Dongbu Steel ranks today as the world's leading producer of cold-rolled steel sheets, providing a total annual output of 2.7 million tons from three plants it operates in Asan Bay, Incheon and Pohang. When the Asan Bay plant became operational in 1999, it was the world's first cold roller to have a fully automated production system, thereby allowing optimal cost competitiveness and earning it a "plant of the dreams" reputation. Building on this success, the company is now expanding its operations to include electric arc furnace steelmaking that would annually produce 3 million tons of hot-rolled steel sheets from 2009. This sets the stage for the company to self-supply hot rolled steel sheets, the main raw material for cold-rolled steel sheets. With addition of the electric arc furnace, Dongbu Steel has transformed into an integrated steelmaker capable of producing hot- and cold-rolled steel products and is now positioned to emerge as the world's leading electric arc furnace steelmaker.

Dongbu HiTek's Semiconductor Division was established to extend South Korea's semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure beyond memory chips to the production of non-memory semiconductor devices integrating analog, logic and other non-memory functions. The capability to produce such devices, including complex system-on-chip solutions, can potentially provide a growth engine for the company's future since such non-memory devices account for about 80 percent of the world's semiconductor market.

Dongbu HiTek's Agricultural Division is the country's largest producer of materials for crop protection and ranks as the second largest manufacturer of crop nutrients. The company also produces seedlings and animal pharmaceuticals, and operates a petrochemical division that produces styrene-based products. Recently, Dongbu HiTek has been reinventing itself as a green, high-tech company, by developing and commercializing microbe-based crop protectants and organic crop nutrients as well as eco-friendly materials.
Since it produced Styrene Monomer (SM) for the first time in Korea, Dongbu HiTek's Petrochemical Division produces Styrene family of products such as Polystyrene (PS) and Expanded Polystyrene.

Dongbu Fine Chemicals, a future-oriented biotechnology and materials developer, was the first Korean company to produce raw materials for pesticides using locally developed technology. Thanks to strong R&D, the company continues to add high value in delivering a wide range of products ranging from pesticide components and medicinal intermediates to magnetic powder cores and other materials used in electronics.

Dongbu Metal, an MN alloy specialist, was the first Korean firm to produce Manganese (MN) alloys in 1964. Using its accumulated know-how and extensive experience in the field, the company has maintained its position as the country's top MN alloy producer and the world's second largest producer of high value refined MN alloys. Dongbu Metal has won acclaim among steel experts as having one of the best technological capabilities in the world. Indeed, the company was among the world's first few companies to develop and commercialize both oxygen-scouring and ultra low phosphorous carbon (ULPC) processes. With its powerful combination of superb technological capabilities and competitive production methods, Dongbu Metal is well positioned to strengthen its global presence as a top refined MN alloy maker.

Dongbu Corporation traces its origin to the 1969 founding of Miryoong Construction, which successfully carried out major construction contracts in Saudi Arabia in the early 1970s. The collective value of these early contracts, approximately US $2 billion, put in place a solid foundation for what was to become the Dongbu Group. Leveraging its core competencies in civil infrastructure, construction and plant construction, Dongbu Corporation expanded into housing and SOC (social overhead capital) projects as well as real estate development. In addition, through landmark projects such as Cheongdam Bridge, Dongbu Finance Center and the National Museum of Korea, Dongbu Corporation has demonstrated superb technological capabilities. "Centreville," Dongbu Corporation's brand for its apartments, has become an icon for high quality housing in Korea. In efforts to become a general real estate developer, the company has been recruiting and training professionals while collaborating with foreign firms to carry out urban development, resort and silver facility projects.

Dongbu Express is a total logistics company with operations that fulfill virtually all the planning and control required for cargo transport, including cargo handling (loading/unloading, transportation, storage), third party logistics, international logistics, door-to-door courier service, express bus service and car rentals as well as expert logistics consulting. Building upon its comprehensive logistics operations, the company continues to add logistics bases and to refine its business model to extend its services on a broader global scale.

Dongbu Engineering was founded in 1989 with the aim of becoming a global "Engineering Constructor." The company today provides a range of consulting services including identifying and evaluating proposed projects as well as carrying out feasibility studies and project planning.

Dongbu Insurance offers a wide range of coverage including insurance for automobiles, marine craft and fire damage as well as long term policies and annuities. Dongbu Insurance was recognized by Bain & Company, an independent consulting firm, as one of Korea's 10 best performing companies in terms of net profits, share prices and ROI over the last 11-year period. Moreover, the company earned an "Excellent" rating by the U.S.-based rating agency, A.M. Best Co., for the last seven consecutive years. Among other honors, Dongbu Insurance received the Prime Ministerial Award for corporate innovation and awards for management transparency, good workplace and trusted company.

Dongbu Life Insurance possesses and ample amount of advanced management know-how obtained through joint venture operations with Aetna of U.S.A. and AXA of France. It has enabled the company to show profit over 9 consecutive years up to FY 2007. While almost all of the Korean life insurance companies launched around the late 1980's have been either M&Aed or ceased operations, Dongbu Life Insurance alone has acquired foreign partner's share and has sustained to become a sound and solid company.

Dongbu Securities, founded as Kookmin Investment in 1982, transformed into a total securities company by 1991. Employing efficient management systems and reacting swiftly to the changing market conditions, Dongbu Securities has managed to expand operations while its early competitors either fell into bankruptcy or were merged into other firms. Dongbu Securities is committed to "Total securities management that puts the success of the client first." By developing new services and plans it aims to be ranked among Korea's top 10 securities companies by 2010.

Dongbu Asset Management, founded in 1997, specializes in targeting and evaluating a wide range of investment opportunities (including securities) with the goal of selecting those that promise the highest rates of return for clients. By backing its selected investment options with the services of professional fund managers, Dongbu Asset Management delivers the most stable and profitable asset management services in the industry.

Dongbu Mutual Savings Bank is South Korea's top savings bank boasting the highest asset soundness in the country. As a core member of the Dongbu Financial Network, Dongbu Mutual Savings Bank has gained strong client trust and is fast becoming the country's leading savings bank. As the first Korean mutual savings bank to join the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI), the company has been building a global network by forming strategic partnerships with European savings banks with a mid- to long-term aim of offering the services of European companies locally.

Dongbu Capital specializes in credit management and has been profitable every year since its founding in 1995. With its solid financial structure and optimized loan management system, Dongbu Capital continues to report the highest profit rate in the industry.

Dongbu CNI provides high quality IT services for the customer to establish Real Time Enterprise environment. The technological capability of Dongbu CNI has been well verified in the diversified areas of finance, construction, chemicals, etc. of Dongbu Group. Based on such technological capability, the company provides sustainable optimal infrastructure and services for the customer to enhance business competitiveness. Dongbu CNI entertains its vision of "an IT service partner who best knows customer's business needs" and aims to become the top integrated ITO and SI service company.

Dongbu Inc. provides Dongbu Group companies with strategies for marketing, advertisements and brand promotion. This is well evidenced by the marketing campaigns it waged for Centreville of Dongbu Corp, PromyCar and PromyLife of Dongbu Insurance and Dongbu Financial Network. The company aims to diversify its operation into various high-level cultural and entertainment businesses to become an integrated culture business unit.