Halla Group
![]() Halla Group | |
Public | |
Founded | September 1, 1962 |
Founder | In-Yung Chung |
Headquarters | Songpa-gu Seoul, South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Chairman Chung Mong-Won |
Website | Halla.com |
About Halla
Halla Group (Hangul: 한라그룹) is a South Korean chaebol. It was founded as Hyundai International Inc. in 1962.[1] The Halla name was first used in 1978 as the name of a cement company.[2] The name Halla is taken from the name of "Mount Halla" a.k.a. Hallasan mountain, situated in Jeju Island. Halla collapsed in 1997 during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.[3] In 2008 Halla repurchased Mando, a car company they sold during the financial crisis.[2] The chaebol also sponsors multiple hockey teams, mainly Anyang Halla in the Asia League Ice Hockey and Kiekko-Vantaa in the Finnish Mestis.
Halla Group engages in automobile, construction, distribution/port, investment, education, and sports businesses in Korea and internationally. Its construction business comprises the provision of civil, architectural, housing, plant, and environmental works; supply of construction materials, such as remicon, compounds, and pile concrete; and manufacture and distribution of remicon and aggregates.[4]
References
- ↑ "About Halla". Halla.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- 1 2 "History". Halla.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ Andrew Pollack (7 December 1997). "Another Giant South Korean Conglomerate Falls". New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ "Company Overview". Bloomberg Businessweek.
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