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Hyundai to Work on Burma Death Pipe



Subject: Hyundai to Work on Burma Death Pipeline

Dear Free Burma Supporters:

The news is that Hyundai is planning to take part in the Unocal/Total "Death
Pipeline." See news clip below.

I would be interested in brainstorming ways to put pressure on Hyundai in a
campaign similar to that being waged against Mitsubishi.

Are there any Korean or Korean-American groups or individuals who would like
to take a leading role in a campaign against Hyundai? Involvement by Koreans
and Korean-Americans would help deflect any charges by Hyuandai that the
campaign is just being orchestrated by white Americans.

Please email the list or me directly if you are interested. I plan to do a
little research on Hyundai and I would appreciate assistance.

Simon Billenness
Franklin Research & Development
(617) 423 6655 x 225
simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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THE NATION: HYUNDAI AGREES TO JOIN PIPELINE BID
April, 1996

The Nation

INDUSTRY Minister Chaiwat Sinsuwong yesterday persuaded the 
top executive of South Korea-based Hyundai Engineering & 
Construction Co Ltd to join the bid in July this year to lay 
a gas pipeline from Burma to Ratchaburi.

In addition, the Industry Ministry urged the Korean company 
to speed up implementation of the National Fertilizer Corp 
(NFC) project, which has already been delayed for three 
months.

Chaiwat said he asked Hyundai's Engineering & Construction's 
Chairman Chung Mong Hun to bid for the Petroleum Authority 
of Thailand PTT gas pipeline project running from the Yadana 
and Yeidagon fields in Burma to Thailand.

PTT plans to call a bid for the project this July. Hyundai, 
the largest construction firm in South Korea, is currently 
participating in a number of the Industry Ministry's 
projects such as NFC.

Chaiwat also told reporters after the meeting with Chung 
that the ministry had invited Hyundai to take part in the 
Southern Seaboard project, which is to include a refinery 
and petrochemicals plants.

The minister also urged the Korean firm to participate in a 
project to lay down the 200-kilometre PTT gas pipeline for 
the Southern Seaboard programme.

Additionally, Chaiwat asked Hyundai to invest in a car 
assembly plant in Thailand.

Hyundai currently exports 5,0007,000 cars to Thailand each 
year.

Chaiwat said that apart from expanding its market base by 
moving into Thailand, an assembly plant here would also help 
the Korean car company penetrate other potentially lucrative 
markets throughout Indochina.

Sivavong Changkasiri, permanent secretary, Industry 
Ministry, said that he asked Hyundai to speed up the NFC 
project to enable it to begin operations by April next year, 
as scheduled.  (TN)