Sampyo Group is a
South Korea
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n manufacturer of
construction materials
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, established in 1966. Headquartered in
Seoul
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, it has an annual turnover of $3.0 billion. Its products include
ready-mix concrete
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There are two types with the first being the barrel truck or in–trans ...
,
construction aggregate
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, and
fly ash
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. In 1980, Sampyo Group extended its line of business to railway track and bridge construction by establishing Sampyo Engineering & Construction.
Sampyo Group also is involved in other line of industries such as mining, environmental services and logistics. Sampyo Group now has more than 20 subsidiary companies and plants in South Korea.
Group companies
*Sampyo Corporation
*Sampyo Industry
*NRC
*Sampyo Precast Concrete & Construction
*Sampyo Railway
*Pentrack
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Sampyo Cement
Sampyo Cement () is a South Korean cement, concrete and chemical company headquartered in Seoul. It produces portland cement products. It was established in 1957 as Tong Yang Cement by Lee Yang-gu as the second of his many companies which wo ...
*Sampyo Resources Development
See also
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Economy of South Korea
The economy of South Korea is a Developed country, highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, it has the List of countries by GDP (nominal), 5th largest economy in Asia and the List of countries by GDP (nominal), 13th largest in the worl ...
References
External links
Sampyo Homepage(in Korean)
Chemical companies of South Korea
Chemical companies established in 1966
1966 establishments in South Korea
Companies listed on the Korea Exchange
South Korean companies established in 1966
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