Samsung C&T Corporation

What Samsung C&T Corporation does

Samsung C&T Corporation (KRX: 028260) is a South Korean diversified conglomerate operating through four core divisions: Construction, Trading, Fashion, and Resort. The Construction Division delivers large-scale EPC projects, civil engineering, plant construction, housing, and emerging energy projects, ranked #1 in Korea's Ministry of Land construction capability assessment for 12 consecutive years. The Trading & Investment Group operates over 70 offices across 40 countries, handling global commodity trading, renewable energy project development (solar, BESS, green ammonia), industrial materials, and semiconductor/biotech sector sourcing. The Fashion Division manages 39 brands including Eight Seconds, Bean Pole, Beauer, and Koton, distributed via owned retail stores, department store concessions, and the SSF Shop e-commerce platform. The Resort Division operates Everland theme park, Caribbean Bay water park, five golf clubs (Benest, Glenross), and GSS landscape services.

The company's revenue model is project-based across Construction and Resort (one-time licensing/sales), transaction-fee based in Trading, and retail/e-commerce in Fashion. Distribution is hybrid: enterprise field sales for infrastructure contracts, global trading offices for commodity flows, physical retail and e-commerce for fashion, and direct consumer admissions for resorts. Geographic footprint spans 47 countries with 131 offices, with concentrated growth investments in India (Reliance green ammonia), Central/Eastern Europe (SMR partnership with Synthos), Guam (solar+BESS consortium), and Saudi Arabia/Thailand/Canada (Siemens infrastructure partnership).

Recent strategic positioning emphasizes capital-intensive pivot to clean energy and biotech: a binding 15-year, $3B+ green ammonia supply agreement with Reliance Industries; a 9.4 trillion KRW ($6.47B) investment commitment through 2028 with 6.5–7.5 trillion KRW allocated to energy and bio sectors; and entry into Small Modular Reactor development. Technology platforms Bynd (smart buildings) and HomeNick (residential) are emerging cross-divisional assets. The company is publicly listed on KOSPI with majority Samsung Group family ownership (38.1% combined), S&P A- / Moody's A2 credit ratings, and MSCI AAA ESG rating as of October 2025.

Name

Samsung C&T Corporation

Legal name

Samsung C&T Corporation

Website

https://samsungcnt.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Samsung C&T Corporation is a Korean diversified conglomerate (KOSPI: 028260) operating four divisions — Construction, Trading, Fashion, and Resort — serving government/institutional clients, multinational corporations, and consumers across 47 countries, with strategic expansion into clean energy, nuclear SMRs, and biotech.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Construction Services

NAICS

Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (551114), Offices of Other Holding Companies (551112)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

T&D project/program management & owner’s engineering (EPCM/PMC) (EUADAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

C&I Renewable Supply & Green Tariffs (Bundled RE, Sleeves, Utility Green Tariffs) (EUAGACAE)

Keywords

• Engineering procurement construction
• Global commodity trading
• Renewable energy development
• Fashion brand portfolio
• Theme park operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction: Revenue from construction projects including buildings, civil engineering, plants, housing, and future growth sectors such as energy projects and investment/development. Includes urban regeneration and remodeling projects through Samsung C&T's construction division.
2. Trading: Revenue from global trading operations spanning over 70 offices in 40 countries, including renewable energy project development and operations, industrial materials, and tech (semiconductor/biotech) sector trading.
3. Fashion: Revenue from 39 fashion brands across menswear, womenswear, SPA, and imported brands operated under the fashion division, sold through owned retail stores, department store concessions, and e-commerce.
4. Resort: Revenue from Everland theme park, Caribbean Bay water park, 5 golf clubs (Anyang Benest, Gapyeong Benest, Anseong Benest, Dongnae Benest, Glenross), and landscape/GSS business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Samsung C&T Corporation is a diversified conglomerate operating four business divisions. The Construction Division delivers end-to-end EPC services for buildings, civil engineering, plants, and residential housing under the Raemian brand. The Trading Division operates global commodity trading and renewable energy project development across more than 70 offices in 40 countries. The Fashion Division manages a portfolio of 39 menswear, womenswear, SPA, and imported brands. The Resort Division operates Everland theme park, Caribbean Bay water park, five golf clubs, and landscape services.

