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DALIAN, China, April 2 Asia Pulse - South Korea's STX Shipbuilding Co., the world's seventh-largest shipbuilder, said Sunday that its shipyard to be built here will post US$3 billion in sales in 2012, similar to that of its shipyard in Jinhae, South Korea.
During a ground-breaking ceremony for the shipyard, Kang Duck-soo, chairman of the STX Group, said its $500 million project to build the first South Korean-owned shipyard in China by the end of 2008 will help the company emerge as a global shipbuilder.
"This shipyard will increase our productivity and price competitiveness by maximizing cheaper labor and land," Kang said.
STX Shipbuilding and its affiliate, STX Corp., will build the yard that constructs bulk carriers and smaller-sized chemical vessels.
So far, the shipbuilder has won $1.1 billion worth of deals to build bulk carriers and other ships here.
Separately, STX Shipbuilding and its affiliate, STX Heavy ...
Source: HighBeam Research, STX SHIPBUILDING TARGETS US$3BLN SALES IN 2012.