'Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.' (HHI) is a company in
South Korea. It belongs to the
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group.
Introduction
Hyundai Heavy Industries is the world's largest
shipbuilder, a major builder of
Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, one of the fastest growing companies in construction equipment.
Divisions
★ Shipbuilding
★ Offshore & Engineering
★ Industrial Plant & Engineering
★ Construction Equipment
★ electric & electronic system
★ machine engine
Products
HHI produces tankers, bulk carriers, containerships, gas and chemical carriers. Ships built by Hyundai include the iron ore carrier ''
Berge Stahl'', which at 364,768 dead weight tons is one of the world's largest bulk haulers. The company makes ship engines, provides offshore oil and gas drilling platforms, and undersea pipelines.
Furthermore, the company produces a wide array of powerplant products, construction equipment, and industrial robots. The construction equipment is sold all over the world and include mini-excavators, crawler excavators, wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, skid steer loaders and forklift trucks (diesel, lpg and battery powered). It is the market leader in China for
excavators.
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
Competitors
★
Aker Kværner
★
General Dynamics
★
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
★
DSME
See also
★
Hyundai
★
Hyundai Motor Company, a division of
Hyundai Motor Group
★
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
★
List of shipbuilders and shipyards
External links
★
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) English website
★
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Korean website
★
HHI Construction Equipment
★
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd (HMD)