Hanwha Corporation
000880
Hanwha Corporation is a globally diversified enterprise, primarily engaged in... Hanwha Corporation is a globally diversified enterprise, primarily engaged in the explosives, defense, trade, and machinery sectors. Its extensive product and service portfolio encompasses a wide array of offerings across various industries. In the industrial and energy domains, Hanwha provides explosives, petrochemicals, synthetic resins, and packaging materials. The company is a key player in renewable energy, offering sunlight and photovoltaic power generation products, solar cells, and silicon ingots, alongside conventional generators and gas turbines. Its machinery division delivers chip mounters, general machinery, aircraft engines and parts, compressors, CCTVs, machine tools, powertrains, and automotive components, also conducting research, development, and sales of industrial equipment and blasting services. Hanwha additionally manufactures and supplies various military equipment. Beyond manufacturing, the corporation maintains a significant presence in trade, import, and retail, selling coal, souvenirs, folk crafts, and decorative products, and operating department stores. Its hospitality and leisure ventures include athletic facilities, sports clubs, golf courses, resorts, hotels, tourism services, aquariums, botanical gardens, and zoos. Additionally, it engages in catering, food services, and the processing and distribution of agricultural, livestock, and forest products. Hanwha's involvement extends to the real estate and construction sectors, encompassing real estate development, property management, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) services, and engineering and construction for buildings, plants, and environmental facilities. A comprehensive suite of financial and advisory services is also offered, including insurance, pension, business consulting, leasing, asset management, securities and investment management, financial loans, integrated advisory, deposit management, computer system management, and stock brokering. Furthermore, the company operates in resource and mine development, oil distribution, installment savings, sewage treatment, and environmental pollution prevention facilities. Established in 1952 as Korea Explosives Corp., the company rebranded to Hanwha Corporation in March 1993. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
