Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation

KT&G Corporation
Native name	株式會社 케이티앤지
Formerly	Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation
Company type	Public
Traded as	KRX : 033780
Industry	Tobacco
Predecessor	Korea Monopoly Corporation
Founded	April 1989 ; 35 years ago
Headquarters	Daejeon , South Korea
Key people	Bok-In Baek ; ( President & CEO )
Products	Cigarettes
Revenue	USD 3.9 billion (2018)
Operating income	USD 1.07 billion (2018)
Total assets	USD 10.1 billion (2018)
Subsidiaries	KGC ; Yungjin Pharm
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KT&G Corporation ( Korean : 株式會社 케이티앤지 ), originally Korea Tobacco & Ginseng , is the leading tobacco company in South Korea with annual sales over US$4 billion. KT&G was originally a government -owned monopoly but was privatized and today is publicly traded, competing for market share with other international tobacco firms such as Philip Morris International , British American Tobacco , and Japan Tobacco . ^[5] KT&G's sales volume share was 62% of the Korean market in 2009. ^[7]

KT&G also owns significant subsidiaries such as Korea Ginseng Corporation , Yungjin Pharm (a pharmaceuticals company), and several bio ventures. Its headquarters are in Daejeon .

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KT&G produces popular Korean cigarette brands such as The One, Indigo, Arirang, This, This Plus, Zest, Esse , Raison , and Lo Crux. It has been expanded outside Korea, especially through its superslim brand Esse in Russia and other Eastern European markets.

References [ edit ]

^ "KT&G Corporation: CEO and Executives" . www.bloomberg.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .
^ ^a ^b "KT&G rakes in record-high global sales of $979 mn in 2017" . pulsenews.co.kr . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .
^ "033780:Korea SE Stock Quote - KT&G Corp" . Bloomberg.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .
^ "KT&G Corporation: Private Company Information" . www.bloomberg.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .
^ ^a ^b "History of KT&G Corporation" . www.fundinguniverse.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .
^ "Our Story, Cheong Kwan Jang's Ginseng, best ginseng - Korea Ginseng Corp" . www.kgcus.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .
^ "Tobacco in South Korea" . euromonitor. Aug 2010 . Retrieved 2 Jan 2011 .

External links [ edit ]

Official website
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[1] "KT&G Corporation: CEO and Executives" . www.bloomberg.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .

[auto-2] "KT&G rakes in record-high global sales of $979 mn in 2017" . pulsenews.co.kr . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .

[3] "033780:Korea SE Stock Quote - KT&G Corp" . Bloomberg.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .

[4] "KT&G Corporation: Private Company Information" . www.bloomberg.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .

[history-5] "History of KT&G Corporation" . www.fundinguniverse.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .

[6] "Our Story, Cheong Kwan Jang's Ginseng, best ginseng - Korea Ginseng Corp" . www.kgcus.com . Retrieved 2018-03-12 .

[euromonitor-7] "Tobacco in South Korea" . euromonitor. Aug 2010 . Retrieved 2 Jan 2011 .

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