1947~1951 l 1952~1959 l 1960~1968 l 1969~1977 l *1978~1988 l 1989~1993 l 1994~1998 l 1999~2002
Stepping Forward to the World Market (1978~1988)
Feb. 1978
-Completes construction of liquid sorbitol factory in Ulsan Plant
Mar. 1978
-Establishes Lucky Petrochemical (now LG Petrochemical Co., Ltd.)
Oct. 1978
-Completes construction of FRP (UBR) factory in Ulsan Plant
Nov. 1978
- Completes construction of ABS resin factory in Yochon Plant
Dec. 1978
-Sales records over 100 billion KRW
Dec. 1979
-Establishes Central R&D Center in Daeduk, Taejon
Mar. 1980
- Cha-Hak Koo inaugurates as the 5th President (Mar. 1980 ~ Feb. 1986)
Aug. 1980
- Launches into specialty chemicals business
-Completes construction of Onsan Plant (produces disperse dyestuffs)
Oct. 1980
-Completes construction of toothpaste factory in Chongju Plant
Apr. 1981
- Completes construction of monoleum flooring factory in Chongju Plant
Jun. 1981
- Completes construction of liquid detergent factory in Chongju Plant,
the largest scale in Korea (annual production of 50,000 tons)
Dec. 1981
-Establishes Genetic Engineering Research Part in Central R&D Center
-Sales records over 200 billion KRW
Sep. 1982
-Dedication ceremony for Chongju Plant
Jan. 1983
- Completes construction of 'Hi-Sash' factory in Chongju Plant
- Changes the company name to 'Lucky Goldstar Group'
Nov. 1983
-Re-enters cosmetics business (developes DeBon brand and begin sales)
Dec. 1983
-Establishes a J/V for VCM and PVC business with SABIC of Saudi Arabia
Feb. 1984
- Takes over Korea General Chemical (now Naju Plant)
Apr. 1984
- Completes construction of SAN resin factory in Yochon Plant
May. 1984
- Enteres pharmaceutical business
Oct. 1984
- Completes construction of cosmetics factory in Chongju Plant t
Jan. 1985
- Completes construction of DOP factory in Naju Plant
Jun. 1985
-Enters engineering plastics business
- Completes construction of injection molding factory in Chongju Plant
Jul. 1985
-Completes construction of hydrogen production facility in Naju Plant
Feb. 1986
- Shin-Koo Huh inaugurates as the 6th President (Mar. 1986 ~ Feb. 1989)
Mar. 1986
-Sales records over 100 billion KRW
Jun. 1986
-Developes Epoxy Molding Compound (EMC), encapsulate material for semiconductor
Aug. 1986
- Developes hepatitis diagnostic, 'Lucky HCD', with gene recompounding technology
Nov. 1986
-Awards the Quality Management Prize
Apr. 1987
-Completes construction of epoxy factory in Onsan Plant
-Completes construction of synthetic detergent factory in Chongju Plant t
May. 1987
- Completes construction of acrylate factory in Naju Plant
Oct. 1987
- Completes construction of 'Lucky Goldstar Twin Towers'
Apr. 1988
-New corporate slogan, 'Creating Richer Lives with Lucky'
-Completes construction of PBT factory in Yochon Plant
May. 1988
-Completes construction of EPS factory in Yochon
Jun. 1988
- Establishes Technology Research Institute in Yochon
Aug. 1988
-Makes agreement with Henkel of Germany on establishing a J/V company in Malaysia
Nov. 1988
-As the first Korean petrochemical company, Lucky achieves total sales of more than 1 trillion KRW
The central R&D Center
The 5th President,Cha-hak Koo
Dedication ceremony for Changju Plant
Signing a contract to take over Naju Plant
Lucky DeBon cosmetics changed Korea's cosmetics market
The 4th & 6th President,Shin-Koo Huh
Dedication ceremony for San,ABS resin factory in Yochon Plant
Completion of construction for Lucky-Goldstar Twin Towers