The construction of Lotte World Tower, the tallest building in South Korea, is coming to an end.

Representatives of Lotte Engineering and Construction (Lotte E & C) confirmed participation in the international forum of high-rise and unique construction 100 + Forum Russia. The company's leading experts, Song Hee-hoon, chief construction consultant, and Kwangsu To, head of the international working group of architects, will talk about the methods of constructing ultra-tall buildings, the construction features of high-rise buildings and the technologies used in the construction of the Lotte World Tower. 123-storey ultra-tall skyscraper is being built in Seoul– the capital of South Korea, in the entertainment district the LotteWorld complex.

Lotte Engineering and Construction was founded in 1959 and is a subsidiary of Lotte Group. The number of Lotte E &C employees at the end of 2015 was 2,852, with total orders amounting to $5.08 billion. Lotte E &C is the leader in the South Korean construction industry in creating ultra-tall buildings. When implementing the Lotte World Tower project, the company performs all the work from architectural design and construction to building maintenance. The description of the Lotte World Tower project states that the tower structure is capable of withstanding wind gusts up to 55 m/s at an altitude of 555 m, and withstanding an earthquake of more than 7 on the Richter scale. Direct pumping technologies are used to transport high-strength concrete to the upper floors. The latest technologies have been applied in the use of solar energy and wind energy production, as well as geothermal heating and cooling energy using river water. For more information, visit the Lotte World Tower website.

In 2014, the Korean delegation to the 100+ Forum Russia included Lotte Engineering and Construction CEO Johnsan Lee and his deputy Kwangsu To.