Trading & Investment
Out of the woods: Turning waste into energy
July 6, 2020
As the world continues to seek sustainable energy solutions, some of the answers have been lying around us all the time – like wood pellets! Wood pellets are a source of bioenergy, natural waste that has been broken down and reprocessed into pellets typically between 1-3 cm in length. In this article, we will explore why […]
Passion & Expertise: The trader born with steel in his veins
June 23, 2020
Our passionate expert today is someone who you might say was born to do his job! Originally from Britain’s stainless steel capital, Birmingham, Farrell went straight into the stainless steel business after university in 2007. After years of building up steel trading experience, he joined the sales team working for Samsung C&T’s Otelinox stainless steel […]
SC&T office spotlight: Otelinox
June 18, 2020
Otelinox is the focus of this latest installment of our Office Spotlight series, which aims to highlight the efforts of Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group’s dozens of offices worldwide. Around 80 kilometers northwest of the Romanian capital Bucharest, we find Otelinox stainless steel precision mill in the picturesque surroundings of Targoviste – for a […]
Passion & Expertise: The trailblazer
June 11, 2020
It is not easy to achieve results in any business when you are starting from scratch. But Senior Professional Joo Byung-do has done exactly that since joining a new department handling electrolytic copper cathodes within Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group’s Energy & Metal Division in 2012. He is credited with cultivating new markets and […]
The values that unite Samsung C&T employees worldwide
May 28, 2020
As Samsung C&T marks its 82nd anniversary, it is a moment to reflect on just how far the company has come since it opened up as a trading entity in South Korea all those years ago. Within Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group, there are staff placed throughout 45 countries in about 90 offices, but as […]
Passion & Expertise: The know-how to organize and improve healthcare
May 6, 2020
With the world’s focus more than ever on the need for adequate healthcare, it is increasingly important to ask who has the expertise to be able to deliver medical infrastructure where it is needed. Thanks to many years of experience in organizing projects from transportation and IT to education and transmission of electric power, Samsung […]
SC&T office spotlight: Mexico
April 8, 2020
Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group has dozens of offices around the globe, each with their own areas of expertise and trading responsibilities. As part of a series, this feature will shine a spotlight on the Mexico Office. Having launched 40 years ago, the office has risen alongside Mexico’s expanding position in the Americas. The […]
What is the force behind the fashion industry?
February 27, 2020
From season to season there is one constant truth in fashion – it remains a lucrative industry. The global apparel market is expected to generate around USD 1.65 trillion dollars by this year, up from its market valuation of about USD 1.39 trillion in 2017. Looking at it from another perspective, the McKinsey Global Fashion Index predicts that the […]
Love for local communities: Feeding neighbors in need
February 21, 2020
Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group’s global offices have been seeking highly meaningful opportunities to make close contact with local communities and work together to support them when and where needed. Staff have also reported how good they feel when volunteering, and how such activities improve team spirit as well as their feeling of connection […]
Is eco-friendly energy the answer for the 2020s?
February 5, 2020
The start of a new decade has got many of us resolving to become fitter, healthier, and happier. But what about our planet? As the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 25 showed last month, much needs to be done to get global warming under control. If we are to limit greenhouse gas emissions to the level targeted by […]