Our History
2010s2010 ~ Present
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2022
- October
- Announces its support for TCFD in effort to cope with climate change
- March
- Take part in BIS summit 2022 anti-corrupt
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2021
- April
- Took part in Chinaplas 2021, a chemical industry expo.
- March
- Convened the 3rd periodic General Meeting of Shareholders.
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2020
- December
- Hyosung group donates 1 bil. won to love-thy-neighbor campaign
- June
- Uses polyketone to produce a watt-hour meter for the first time in the country
- April
- Signed an MOU with the Linde Group for liquid nitrogen business
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2019
- December
- Published the 2018 sustainability report
- July
- Held the CEO Seminar for institutional investors
- May
- Participated in “Chinaplas 2019,” an international plastic and rubber industry fair held in Guangzhou, China
- February
- held Corporate Day in Singapore and Hong Kong
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2018
- August
- Jointly hosted the IR event Corporate Day with the 4 other companies of the Hyosung Group
- Hyosung Chemical and other member companies of the Hyosung Group held an IR meeting
- Released the half-year results
- June
- Hyosung Chemical was spun off
- May
- Vietnamese Corporation Hyosung Vina Chemicals was established
- April
- The Chemical PG hosted a technology seminar in the largest industrial complex in India
- February
- Yongyeon Plant joined the Forum for the Promotion of Government-Private Sector Cooperation
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2016
- June
- Establishes new NF₃ plant in Quzhou, Zhejiang (浙江) province, China
- January
- Establishes nitrogen trifluoride (NF₃) and polypropylene (PP) plants in Yongyeon
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2014
- February
- Neochem PU receives Samsung Electronics' 2014 Best Partner Award
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2013
- November
- World’s first ever commercialized high-molecule material ‘polyketone’ launch
- June
- Neochem PU receives ‘2012 Global Preferred Supplier’ from LINDE(German global gas products and related equipment manufacturer)
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2012
- December
- Acquires Shinhwa Intertek Corp.
- Packaging PU Gwanghyewon Plant’s production of aseptic drink reaches over 1 billion units
- TAC film for LCD wins the Silver Award at the Korea Technology Awards
- November
- High efficiency platinum catalyst for propane dehydrogenation reaction wins the IR52 Jang Young Sil Award
2000s2000 ~ 2009
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2009
- Octorber
- ChemicalsPG, Yongyeon Plant 2 awarded ‘National Contributor of Eco-industrial Park(EP) Green Technology’
- January
- PET bottle manufacturing technology is named as next-generation first-class product(high blockage gas multi-layer)
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2008
- April
- Yongyeon Plant 1 is named as eco-friendly company
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2007
- June
- Ulsan Yongyeon Plant signs voluntary agreement to reduce chemical emissions
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2006
- December
- PP product ‘R200P’ selected world-class product by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- April
- Partial acquisition of Agfa Photo Germany’s assets
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2005
- June
- PP-based ultra high-pressure pipe resin for cold/hot water pipes is named as world-class product
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2004
- December
- Production technology laboratory develops heat-shrinking PET film and PP catalyst for polymerization
- FilmPU Gumi Plant, nylon film plant completion ceremony
- October
- PP/DHPU Yongyeon Plant obtains ISO 9001:140001(Quality Management System: Environment Safety System)
- June
- TPA PU awarded ‘Top prize in Korean Industry Facility Management Competition’
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2003
- December
- Chemicals research lab obtains KT-Mark for medical PP component
- June
- Plastic Surgery PU obtains ISO 9001 certification
- May
- Film PU builds new establishment; Hyosung Thin Film Limited Corporation in Jiaxing, China
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2002
- November
- TPAPU Yongyeon Plant 2 wins ‘Top prize in company sector’ in the 15th TPM world competition
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2001
- October
- PP/DHPU, first-ever in Asia and third in the world to develop PP material ‘R200P’ for ondol(Korean floor heating system) and hot/cold water pipes, Film PU obtains ISO 9001 certification
- July
- PP/DHPU, develops world’s second heat-adherent synthetic for low temperatures
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2000
- December
- Chemicals research lab develops new PP catalyst
- March
- Invented Korea's first PET bottles(240ml) for milk
Before 19991978 ~ 1999
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1999
- May
- Packaging PU sells more than 100 million PET bottles in the month
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1998
- November
- Hyosung T&C head research lab obtains KT-Mark for PP polymerized compound
- May
- Aquired a KT-Mark for PP polymer
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1997
- June
- Hyosung Life Industries Gumi Plant 1 begins operation of polyester film plant
- May
- Hyosung Life Industries builds TPA plant in Yongyeon, Ulsan
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1996
- November
- Yongyeon Plant 1 completes and begins operation of Yongyeon Plant 1 PP-2
- April
- Tongyang Polyester, first Korean chemical fiber company to obtain ISO 9001 certification
- March
- Tongyang Nylon builds PET bottles-centric plant in Daejeon Industrial Complex 4
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1993
- July
- Tongyang Nylon, implements technology from JSW Japan to internally develop biaxial nylon film production chips
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1991
- September
- Tongyang Nylon Yongyeon Plant begins propylene production business
- April
- Tongyang Nylon Yongyeon Plant’s first PP product shipment
- March
- Tongyang Nylon completes construction of propane dehydrogenation, equipment and storage for product automation
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1990
- December
- Tongyang Nylon completes Yongyeon propylene plant
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1989
- February
- Tongyang Nylon contracts with UOP America to implement dehydrogenation method
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1988
- December
- Establishes synthetics application and processing laboratory
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1985
- May
- Extends Eonyang and Bupyeong plants(remodeled as PET bottles plants)
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1984
- December
- Develops PP synthetic and epoxy synthetic
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1983
- September
- Establishes Korea’s first dedicated compounding plant(Anyang Plant)
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1981
- December
- Publishes and distributes Korea's first ‘TQC(Total Quality Control) guidelines
- May
- Two PET resins for soft drinks acquire U.S. FDA certification
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1979
- May
- Tongyang Polyester develops chips for PET bottles
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