Product overview

Samsung C&T Corporation operates as a diversified conglomerate with four core business divisions: Construction (building, civil engineering, plant, housing, and future energy/development), Trading (global trading, renewable energy project development, industrial materials and tech sector), Fashion (portfolio of 39 brands including menswear, womenswear, SPA, and imported brands), and Resort (theme parks, golf clubs, and landscape services). Key products include the smart building platform 'Bynd' for commercial real estate, residential platform 'HomeNick' for apartment renovations, Everland theme park, Caribbean Bay water park, Raemian residential brand, and golf clubs. The company also provides green ammonia trading services and autonomous delivery robot technology. The architecture follows a platform-plus-services model where core divisions offer specialized products while shared platforms like Bynd and HomeNick enable cross-divisional smart building and residential solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Raemian (래미안): Premium residential apartment brand under Samsung C&T's construction division, consistently ranked #1 in national customer satisfaction (NCSI) for 28+ consecutive years.
• Everland (에버랜드)
• Caribbean Bay (캐리비안 베이)
• 8Seconds (에잇세컨즈)
• Beanpole (빈폴)
• Bynd
• HomeNick
• Samsung Welstory
• GSS (Green Smart Space)
• Benece Golf Club
• Glenrose

Products and services

• Construction Division Services (Samsung C&T Construction) Comprehensive construction services including architecture, civil engineering, plant construction, housing, and energy/development projects for government, institutional, and private-sector clients globally.
• Trading Division Services (Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group) Global commodity trading and renewable energy project development across more than 70 offices in 40 countries, including solar, BESS, green ammonia offtake, industrial materials, and technology sector trading.
• Fashion Division Brand Portfolio Portfolio of 39 fashion brands across menswear, womenswear, SPA, and imported categories including Eight Seconds, Beanpole, and others, sold through owned retail stores, department store concessions, and e-commerce.
• Everland Theme Park South Korea's premier theme park operated by Samsung C&T's Resort Division, featuring attractions, animal exhibits, seasonal festivals, and entertainment experiences for families and individual visitors.
• Caribbean Bay Water Park Indoor and outdoor water park featuring slides, wave pools, and themed attractions, operated as part of Samsung C&T's Resort Division alongside Everland theme park.
• Raemian Residential Brand Premium residential apartments with smart home technologies and design-focused living spaces, sold under the Samsung C&T Construction Division.
• Samsung C&T Golf Clubs Premium golf experiences and memberships at five Samsung C&T-operated golf clubs across South Korea (Anyang Benest, Gapyeong Benest, Anseong Benest, Dongnae Benest, and Glenross).
• Bynd Smart Building Platform Samsung C&T's proprietary smart building platform for commercial real estate that enables integrated building management, operational efficiency, and asset value enhancement.
• HomeNick Residential Platform Residential platform providing smart home technologies and apartment renovation solutions for Samsung C&T's urban regeneration projects, enabling modernisation of finishes, facilities, and smart home upgrades.
• Autonomous Delivery Robot Service Door-to-door autonomous food delivery service using robots that integrate with building automatic doors and elevators, originally piloted at Samsung C&T's Raemian Leaders One residential complex.
• Green Ammonia Offtake and Supply Services Long-term green ammonia supply and offtake services, including the 15-year binding agreement with Reliance Industries under which Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group will offtake green ammonia from India's Kutch new energy platform.
• Qatar CO2 Sequestration Project Services Engineering and construction services for QatarEnergy's CO2 sequestration project capable of permanently storing approximately 4.3 million tonnes of CO2 annually.
• Yona Solar-Plus-Storage Project Services Engineering and construction services for the Yona Solar Power Project in Guam, a 132 MW solar plant with a 325 MWh battery energy storage system.
• Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Development Services Engineering and construction services for Small Modular Reactor development, including Poland's first SMR project and potential projects in Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Romania using BWRX-300 reactor technology.
• Samsung Welstory Food Service Food service and catering company under Samsung C&T providing meals and food solutions to corporate and institutional clients.
