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South Korean industrial conglomerate spanning shipbuilding, construction equipment, and energy, with units like HD Hyundai XiteSolution.
HD Hyundai reported first-half operating profit of 6.96 trillion won, up 187%, on revenue of 42.01 trillion won. Its 1.4 trillion won spent or set aside for data-center engines, servicing and a reactor facility is about a fifth of that.
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HD Hyundai and Siemens opened a Busan center with 50 specialists to integrate ship design, production and maintenance data into 3D models. The 2030 target is a 30% cut in build time, and neither company disclosed what it is spending to get there.
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Hyundai Glovis is buying HD Hyundai unit Avikus' navigation software for 10 new 10,800-CEU car carriers, according to shipping industry sources. Together the ten ships hold 108,000 vehicles per sailing, 2.2% of the 5 million a year Glovis wants to move by 2030.
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HD Hyundai gave Lee Sang-kyun its shipyards and its data-center and reactor plans, but put its 830 billion won engine expansion under Han Joo-seok. The only new venture with a budget so far extends the engine business the group already runs.
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HD Hyundai XiteSolution has put 10- to 18-ton electric forklifts into mass production for shipyards, ports and steel mills that have run on diesel. The case for switching rests on a payback estimate the company ran itself, with no purchase price published to test it against.
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The Houston startup says energy and construction come next after shipbuilding and steel, though its Korean work so far amounts to two proof-of-concept projects and a $2 million investment from POSCO DX.
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A Form D records securities sold as of its filing date. Persona AI's puts $65.36 million against a $141.96 million target, with $76.6 million still to sell and pre-production shipyard deliveries due at the end of 2026.
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Gravis Robotics is worth $1 billion for bolting autonomy onto machines contractors already own. The capital in construction robotics is going to the aftermarket, not the assembly line.
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