KT&G Corporation, originally Korea Tobacco & Ginseng, also branded as Korea Tomorrow & Global, is the leading tobacco company in South Korea with annual sales over US$4 billion. KT&G was originally a government-owned monopoly but was privatised and today is publicly traded, competing for market share with other international tobacco firms such as Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco.[5] KT&G's sales volume share was 62% of the Korean market in 2009.[7]
KT&G also owns significant subsidiaries such as Korea Ginseng Corporation, Yungjin Pharm (a pharmaceutical company), and several bio ventures. Its headquarters are in Daejeon.[8]
Brands
KT&G produces popular Korean cigarette brands such as The One, Indigo, Arirang, This, This Plus, Zest, Esse, Raison, and Lo Crux. It has been expanded outside Korea, especially through its superslim brand Esse in Russia and other Eastern European markets.
See also
- Smoking in South Korea
External links
References
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- KT&G rakes in record-high global sales of $979 mn in 2017 pulsenews.co.kr, retrieved 2018-03-12^
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- KT&G Corporation: Private Company Information www.bloomberg.com, retrieved 2018-03-12^
- History of KT&G Corporation www.fundinguniverse.com, retrieved 2018-03-12^
- Our Story, Cheong Kwan Jang's Ginseng, best ginseng - Korea Ginseng Corp www.kgcus.com, retrieved 2018-03-12^
- Tobacco in South Korea euromonitor, Aug 2010, retrieved 2 Jan 2011^
- 이충희 기자. [시그널]행동주의 펀드 "KT&G, 한국인삼공사 분리 상장하라" n.news.naver.com, retrieved 2026-04-19^