Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Seoul South Korea

  (Korea: 0720)

Company Description

Hyundai Engineering & Construction (HDEC) built a bridge over its own troubled water. After a stint in bankruptcy and six years in a debt rehabilitation program, the company has emerged as one of South Korea's largest construction and civil engineering companies. The company provides services for a wide variety of projects, including harbors and terminals, bridges and highways, dams, nuclear and other power plants, petrochemical plants, commercial buildings, and high-rise apartments. HDEC was the former parent of Hyundai Group, Korea's largest chaebol (or conglomerate), which was broken up under government orders.