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LG Group


Headquarters location: LG Twin Towers, 20 Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu Seoul 150-721South KoreaTel. 82-2-3773-1114 Job offers, investor relations: www.lg.co.kr


LG Group owns

subsidiary
country     %
source
LG-EDS South Korea50
Zenith Electronics Corp. United States of America55

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF LG_GROUP , group and subsidiaries [?]
1
Labor: 1 violation(s) of fundamental labor rights
4%
Job: 4% of company's jobs cut since 1998
1
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 1 offshore financial center(s)
52
Sales: more than 52 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
1
Influence: 1 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2007LG is the world's second-largest plasma TV manufacturer. LG makes 26,5% of the plasma screens bought in the world.Les Echos
2007LG Powercom is the third-largest high-speed internet access provider in South Korea with a 11% market share.Les Echos
2007During the first quarter of 2007, LG sold 6.2% of the cellular phones bought in the World.Les Echos
2007LG Displays is the world's second-largest maker of liquid-crystal displays.Bloomberg
2006LG sold 3,8 million LCD TV and 1,5 million plasma TVs.Les Echos
2006LG is the largestTV manufacturer in the world, with 11% of the world market.Les Echos
2006LG is South Korea's second-largest cellphone maker.Les Echos
2004Controls 5,3% of the cellular phone market in the world
2004LG makes 23% of the LCD screens bought in the worldLes Echos
2004LG 6% sold of the cellular netsystems installed in ChinaLes Echos
2003LG sells 6% of the flat-panel TVs bought in the world.Les Echos
2003LG sells 10,5% of the flat-screen TVs bought in France.La Tribune
2003LG sells 5,8% of the Mobile phones bought in FranceLes Echos
2002LG sells 3,7% of the cellular phones bought in the World.

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
United Arab Emirates Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) LG Electronics, Inc, P.O.Box : 17463 Jebel Ali & 04-813663 :
United Arab Emirates Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) LG Electronics Gulf FZE, P.O.Box : 61445 Jebel Ali & 04-813663 :
United Arab Emirates Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) LG Electronics Middle East Company Limited, P.O.Box : 16782 Jebel Ali & 04-813663 :
Mexico  36 PARQ.IND.MEXICALI 21600 BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICALI & 611339 :
Poland  LG. Philips : usine de téléviseurs à écrans plats Les Echos
Poland  Mlawa : usine de téléviseurs AFP

LG Group is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2000Bon-Moo, Koo
See the photo of: Bon-Moo, Koo Chief Executive Officer;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2001ad budget: 311 million US$; Advertisin.
2000ad budget: 309 million US$; Advertisin.
1999slogan: Digitally yours;
1998ad budget: 131 million US$; Advertisin.
1997ad budget: 237 million US$; Advertisin.

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2006
-300
Closure/Bankruptcy: Dépôt de bilan de LG.Philips Displays Dreux. « Créée en 2001 pour anticiper la fin de vie du tube cathodique, cette structure [holding et deux filiales] permet maintenant aux deux actionnaires de se retirer de cette activité sans en assumer les conséquences sociales », souligne la CGT.: France
Les Echos
2005
-380
Closure/Bankruptcy: Germany
Les Echos
2004
-235
Internal restructuring: LG Philips Displays France will cut half of its workforce at the unit in Dreux, manufacturing 29’’colour display tubes: France
2003
-630
AFP
2001
130000
1998
126000

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2000Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translateCorporate .

Financials

year  salesincome source
2002   52.48   billion US$
2001   48.28   billion US$
2000   72.62   billion US$
1999   66.52   billion US$
1998   46.71-0.5   billion US$

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