SK overtakes Hyundai to become South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate

Thriving chip business pushes automaker off position it held for 16 years

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SK surpassed Hyundai Motor for the first time, accumulating total assets of 292 trillion won ($230 billion) -- a 22% increase from the previous year. © Reuters

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- SK became the second-largest South Korean conglomerate in 2021, according to the Korea Fair Trade Commission, displacing Hyundai Motor from a position it had commanded for 16 years.

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