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LG

LG Corporation
? LG
FormerlyLucky-Goldstar (1983-1995)
TypePublic
KRX: 003550
IndustryConglomerate
Founded5 January 1947; 74 years ago (1947-01-05)
FounderKoo In-hwoi
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Koo Kwang-mo
(Chairman and CEO)
Kwon Young-soo
(Vice Chairman)
ProductsElectronics, chemicals, telecommunications, engineering, information technology, power generation
RevenueUS$147.2 billion (2018)
Number of employees
222,000 (2012)[1]
SubsidiariesLG Electronics
LG Display
LG Uplus
LG Chem
LG Solar Energy
LG Household & Health Care
Websitelgcorp.com
lg.com
Korean name
Hangul
? LG
Hanja
? LG
Revised RomanizationJusikhoesa LG
McCune-ReischauerChushikhoesa LG
(Formerly)
Hangul
?
Hanja
?
Revised RomanizationLeogki Geumseong
McCune-ReischauerL?kki K?ms?ng
Stake ownership structures (as of 2012)
An LG microwave oven
LG's ad campaigns have utilized celebrities such as South Korean pop group Girls' Generation as in this ad for the LG Cookie cell phone in 2010.
LG Side-By-Side Refrigerator (KF-P8903 HLP)

LG Corporation (Korean: ? LG), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: Leogki Geumseong; Korean: ?; Hanja: ?), 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 adopted son of Koo Bon-moo, will be the new CEO. Koo Kwang-mo is the nephew and adopted son of Koo Bon-moo. Koo Bon-moo adopted his nephew in 2004, after losing his only son in 1994.[5] citing "first son-only succession rule".[6] Koo Bon-moo died of a brain tumor on 20 May 2018.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

On 20 January 2013, Counterpoint Research announced that LG has overtaken Apple to become second largest in U.S. market share.[11]

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.[12]

The company logo of LG features a circle containing the letters "L" and "G", presented in the form of a smiling human face.[13][14]

  • The original LG corporate logo, used from 1 January 1995, until 31 December 2014, in Helvetica typeface

  • The new LG corporate logo in use from 1 January 2015, using a different typeface, along with a slightly darker magenta

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[15]
Electronic industry LG Electronics
LG Display
LG Innotek 		US$55.8 billion[16]
US$25.9 billion[17]
US$5.9 billion[18]
N/A
N/A
Chemical industry LG Chem
LG Household & Health Care
LG Hausys
LG MMA 		US$22.2 billion[19]
US$4.1 billion[20]
US$2.6 billion[21]
N/A
N/A
Telecommunication and Services LG Uplus
LG International Corp.
LG CNS
SERVEONE
LG N-Sys 		US$11 billion[22]
US$11.6 billion [22]
N/A
N/A
N/A

Group families[23]

Electronics industries

Chemical industries

Telecommunications

Sports sponsorship

LG owns the LG Twins and is the main sponsor of Changwon LG Sakers and a partner of the Texas Rangers.[24]

Brand ambassadors

References

  1. ^ "LG overview". LG corp. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 2013.
  2. ^ "Overview". LG Corp. Retrieved on 6 January 2010. "Address: LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-721, Korea"
  3. ^ "HISTORY - The Official Site of LG Group". www.lg.net. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008.
  4. ^ a b c Song, Su-hyun. "LG founder bequeaths principle of harmony, sustainable growth". The Korea Herald.
  5. ^ Kim, Hooyeon; Park, Kyunghee (20 May 2018). "LG Chair Koo Bon-Moo Dies, Leaves Company to Adopted Son". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018.
  6. ^ Ji-yoon, Lee (10 July 2018). "The Investor". Retrieved 2019.
  7. ^ "LG Chair Koo Bon-moo, Who Ran Company for 23 Years, Dies at 73". Fortune. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 2019.
  8. ^ " : LG ?". www.lghitachi.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020.
  9. ^ LG Display shares drop 5.4 percent on Philips stake sale. Reuters. Retrieved on 11 November 2010.
  10. ^ comScore Reports October 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share - comScore, Inc. Comscore.com (30 November 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
  11. ^ (in Korean) LG Electronics returns to 2nd place in U.S. handset market. Yonhap News (20 January 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
  12. ^ comScore Reports June 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share - comScore, Inc. Comscore.com (7 August 2013). Retrieved on 2013-08-14.
  13. ^ "Our Brand". LG Electronics. Retrieved 2013.
  14. ^ "LG Logo: Design and History". FamousLogos.net. Retrieved 2011.
  15. ^ "LG CORP (003550:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 2018.
  16. ^ "LG ELECTRONICS INC (066570:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 2018.
  17. ^ "LG DISPLAY CO LTD (034220:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 2018.
  18. ^ "LG INNOTEK CO LTD (011070:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 2018.
  19. ^ "LG CHEM LTD (051910:Korea SE): Financial Statements - Bloomberg". businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 2018.
  20. ^ "Lg Household & Health Care (051900:Korea SE)". businessweek.com. Retrieved 2014.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "Lg Hausys Ltd (108670:Korea SE)". businessweek.com. Retrieved 2014.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ a b "Consumer Durable Sector Analysis | Top 8 Consumer Products Companies In India". investyadnya.in. Retrieved 2018.
  23. ^ LG.com. "Our Businesses - The Official Site of LG Group". www.lgcorp.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2017.
  24. ^ "Texas Rangers, LG Twins announce partnership agreement". Major League Baseball. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2019.

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