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October 2018

Born to Build: Juhee Cho’s Journey to an Award-Winning Career

Engineering & Construction / By

To some, safety simulations, construction efficiency, and the ins-and-outs of building infrastructure management might sound like a bore, but for Juhee Cho, they are the building blocks for awe-inspiring architecture. A director on the Smart Construction Taskforce for Samsung C&T’s Construction & Engineering Group, Cho has had a wide-ranging career full of fond memories, like …

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Steel Plant

Community and Dedication: The Stainless Steel Precision Mill ‘Otelinox’

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Located 80 km northwest of Bucharest, Târgovişte is a small city with a role in Romanian history that belies its size. For close to three centuries, the city served as the capital of Wallachia, signs of which can still be seen today. This is the historic city where Samsung C&T’s Otelinox stainless-steel precision mill is …

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outerwear

5 Key Trends to Look Out For in F/W ‘18’s Outerwear Collections

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As winter arrives and temperatures plummet, it might appear that staying as warm as possible and keeping up to date with the latest trends are two mutually exclusive styling options. And yet, as witnessed in recent years with the growing diversification of outerwear options, this no longer has to be the case as brands infuse …

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Garosu-gil’s Newest Hotspot: Swedish Lifestyle Brand GRANIT Opens in Seoul

Fashion / By

Located in the stylish district of Gangnam, Garosu-gil is famous for being one of Seoul’s most-visited areas for young fashionistas, boasting a wealth of attractions including designer brands, charming cafés and trendy restaurants. Earlier this month, Samsung C&T brought leading Swedish lifestyle brand GRANIT to Garosu-gil, with the brand’s very first Asian store opening its …

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R&I Ups Samsung C&T Rating Outlook on Solid Performance

Corporate & Sustainability / By

Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) announced on Thursday that it raised Samsung C&T’s outlook rating from stable to positive. The change reflects the increased profit stability from the Engineering & Construction business and the company’s overall rising earning capacity. Stated in their rationale, R&I said that the Engineering and Construction Group’s competitive advantage stems …

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Wood Pellet

Indispensable Materials Part 13: What’s Fueling the Demand for Wood Pellet?

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While the growth of wind and solar power often grab the headlines, there’s another renewable energy boom that’s emerging from forests and fueled by tree scraps: wood pellets. Made from recycled sawdust and lumber by-products, wood pellets are feeding the global demand to replace fossil fuel for electricity generation and heating. Driven by initiatives to …

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Motor Sports

A Driving Passion: Meet Speedway’s Race Track Manager

Resort / By

With high-stakes drama and superhuman skills on display at every turn, watching a professional motor race is an experience unlike any other. And as any racing fan will tell you, there’s nothing more intoxicating than the sound of revving engines and the smell of burning rubber at the race tracks. Opened in 1992, Everland Speedway …

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Convention Center

Unconventional Design: The Challenges of Building Convention Centers

Engineering & Construction / By

While the leaders of South and North Korea discussed peace on the peninsula this past September, journalists from around the world watched from the Inter-Korean Press Center housed in the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in central Seoul. More than just a landmark, convention centers like the Dongdaemun Design Plaza are often the venues where the …

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