• Samsung C&T GSS Landscape Services Landscaping and garden design business under Samsung C&T's Resort Division, providing landscape architecture and construction services for residential, commercial, and public-sector projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 consecutive years as Korea's #1 construction company by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport assessment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GRAIL, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026GRAIL completed a $110 million equity financing led by Samsung C&T Corporation. Samsung C&T and GRAIL intend to collaborate to commercialize Galleri multi-cancer early detection test in South Korea, with potential expansion into Japan and Singapore, while initial testing will continue at GRAIL's laboratory in North Carolina.
• Samsung Group (Affiliates)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2026Samsung Group established an Energy Task Force consolidating energy-related capabilities of its various affiliates including Samsung C&T, Samsung E&A, Samsung SDI, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Electronics, and Samsung SDS, spanning LNG, ESS, FLNG, and AI data center cooling. The task force benchmarks against SK Group's integrated energy strategy linking semiconductors and AI data centers, and identifies potential M&A targets in the AI data center power supply chain.
• Marston Investment ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026Samsung C&T and Marston Investment Management signed an MOU to collaborate on smart building services in the commercial real estate sector. The partnership combines Samsung C&T's smart building platform 'Bynd' with Marston's expertise in commercial real estate management, development, and leasing strategies. The two companies plan to form a strategic consultative body and implement phased collaboration through pilot projects and business planning to enhance operational efficiency and asset value.
• WorleyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 February 2026Worley was awarded a contract by Samsung C&T Corporation to provide detailed engineering services for a carbon dioxide (CO₂) sequestration project in Qatar as part of QatarEnergy's LNG sequestration initiative. The project aims to permanently store approximately 4.3 million tonnes per annum of CO₂, with Worley having completed the front-end engineering design phase.
• Octopus AustraliaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 February 2026Samsung C&T sold the Dunmore Solar Farm and Battery project in Queensland, Australia to Octopus Australia — its first sale of renewable-energy development rights outside North America as part of a capital-light clean-energy strategy. The hybrid project combines 300 MW of solar capacity with a 150 MW/300 MWh battery energy storage system near Toowoomba.
• YogiyominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 January 2026Samsung C&T expanded its autonomous food delivery robot service through a partnership with delivery platform Yogiyo covering approximately 130 food and beverage establishments within a 1.2-kilometer radius for door-to-door delivery service.
• Synthos Green EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2025Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group signed an MOU with Poland's Synthos Green Energy to collaborate on Small Modular Reactor development, including Poland's first SMR project and expansion across Central and Eastern Europe. Synthos Green Energy leads Poland's national SMR initiative planning to deploy up to 24 units of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 reactor by the early 2030s, with potential projects extending to Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Romania.
• GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear EnergycoreTechnology or Integration · 11 December 2025Samsung C&T's growing European SMR portfolio includes a strategic alliance with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy alongside the partnership with Synthos Green Energy, targeting BWRX-300 reactor deployment across Central and Eastern Europe including Romania, Estonia, and Sweden.
• SiemenscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025Siemens entered a long-term partnership with Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group to deliver complex infrastructure projects across international markets, beginning with six projects in Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Canada covering airports, hospitals, buildings, and data centres. The collaboration leverages Samsung C&T's EPC expertise with Siemens' capabilities in digitalisation, electrification, and automation, structured around a unified 'ONE Tech Company' delivery model.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubem.youtube.com/user/withEverland
• Facebookm.facebook.com/witheverland
• Instagraminstagram.com/witheverland
• Xx.com/samsungcnt

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments14 records

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