- Business
- HD Hyundai Co., Ltd. (267250.KS) is a South Korean conglomerate that serves as the holding company for a group focused on shipbuilding, offshore engineering, heavy equipment, construction machinery, energy solutions, and oil refining; it oversees subsidiaries including HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (which manages HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Samho, and HD Hyundai Mipo for vessels such as crude oil tankers, LNG carriers, container ships, naval ships, FPSOs, and offshore rigs), HD Hyundai XiteSolution (encompassing HD Hyundai Construction Equipment for excavators, wheel loaders, and forklifts; HD Hyundai Infracore for engines; and HD Hyundai Robotics), HD Hyundai Oilbank (refining and petrochemicals), HD Hyundai Electric (power transformers and generators), and HD Hyundai Energy Solutions (solar panels, modules, inverters, and EPC services for residential, commercial, utility, floating PV, and RE100 applications). Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea, the company operates globally with shipyards, manufacturing facilities, and projects in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, targeting maritime, energy, industrial, and defense sectors. In recent developments, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries approved a merger with HD Hyundai Mipo in August 2025, set for completion in December 2025 to enhance competitiveness in large vessels, naval defense (aiming for KRW 10 trillion annual sales by 2035), eco-friendly ships, and global expansion via a new Singapore investment hub for overseas yards including HD Hyundai Vietnam and HD Hyundai Philippines; additionally, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries in October 2025 for U.S. shipbuilding collaboration on commercial/naval vessels, next-generation logistics ships, AI/robotics R&D, and Indo-Pacific support, while its Singapore unit sold new shares worth KRW 777 billion.