April. 1976Kumho Chemical Co., Ltd. founded.


Nov. 1986KS Chemical Co., Ltd. founded.

June. 1987Joint Investment Agreement with Shell (50:50) (MIBK/BPA/epoxy)

Oct. 1987Foreign investment approved. Company name changed to Kumho Shell Chemical Co., Ltd.

April 1989Cumene & P/A plant expansion and BPA/MIBK/epoxy plant construction ground-breaking ceremony.


Nov. 1990Expanded cumene & P/A plant starts production.

Jan. 1991MIBK plant starts production.

July 1991Epoxy plant starts production.

Sep. 1991BPA plant starts production.

Nov. 1993Government award (on the 30th anniversary of Trade Day): Bronze Tower (Order of Industrial Service Merit); Export Tower in recognition of 50 million dollars in exports.

Aug. 1994Acquired ISO 9001 in all products.

Oct. 1995Acquired ISO 14001 from BVQI.

Nov. 1995Government award (on the 32nd anniversary of Trade Day): Tin Tower (Order of Industrial Service Merit); Export Tower in recognition of 100 million dollars in exports

March 1998Bought Shell equity and changed name to Kumho P&B Chemicals, Inc.

Nov. 1998Acquired Alkyl-Phenol plant from Korea Kumho Petrochemicals, Inc. Gold Medal in National Quality Control Team Contest.

Feb. 1999Designated as Environmentally Friendly Company.

Sep. 1999Certified as Advanced Safety & Health Management Company by Ministry of Labor.


July 2000Joint investment agreement signed with Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd. of Japan .

Dec. 2000Acquired KOSHA 2000 and OHSAS 18001 from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency

Dec. 2001Alkyl-Phenol plant sold to Schenectady International, Inc. in the U.S.A.)

June 2002Grand Prize in recognition of environment-friendly management (Ministry of Environment / Maekyung Economic Daily).

Jan. 2003BPA plant is expanded.

April 2005Cumene & P/A plants are expanded.

Nov. 2006Government award (on the 43th anniversary of Trade Day) : Export Tower in recognition of 300 million dollars in exports

March 2007Grand prix at 2007 Energy Innovation Award(KumhoAsiana Group)

May 2008BPA(Ⅲ) & PA(Ⅲ) revamping plants started production

June 2008Grand prix at Environment-friendly Management for manufacturing / Chemical Division(Korean Economy Daily)

Dec. 2008Government award for the attribution of city-rural village interchange from Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

June. 2009Epoxy systems for windmill blade approved by Germanischer Lloyd(GL)

Sep. 2009Labor-management Relations Excellence Award ny Ministry of Labor

Nov. 2009Excellent Quality Competitive Enterprize Award(9 Consecutive yrs)