LS Group is a Korean

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 Jaebeol (conglomerate). It is composed of LS Corp. (see below), Gaon Cable, E1 (LPG), YESCO (LNG) and LS Asset Management (formerly Delta Asset). "LS Corp." is a holding company, which comprises LS Cable (power & communications cables; #3 cable mfg. in the world), LS Industrial Systems (electrical equipment & automation systems), LS-Nikko Copper (copper smelter & refiner) and LS Mtron (machinery & components).

LS Group was 'spun off' from LG Group

LG Group

LG Corp. is the second-largest South Korean conglomerate company following Samsung, and it is headquartered in the LG Twin Towers in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. LG produces electronics, chemicals, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG Display,...

in 2003. LS has approximately $20bn in revenue worldwide with about 40 subsidiaries. The Company is controlled by the Koo family, the founding family of LG Group.

LS means "leading solution".

Group families

• LS Corp
  • LS Cable (LS Cable, Superior Essex, JS Cable, GCI, Alutek, Pountek, Kospace, LS Global, etc.)
  • LS Industrial Systems (LS IS, LS Power Semitech, Planet)
  • LS-Nikko Copper (LS-Nikko Copper, GRM, Torecom)
  • LS Mtron (LS Mtron, Daesung Electric/Deltech, Casco, Cabonix, ACE R&A)
• Gaon Cable
• E1 (E1, LS Networks, KJ Motorrad, OD Camp, E1 Logistics, E1 Container Terminal)
• YESCO (YESCO, YESCO Service, Daehan GM)
• LS Asset Management