Hyundai Heavy Industries - Definition and Overview

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) is a company in South Korea.

Introduction

Hyundai Heavy Industries is the world's largest shipbuilder.

Divisions

• Shipbuilding
• Offshore & Engineering
• Industrial Plant & Engineering

Products

HHI produces tankers, bulk carriers, containerships, gas and chemical carriers. The company makes ship engines, provides offshore oil and gas drilling platform, as well as undersea pipeline. Furthermore, the company produces a wide array of powerplant products, contruction equipment, and industrial robots.

History

The company was founded by Chung Ju-yung on March 23, 1972

It was spun off from the Hyundai Group in February 2002.

Affiliated Companies

• Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries(HSHI)
• Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD)
• Hyundai Venture Investment
• Hyundai Futures
• Hyundai Finance

Top Competitors

• Aker Kværner
• General Dynamics
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

See also

• Hyundai
• Hyundai Motor Company, a division of Hyundai Motor Group
• Hyundai Heavy Industries
• Hyundai Asan, a division of Hyundai Group
• Hyundai Engineering and Construction, a division of Hyundai Development Group
• Hyundai Department Store Group
• Hyundai Development Group
• Hyundai Electronics, renamed as Hynix in 2001
• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) website (http://www.hhi.co.kr/)

• HHI Construction Equipment website (http://ce.hhi.co.kr/newpage/hyundai_eng/index.asp)