uses see lg disambiguation . life s good redirects here . for other uses see life is good disambiguation . lg corporation lg corporate logo headquarters at yeouido dong yeongdeungpo gu in seoul south korea type public traded as krx 003550 industry conglomerate founded 5 january 1947 ; 69 years ago 1947 01 05 founder koo in hwoi headquarters seoul south korea area served worldwide key people koo bon moo chairman & ceo kang yu sig vice chairman & co ceo lee woo rahm chairman cho jun ho evp coo & director products electronics chemicals telecommunications engineering information technology power generation revenue us 143 billion 2012 1 number of employees 220 000 2012 1 subsidiaries lg electronics lg display lg uplus lg chem lg life sciences lg solar energy website www.lgcorp.com or www.lg.com korean name hangul lg hanja lg revised romanization lg beobin mccune reischauer lg p bin former hangul hanja revised romanization leogki geumseong mccune reischauer l kki k ms ng this article contains korean text . without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of hangul and hanja . stake ownership structures as of 2012 update an lg microwave oven lg s ad campaigns have sometimes utilized celebrities such as south korean pop girl group girls generation for their products such as this for the lg cookie cell phone in 2010 . lg side by side refrigerator kf p8903 hlp lg corporation korean lg formerly lucky goldstar korean leogki geumseong is a south korean multinational conglomerate corporation . it is the fourth largest chaebol in south korea . it is headquartered in the lg twin towers building in yeouido dong yeongdeungpo gu seoul . 2 lg makes electronics chemicals and telecom products and operates subsidiaries such as lg electronics zenith lg display lg uplus and lg chem in over 80 countries . contents 1 history 2 joint ventures 3 international markets 4 logo 5 associated companies 6 structure and financial position 6.1 group families 6.1.1 electronics industries 6.1.2 chemical industries 6.1.3 telecommunications 7 sports sponsorship 8 references 9 external links history edit lg corp. established as lak hui chemical industrial corp. in 1947 . 3 in 1952 lak hui pronounced lucky currently lg chem became the first korean company to enter the plastics industry . as the company expanded its plastic business it established goldstar co. ltd. currently lg electronics inc. in 1958 both companies lucky and goldstar merged and formed lucky goldstar . goldstar produced south korea s first radio . many consumer electronics were sold under the brand name goldstar while some other household products not available outside south korea were sold under the brand name of lucky . the lucky brand was famous for hygiene products such as soaps and hiti laundry detergents but the brand was mostly associated with its lucky and perioe toothpaste . even today lg continues to manufacture some of these products for the south korean market such as laundry detergent . in 1995 to compete better in the western market the lucky goldstar corporation was renamed lg . the company also associates the letters lg with the company s tagline life s good . since 2009 lg has owned the domain name lg.com . joint ventures edit since 2001 lg had two joint ventures with royal philips electronics lg philips display and lg philips lcd but philips sold off its shares in late 2008 . 4 in 2005 lg entered into a joint venture with nortel networks creating lg nortel co. ltd. international markets edit on 30 november 2012 comscore released a report of the october 2012 u.s. mobile subscriber market share that found lg lost its place as second in the u.s. mobile market share to apple inc. 5 on 20 january 2013 counterpoint research announced that lg has overtaken apple to become second largest in u.s. market share . 6 on 7 august 2013 comscore released a report of the june 2013 u.s. smartphone subscriber market share that found lg fell to fifth place in the u.s mobile market share . 7 logo edit the company logo of lg features a circle containing the letters l and g presented in the form of a smiling human face . 8 9 the original lg corporate logo used from 1995 until 2014 in helvetica typeface . the new lg corporate logo in use from 2015 using a different typeface along with a slightly darker red . associated companies edit gs group ls group lig group lejel group heesung group spc group structure and financial position edit lg corporation is a holding company that operates worldwide through more than 30 companies in the electronics chemical and telecom fields . its electronics subsidiaries manufacture and sell products ranging from electronic and digital home appliances to televisions and mobile telephones from thin film transistor liquid crystal displays to security devices and semiconductors . in the chemical industry subsidiaries manufacture and sell products including cosmetics industrial textiles rechargeable batteries and toner products polycarbonates medicines