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Jan. 1994 |
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| -Jae-Kap
Sung inaugurates as the 8th President (1994.1.~
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Mar. 1994 |
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Establishes Cosmetics J/V company in Hangzhou,
China |
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Jun. 1994 |
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| - Bio-engineered pharmaceuticals (Eutropin,
Intermax Alpha, Euvax-B) make inroads into South
American market |
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Jul. 1994 |
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Establishes a dyestuff J/V company in Tianjin,
China |
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Oct. 1994 |
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Opens world class R&D center, 'LG Chemical Research
Park' |
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Nov. 1994 |
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| -Opens 'Housing Plaza (now LG Decoville)' |
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Jan. 1995 |
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-Changes company
name to LG Chemical and made a new CI
-Establishes Information & Electronics Research
Institute |
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Feb. 1995 |
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Begins a new series of corporate PR, 'Strong Chemical
Nation makes the Future'
-Bon-Moo Koo inaugurated as the Chairman of LG
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Apr. 1995 |
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Commercialization of recombinant human Granulocyte
Macrophage- Colony Stimulating Factor, 'Leucogen'
- Completes construction of pharmaceutical factory
in Iksan Plant |
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Jul. 1995 |
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Establishes a J/V for DOP in Vietnam |
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Aug. 1995 |
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LG Siltron acquires Epitaxy company |
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Sep. 1995 |
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Lists on London stock market |
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Nov. 1995 |
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| - Receives a trophy from the government
for achieving US$1 billion export, the first for
a Korean chemical company |
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Apr.1996 |
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Announces new vision, 'LEAP 2005' |
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May 1996 |
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- Establishes
a J/V in China to produce sorbitol
- Korea's first to succeed in developing NPG process
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Jul. 1996 |
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| -Developes
Korea's first UV stabilizer |
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Oct. 1996 |
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Begin 'TA(Turnaround)' activities |
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Nov. 1996 |
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| - Establishes a J/V in Ningbo, China
to produce ABS resin |
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Mar. 1997 |
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| - Commercialization of herbicide, 'Pyanchor'
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Apr. 1997 |
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| - Jae-Kap Sung, CEO of LG Chem receives
the Gold Industrial Medal |
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May 1997 |
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- Signs a strategic alliance agreement with
SmithKline Beecham of U.K. for marketing of
fluoroquinolone antibiotic
-Joint dedication ceremony for Yochon Plant
- Commercialization of intermediate cephalosporin
antiotic, 'DAMA'
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Jun. 1997 |
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- Publishes
the history book of LG Chemical's 50 Years
- Exportes 'Euvax-B' for the use of preventing
epidemics in 3rd world countries |
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Aug. 1997 |
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-Forms strategic
alliance with Warner Lambert of U.S. for development
and marketing of thrombin inhibitor
- Establishes 'LGPI' in India (LG Chemical acquired
Hindustan Polymer) |
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Sep. 1997 |
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| -Completes construction of LG Chemical's
exclusive quay in Yochon |
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Oct. 1997 |
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- Korea's
first company to begin mass production of Nickel-hydrogen
batteries
- Forms a strategic alliance with Merck of Germany
for marketing of bio-engineered pharmaceuticals
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Nov. 1997 |
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| -Opens
internet web site (http://www.lgchem.com) |
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Dec. 1997 |
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| -Euromoney
magazine selects LG Chem as Asia's best managed
company |
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Mar. 1998 |
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-Asiamoney
magazine awards LG Chemical as a best managed
company -Develops EMC for 64 DRAM semiconductor
-Publication of 'LG Chem Newsletter' |
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May 1998 |
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-Receives
KT quality mark and R&D award
-Research Park, authorizes as Korea's first Toxicology
Research Institute -Completes construction of
PVC, flooring, and dyestuffs factories in Tianjin,
China
-Establishes Tech Centers in Guangzhouˇ¤Shanghaiˇ¤Ningbo,
China |
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Sep. 1998 |
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completes phase 2 trials successfully in the U.S. |
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Oct. 1998 |
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| -Laundry
detergent, 'Power Wash', acquires environmental
safety mark from the U.S. and Korea |
The 2nd Full Scale Innovation (1994~1998)
