History of Overseas Expansion
Overseas Expansion
KT&G has established local plants and is manufacturing and distributing main brands such as ESSE and PINE in order to smoothly supply tobacco for export to nearby and other countries.KT&G is taking part in vitalizing local economies by hiring local workers.
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Country
Exports to around
85 countries(2020. 03)
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Brand
Export of about
419 brands(2020. 03)
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Awards
$800 million
Awarded Export Tower
(2017, Korea International Trade Association) -
ESSE
ESSE brand reached
export target of
approximately
303.2 billion cigarettes
(2020. 03 cumulative) -
Global Record
Annual Overseas sale Record
42.8 billion cigarettes
(2019 Record) -
Overseas Employment
Local Employees
3,389 people
Contributed to the creation of overseas employment(2020.03)
Overseas Organization
| Country | Production Capacity (100 million cigarettes) |
No. of Employees | Main Brands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sojourning | Local | Total | |||
| Turkey | 28 | 4 | 64 | 68 | ESSE, PINE |
| Iran | 8 | 3 | 15 | 18 | ESSE |
| Russia | 48 | 6 | 139 | 145 | ESSE, Booming |
| Indonesia | 47 | 20 | 2,282 | 2,302 | ESSE, Win Mild, Pensil |
| USA | - | 3 | 60 | 63 | TIME, Carnival |
| China | - | 3 | 50 | 54 | ESSE, BOHEM |
Overseas Activities
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Participated in the TFWA World Exhibition, the world’s largest duty-free goods exhibition
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Overseas business (Participated in the Intertabac Fair)
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The first to introduce the domestically launched Tonino Lamborghini brand to the world market
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Completion ceremony for KT&G plant in Russia, including ultra-slim product production line
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Established a bridgehead for overseas new market development through the acquisition of Trisakti
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Established a Korean Language Institute in Indonesia, a first for a domestic company
