Native name | HJ중공업 |
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| Company type | Public |
| KRX:097230 | |
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| Founded | July 1937; 88 years ago (1937-07) |
| Headquarters | 233, Taejong-ro,Yeongdo-gu,, |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 2,569 (March 2014) |
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| Website | Official website in English Official website in Korean |
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| HJ Shipbuilding & Construction | |
| Hangul | HJ중공업 |
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| Hanja | HJ重工業 |
| Revised Romanization | Eichijei Junggongeop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Eich'ijei Chunggongŏp |

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Company, Ltd. (Korean: 주식회사 HJ중공업;Hanja: 株式會社HJ重工業), formerlyKorea Shipbuilding & Engineering Corporation (대한조선공사;大韓造船公社) andHanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. (주식회사 한진중공업;株式會社韓進重工業), is a South Korean-based multinationalshipbuilding company, founded in 1937 asChosun Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (조선중공업 주식회사;朝鮮重工業株式會社).[3]
On 7 July, thousands of protesters clashed with the police in a demonstration against layoffs inYeong-do,Busan, and Police fired water cannons with diluted tear-water solution on the crowds after warning the crowds to disperse on the streets.[4][5]
In late September 2020, theKorea Development Bank (KDB), the main creditor and largest shareholder, announced it would sell all or part of its stake in HHIC. KDB owns 83.45 percent of shares in HHIC.[6] On December 14, 2020, KDB announced that Dongbu Construction, Keithton Partners, and SM Merchant Marine are bidding to acquire HHIC.[7]
In July 2021, the company announced that it had completed the second ship of theDokdo-class amphibious assault ship for theRepublic of Korea Navy, named the ROKS Marado.[8]
| Shareholder | Country | Stake (%) |
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| Echoprime Marine Pacific | 62.43% | |
| Hanjin Heavy Industries & ConstructionEmployee stock ownership | 0.23% | |
| Deok-Geun Park | 0.2% | |
| Treasury Stocks | 0.1% | |
| Cheol-Sang Jung | 0.1% | |
| Gwang-Mok Sohn | 0.1% |