and surface decorative materials . its telecom products include long distance and international phone services mobile and broadband telecommunications services as well as consulting and telemarketing services . lg also operates the coca cola korea bottling company manages real estate offers management consulting and operates professional sports clubs . fields of activity companies 2013 division revenue in billions usd holding company lg corp. us 8.8 billion 10 electronic industry lg electronics lg display lg innotek lg siltron lusem us 55.8 billion 11 us 25.9 billion 12 us 5.9 billion 13 n a n a chemical industry lg chem lg household & health care lg hausys lg life sciences lg mma us 22.2 billion 14 us 4.1 billion 15 us 2.6 billion 16 n a n a telecommunication and services lg uplus lg international corp. lg cns serveone lg n sys us 11 billion 17 us 11.6 billion 18 n a n a n a group families edit electronics industries edit lg electronics lg display lg innotek hiplaza hi logistics system air con engineering siltron lusem chemical industries edit lg chem seetec lg household & health care sa knox the face shop beyond coca cola beverage company south korea lg hausys lg tostem bm lg life sciences lg mma telecommunications edit lg u cs leader a in lg dacom lg powercom dacom crossing dacom multimedia internet cs one partner lg cns lg n sys v ens biztech & ektimo ucess partners serveone lg international monkey house pixdix korea commercial vehicle lg solar energy g2r hs ad twenty twenty sports sponsorship edit lg has owned the lg twins and changwon lg sakers . 2013 special olympics world winter games bayer 04 leverkusen changwon lg sakers copa am rica fis snowboard world cup formula one swansea city a.f.c. manchester city fc international cricket council lg cup association football lg cup go lg twins los angeles dodgers millonarios f tbol club ncaa all programs son heung min son yeon jae lg sponsors bundesliga club bayer leverkusen 2011 copa am rica 2012 korean grand prix 2011 12 fis snowboard world cup los angeles dodgers son yeon jae angela park fulham f.c. 2008 09 aek athens f.c. home kit references edit a b lg overview . . lgcorp.com . retrieved 2013 04 07 . overview . lg corp. retrieved on 6 january 2010 . address lg twin towers 20 yeouido dong yeongdeungpo gu seoul 150 721 korea lg history lg display shares drop 5.4 percent on philips stake sale . reuters . retrieved on 11 november 2010 . comscore reports october 2012 u.s. mobile subscriber market share comscore inc. comscore.com 2012 11 30 . retrieved on 2013 07 12 . korean lg electronics returns to 2nd place in u.s. handset market . yonhap news 2013 01 20 . retrieved on 2013 07 12 . comscore reports june 2013 u.s. smartphone subscriber market share comscore inc. comscore.com 2013 08 07 . retrieved on 2013 08 14 . our brand . lg electronics . retrieved 20 august 2013 . lg logo design and history . famouslogos.net . retrieved 2011 10 12 . lg corp 003550 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg electronics inc 066570 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg display co ltd 034220 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg innotek co ltd 011070 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg chem ltd 051910 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg household & health care 051900 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg hausys ltd 108670 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg uplus corp 032640 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . lg international corp 001120 korea se . businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . external links edit official website english wikimedia commons has media related to lg group . v t e lg subsidiaries electronics lg electronics lg display lg innotek lg siltron lg hitachi water solutions lusem silicon works chemicals lg chem lg household & health care lg hausys lg life sciences lg mma lg tostem haitai beverage seetec telecommunication and services lg uplus lg n sys lg cns lg academy lg economic research institute lg sports fc seoul lg twins changwon lg sakers lg solar energy lg international lg toyo engineering serveone g2r hs ad lbest medialog other gs ls lejel group category commons v t e chaebol south korean conglomerates economy of south korea top 10 samsung hyundai motor group lg sk group lotte gs group hyundai heavy industries group kumho asiana group hanjin hanwha others aju group amorepacific corporation byuck san cj group crown daelim group daesang corporation dongbu group dongkuk doosan group e land eugene group halla group hanil hankook tire hansol hite hyosung isu group kcc corporation kiswel group kolon group korea tobacco & ginseng corporation kt corporation kyobo life insurance company ls group nexen nongshim orion posco saehan shinsegae ssangyong group stx corporation taekwang group ytn group defunct daewoo keo pyung category retrieved from https 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