Trading & Investment

On the face of it, trade sounds fairly straightforward. One party buys a product, the other party sells it, and perhaps another takes care of distribution. In the 21st century, however, trade and distribution have become more complex than ever. Loading goods onto a truck and driving them to their destination is fine when you are […]

Note: This is the latest in a series of articles on the Samsung C&T Newsroom that examines several key materials, looking at how they are being used by a variety of industries, including trading, technology and construction. Previously in the series, Samsung C&T Newsroom has looked at the importance of copper in our lives, the future of cement and steel’s versatility in […]

It is a question that has confounded energy experts, global leaders and technological pioneers for years – in a world with finite resources, a fast-growing population and ever-rising energy needs, how will the future be powered? The International Energy Association says that the world consumed almost 40 percent more power in 2008 than it did […]

Modern Korea is almost completely unrecognizable from the country it was just a few decades ago. Even until the beginning of the 20th Century, Korea did not have much interaction with the rest of the world. As a result, the country had remained ethnically and culturally homogenous. In recent years, however, Korea has undergone rapid social […]

Note: This is the latest in a series of articles on the Samsung C&T Newsroom that examines several key materials, looking at how they are being used by a variety of industries, including trading, technology and construction. Previously in the series, Samsung C&T Newsroom has looked at why copper is such a big deal to everyone from traders […]

Ties between Samsung C&T and Myanmar go back a long way. Almost four full decades ago, the company opened an office in Yangon. However, a long period of political instability curtailed activities in the Southeast Asian country for most foreign enterprises – including Samsung C&T – until earlier this decade. In 2012, military rule slowly […]

With tools like browser-based maps, satellites, survey aircraft and drones, we like to think we have explored every inch of the planet, and that the days of pioneering, exploring and discovery now belong to a bygone era. In the world of global trade, however, this simply is not true. The Silk Road, which enjoyed its […]

Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the Samsung C&T Newsroom that will examine several key materials, looking at how these are being utilized by a variety of sectors, including the trading, technology and construction industries. The importance of copper continues to diversify in the modern world. As a global trader […]

For global corporations with branches all over the world, finding a way to get all employees onto the same page can often prove a challenge. Although a company’s headquarters may have a set of ideals, rules and practices it hopes all its staff can follow, things can often be more complicated than that. In the […]

The world’s population is growing fast, at a rate of over 1.1 percent per year. In fact, perhaps the only thing growing faster is our thirst for energy consumption. As we become more numerous and affluent, our energy needs have risen by six times in the last 50 years, according to media outlet The Guardian. Almost everything […]