. english.chosun.com.
<etrie-ed 0$ 8arch 02!0.
!2!. ISiam Samsung %ife ready to reawakenI. bangkokpost.com. <etrie-ed !"
8arch 02!0.
!20. ISiltronic'Samsung Goint LentureI. wacker.com. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!2#. Iompletion eremony for E:S KroductionI. toray.com. <etrie-ed 0$ 8arch
02!0.
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!25. ITorayOSamsung GL boosts FK: circuit substrate capacityI. electroi,.com.
<etrie-ed 0$ 8arch 02!0.
!2H. I+lphaFs demise thwarts SamsungFs processor dreams, analysts sayI.
www.eetimes.com. <etrie-ed 0 +pril 02!0.
!2E. I%E: EUKD7D%E: EUKD 02!! +n 6nter-iew with GE %ightingI.
us.GFSSGPG a-ing.net. <etrie-ed 0 +pril 02!0.
!21. ISteel firms in &0& -entureI. money.cnn.com. !2 8ay 0222. <etrie-ed 0 +pril
02!0.
!2$. IShipyards in &ra=il > <e-. :, Gune 02!2I. 6NTSD(.
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!2". I8ilestone launch at &ra=ilFs +tlVntico SulI. 8arine%og. <etrie-ed E 8arch
02!0.
!!2. Iompany +nalysisI. rdata.youfirst.co.kr. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
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!!!. ISamsung eyes 1.5 percent stake in Gorilla Glass maker orningI.
news.cnet.com. <etrie-ed 0# Dctober 02!#.
!!0. I:oosan Engine ends ##.0 pct higher on stock market debutI.
yonhapnews.co.kr. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!!#. I(orea +erospace sale could pro-e need for clearer 87+ guidelinesI.
pri-atee,uitykorea.com. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!!5. I8E8 (orea ompanyI. memc.com. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!!H. ISamsung to buy !2 percent stake in ri-al KantechI. =dnet.com. <etrie-ed 0#
Dctober 02!#.
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!!E. I<ambus, 6nc. <8&SI. morningstar.ca. <etrie-ed E 8arch 02!0.
!!1. ISeagate to &uy SamsungMs 9ard':isk .nit for /!.#$ &illion, &uild +llianceI.
&loomberg &usinessweek. <etrie-ed E 8arch 02!0.
!!$. ISamsung buys stake in struggling SharpI. money.cnn.com. <etrie-ed 0#
Dctober 02!#.
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!!". IKosco 9ea-y 6ndustriesM may be in the worksI. (orea Goong+ng :aily.
<etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!02. ITaylor Energy Sells Gulf of 8e@ico +ssets to Two South (orean ompaniesI.
reuters.com. ! February 022$. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!0!. ISamsung buys fi-e percent stake in stylus'maker WacomI. engadget.com.
<etrie-ed 0# Dctober 02!#.
!00. IThe <ussian offshore pro;ect ISakhalin 66I is relying on +rma'hek <I.
armacell.com. <etrie-ed 02!!'20'21.
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!0#. ISamsung 9ea-y 6ndustriesI. www.forbes.com. 022"'2"'0#. <etrie-ed 02!2'
2"'!#.
!05. ISamsung 9ea-y Signs :eal with Shell to &uild %NG FacilitiesI.
www.hellenicshippingnews.com. 022"'21'#!. <etrie-ed 02!2'2"'!#.
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!0H. I8a;or construction begins on the Krelude F%NG pro;ectI. !$ Dctober 02!0.
<etrie-ed !H Guly 02!5.
!0E. IThe gas platform that will be the worldFs biggest FshipFI. bbc.co.uk. !H Guly
02!!. <etrie-ed !" 8arch 02!0.
!01. ISeoul wins 52'billion'dollar .+E nuclear power dealI. www.france05.com.
022"'!0'0$. <etrie-ed 02!2'2"'0".
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!0$. I(orean ompanies +nchor DntarioFs Green Economy > Ganuary 0!, 02!2I.
www.premier.go-.on.ca. 02!2'2!'0!. <etrie-ed 02!2'2"'!#.
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!0". Samsung !""#. [email protected] )0221'2H'!"*. <etrie-ed on 02!#'
2#'!".
!#2. I !2 I. (oreadaily. <etrie-ed !2 Guly 022E.
!#!. ISpeakerI. +udio &randing +cademy.
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!#5. <oberts, <ob )022"'!2'0E*. I+ED8 Technology buys Ellerbe &ecketI.
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!#1. 9ytner, :a-id )022"'2H'!5*. Ihelsea facing hunt for new shirt sponsor after
Samsung stand'offI. The 'uardian )%ondon*. <etrie-ed E 8ay 02!0.
!#$. The Dlympic Games and Samsung. +;w.asahi.com. <etrie-ed on 02!#'2#'!".
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(oreaFs Samsung GroupI. 8e4 ;ork Times. <etrie-ed 0# September 02!#.
!5!. hico 9arlan )" :ecember 02!0*. I6n South (orea, the <epublic of SamsungI.
The #ashington $ost. <etrie-ed 0# September 02!#.
!50. +FK )!H +pril 02!#*. ITaiwan probes Samsung Fdirty tricksF -s 9TFI. 'oogle
8e4s. <etrie-ed 01 September 02!#.
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China Times. <etrie-ed 01 September 02!#.
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