1947~1951 l 1952~1959 l 1960~1968 l 1969~1977 l 1978~1988 l *1989~1993 l 1994~1998 l 1999~2002
Innovation for the 21st Century (1989~1993)
Jan. 1989
-Separates organization into two divisions Keun-Sun Choi appointes as the President of Living Materials Division and Jung-Sung Lee appointes as the President of Chemicals Division
Feb. 1989
- Establishes a J/V company, Lucky Allied Plastics Corp. with Allied Plastics of U.S.A.
Mar. 1989
- Establishes Korea's first 'Polymer Application Technology Center'
-Keun-Sun Choi inaugurates as the 7th President (Mar. 1989 ~ Feb. 1994)
May. 1989
- Receives the Gold Industrial Order at the '24th Invention Promotion Contest'
Jun. 1989
- Applies Bio-engineering Team developed Interferon-¥ã, 'Intermax Gamma', for the first time in Korea
Sep. 1989
-Establishes Plastic Technology Research Institute in Chongju Plant
Nov. 1989
- Central R&D Center developes lactation stimulant, BST
Dec. 1989
- Central R&D Center developes high absorption polymer
-Makes agreement with OCF of U.S. and Asahi Glass of Japan to establish a J/V glass fiber manufacturing company with 20,000 tons/yr capacity
Jan. 1990
-Establishes a plastics manufacturing company in Malaysia in joint venture with Palmco Holding company
-Establishes a sorbitol production plant in Thailand as a joint venture with Thai Wah company
Feb. 1990
- Establishes an epoxy production factory in Yochon as a joint venture with Dow Chemical of U.S.A.
Mar. 1990
- Establishes a HDPE production factory in Yochon as a joint venture with Hoechst of Germany
May. 1990
-Joint dedication ceremony for LDPE, VCM, and SM
-Opens professional beauty consulting center, 'DeBon Beauty Center'
Dec. 1993
-Ulsan, Onsan, Chongju, Yochon SM and Hwachi Plants designate as the '1994 Exemplary Sites for Environmental Management'
Oct. 1990
-Synthetic detegent earns JIS as the first in Korea
-Establishes Specialty Chemicals Production Research Center in Onsan Plant.
Dec. 1990
-Establishes Lucky MMA (now LG MMA)
Jan. 1991
-As the first in the world, developed 4th generation cephalosporin antibiotic and sold the technical rights to Glaxso of U.K.
Mar. 1991
- Establishes Sinar Lucky Plastics, a J/V PVC processing company, in Indonesia
Apr. 1991
- Completes construction of phosphor factory in Onsan Plant
May. 1991
- Completes construction of ABS compound factory in Iksan Plant
Jun. 1991
- Opens Lucky Training Center in Onsan
Jul. 1991
- Sells household goods manufacturing technology to Egypt
Nov. 1991
- Develops baby diaper
- Develops impact-resistant acryl materials
Feb. 1992
-Signs a supply agreement for 'Intermax Gamma' with Thailand
-Lucky becomes the first Korean company to sign a contract with a foreign company to export genetically-engineered pharmaceutical products
Mar. 1992
-Commercialization of hepatitis C diagnostic, 'Lucky-HCD'
Jun. 1992
-Completes construction of Logistics Center in Chongju Plant
Jul. 1992
-Establishes 'Lucky Pannon Plastics' in Hungary as a joint venture with Pannon company
Sep. 1992
-Household Goods & Cosmetics ranks 18th in the world by HAPPI magazine
-Develops genetically-engineered human growth hormone, 'Eutropin'
Oct. 1992
-Completes construction of PA factory in Yochon
-Exports 'Intermax Gamma & Alpha', and hepatitics B vaccine to Egypt
Feb. 1993
-Commercialization of human growth hormone, 'Eutropin'
-Established 'Industrial & Building Materials Production Technology Institute' in Ulsan
Mar. 1993
-Completes construction of logistics center in Kwangju
-Opens Customer Counseling Online System
Apr. 1993
-Yochon and Iksan Plants acquires ISO-9001 certification, the first of Korean chemical facilities
-Develops the world's first HCFC resin and begins commercialization
-The first Korean cosmetics manufacturing company to be designated as CGMP qualified company
May. 1993
-Opens Chemicals Technology Institute in Naju
Jun. 1993
-Opens cosmetics store in Guangdong, China
Jul. 1993
-Begins full operation of IPA factory, the first in Korea
Sep. 1993
-Launches hepatitis vaccine 'Euvax B' to the Southeast Asian market
Nov. 1993
-Developes and produces toner for laser printers
-Completes construction of of MMA and IPA factories in Yochon Plant -Completes construction of advanced plastics molding factory in Ulsan -HDPE and acrylate factories acquires ISO-9002 certification
Nov. 1993
-Developes and produces toner for laser printers
-Completes construction of of MMA and IPA factories in Yochon Plant -Completes construction of advanced plastics molding factory in Ulsan -HDPE and acrylate factories acquires ISO-9002 certification
The 7th President,
Keun-sun Choi
President Jung-Sung Lee receiving the Steel Tower industrial order at the 24th invention Promotion Contest
Dedication ceremony for Yochon Petrochemical Plant
Opening ceremony of a DeBon Beauty Center
Concluding joint venture contract to manufacture DOP in Pakistan
Dedication ceremony for ABS compound factiry in Iksan
Opening ceremony of Lucky Training Center in Osan
Completion of construction for central Logistics Center at Chonju Plant
Bio-engineered human growth hormone,'Eutropin'
signing of contract to
expert genetically-engineered pharmaceutical products in the Southeast Asian Market
LG MMA factory in Yochon
Hepatitics B vaccine,'Euvax-B'