South Korea's Hanwha is one of the world's largest and most diversified manufacturing companies.
Having made its name in the 1950s as an explosives manufacturer, the intervening years have seen the Seoul-based firm enter into all manner of sectors, from aerospace and shipbuilding to machinery and energy.
Energy – specifically clean energy – is now one of Hanwha's biggest focuses.
Its subsidiary Qcells is a globally renowned manufacturer of solar panels, with its products ranked as the most popular solar panels in the US by Wood Mackenzie.
Until now, though, the company has never had a base of operation in the US, instead shipping its goods across the Pacific from the Korean Peninsula.
