Chairman Kim Seung-youn Presents 2026 Vision and Tasks Through New Year Address

Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn presented three major tasks in his 2026 New Year address: securing future-leading technologies in core business areas including AI defense; responsible execution of US-Korea shipbuilding industry cooperation (MASGA); and shared growth management with safety as the absolute priority. Chairman Kim assessed that Hanwha grew into a "national representative company" in defense/shipbuilding by leading US-Korea industrial cooperation symbolized by MASGA — with greater responsibility now required as an "essential power company for industry and society." On future technology: "To maintain sustainable leadership for 50-100 years in core businesses including AI defense, we must possess foundational technologies that determine the future — total dedication required across all Hanwha businesses including defense, aerospace, maritime, energy, materials, finance, machinery, and services." Sector-specific guidance: Energy/Materials — proactively respond to global policy changes and petrochemical restructuring; Finance — expand global market business through digital assets and AI integration; Services — maximize synergy with AI and machinery divisions to create growth models. MASGA commitment: "We must treat MASGA as something Hanwha must take full responsibility for, centered on Philadelphia Shipyard in the US — expand and deepen bilateral shipbuilding cooperation through naval vessel and nuclear submarine construction as the linchpin of US-Korea relations." Shared growth: reaffirmed "Together Far" principle of 15 years — "suppliers'' workers are also Hanwha family members, and local communities are Hanwha''s business grounds." Safety: absolute safety priority as the highest management principle. Strategic significance: Hanwha''s positioning as a defense-aerospace-maritime integrated company with AI capabilities represents a distinctive positioning in the AI era — combining hardware/manufacturing depth with AI software integration in high-value national security markets.