Dongwon Group

Dongwon Group is a prominent South Korean conglomerate primarily engaged in the seafood industry, with a significant focus on fishing, marine products, and food production. Founded in 1969 by Kim Jae-chul, the group has grown into South Korea's largest fishing company, operating a diverse fleet of approximately 40 vessels, including tuna purse seines, longline seines, trawlers, and transportation ships. Dongwon Industries, its flagship seafood company headquartered in Seoul, plays a central role by exploring marine resources across the world's oceans and providing high-quality seafood products globally.

Dongwon Group's seafood operations include catching, processing, and distributing various species such as skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, albacore, and salmon. The company pioneered Korea's deep-sea fishery innovations, notably introducing tuna purse seine fishing and maintaining the largest tuna fishing fleet nationally. The group also emphasizes rapid freezing technologies to preserve product freshness, enabling exports to major international markets including Japan, the United States, and Europe.