# SK Holdings C&C acquires robot maker SMCore for smart factory business

SK Holdings C&C signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in SMCore Inc, a manufacturer of automation equipment and logistics robots, to strengthen its global smart factory capabilities.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-11-28
- Where: South Korea
- Status: announced
- Products: automation equipment, logistics robots, automatic warehouse systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [SK Holdings C&C](https://endata.com/companies/16412.md) (acquirer)
- [SMCore Inc](https://endata.com/companies/16413.md) (target)

## Sources

- [businesskorea.co.kr](https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=16611), 2016-11-28: "SK Holdings C&C announced on November 28 that it signed an agreement of acquiring shares with SMCore Inc."

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