2019

1. 10Completion of Pellet 2Line(5,000MT/year)

2018

1. 12Continued 25 Years of Non-Environmental Accident
2. 12Continuation of no-dispute(25years)
3. 11Award for Best Volunteer Companies
4. 01Completion of Research center (sinseongdong 487, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon)

2017

1. 09Commercial production – TPV 12,000 MT/year (+5,000MT/year, 2Line)

2016

1. 10Achieved the Prime minister award from Korea Energy Efficiency affair

2015

1. 09Constructed 4 lines at the 2nd plant (60,000 tons, a total of 220,000 tons)

2014

1. 12Achieved 14 times disaster-free 14.12.13 (4,910 days)
2. 07Certified for Excellent Management and Labor Culture (by: Ministry of Employment and Labor)
3. 04Designated as a green company for 17 years consecutively

2013

1. 11Certified as a good company because of being an innovative workplace
2. Maintained the status of having the world’s best product (EPDM)
3. Certified for the expansion of the 2nd plant for TS 16949
4. 10Designated as a good company based on the results of performance evaluation in the pilot project for greenhouse gas trading rights
5. 05Constructed 3 lines at the 2nd plant (60,000 tons)

2012

1. 12Awarded USD 300 million Export Tower in the 49th internatioanal Trading day
2. 10Achieved 12 times disaster-free
3. 07Held a groundgreaking ceremony of Yeosu 2nd plant
4. 06won a prize on green management (Minister in Ministry of Konwledge Economy)

2011

1. 12Exceed of Production 100,000MT and Sales Amount 400bil.KRW
2. Appreciated as the World Best Product(EPDM) and the Enterprise that produces it
3. Achievement of ISO/TS16949:2009 Quality Management System Certification
4. 11Selected as an Excellent Quality Business (for 12 consecutive years) and the Dedication to the Hall of fame
5. 09Achievement of Elevenfold target for non-disaster
6. 08Undertake of the EPDM New Plant Construction Project

2010

1. 10Achieved 10 multiple (3400 days) without accidents
2. Consecutively awarded for 11 years as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness
3. 06Certified as Company of Excellent Labor and Management Culture
4. 04Consecutively selected for 13 years as Green Company

2009

1. 12Awarded Safety Management Grand Prize (Awarded by Minister of Labor)
2. 11Awarded Special Award for Companies in National Quality Awards (Awarded by Minister of Knowledge and Economy)
3. Awarded Excellent Company in Practicing Green (Awarded by Minister of Environment)
4. Consecutively awarded for 10 years as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness

2008

1. 10Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 9 consecutive years
2. 09Moved Headquarter Office
3. 06Awarded “Ministry of Environment Award” from Environment-Friendly Company Awards
4. 03Declared permanent industrial peace between management and unions
5. 01Publichly announced model employee of Kumho Polychem

2007

1. 11Awarded One-Hundered Million Dollar Exports Award on the 44th Export Day (Hosted and Sponsored by: Korea Export Association and Ministry  of Industry Resources)
2. Awarded “Prime Minister Award” from the 6th Korea Safety Awards (Supervision: Korea Safety Certification Center and Korea Institute of Fire and Technology)
3. Seelected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 8  consecutive years
4. 09Awarded Prime Minister’s citation for cooperation between management and union  from 2007 National roductivity Awards
5. 07Constructed KP-II Plant with the world-first “Ultra-low thermal EP(D)M polymerization” technology
6. 05Obtained Spacial Safety Ceritification

2006

1. 11Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 7 consecutive years
2. Inauguration of the 9th Representative Director, Gil Byeong-wi
3. 09Awarded Grand Prize in environment preservation field from 2006 Korea  Society Contribution Awards (Supervision: Korea Newspaper Broadcasting  Research Center)
4. 05Obtained technical patent related to EP(D)M manufacturing process
   - Patent name: Manufacturing method of high yield EP(D)M,  yield control method and recovery method of EP(D)M

2005

1. 12Contracted enlargement installation of EP(D)M tertiary  facilities (Daelim Industry)
   - Additional enlargement installation of 25,000 ton EP(D)M according  to patented technology of Kumho Polychem
2. Contracted stock trading and reconciliated joint-venture contact
   - Equity changed to Kumho Polychem 50% and Japan Synthetic Rubber 50%
3. 10Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 6 consecutive years
4. 0620th Anniversary of Establishment of Kumho Polychem
5. 05Awarded Prime Minister Award from the 7th Environment Management Awards (Supervision: Ministry of Environment and Maeil Economics Newspaper)
6. 03Awarded “Minister of Finance and Economics Citation” for the Day of Tax Payers (Supervision: Ministry of Finance and Economics)
7. 01Awarded “Environment-friendly Grand Prize” from the 3rd Korea Moral Management Awards (Hosted and sponsored by: New Industry Management Center and Korea Economics Newspaper)

2004

1. 07Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 5 consecutive years

2003

1. 10Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 4 consecutive years
2. 01Inauguration of the 7th Representative Director, Kim Heung-gi

2002

1. 08Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 3 consecutive years

2001

1. 01Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness for 2 consecutive years

2000

1. 12Moved Head Office Building (Sinmunro-1ga, Jongro-gu, Seoul)
2. Obtained KOSHA 2000 certification
3. 10Obtained OHSAS 18001 certification
4. 07Selected as Company of Excellent Quality Competitiveness

1999

1. 10Selected as the Best Joint-venture Enterprise
2. 07Spontaneously contracted agreement

1998

1. 04Designated as Environment-friendly Enterprise

1997

1. 09Inauguration of the 6th Representative Director, Son Myeong-won
2. 06Completion of KP-II Plant
3. 05KP-II Plant Start-up
4. Changed Company Name to Kumho Polychem Co., Ltd.

1996

1. 09Obtained ISO 12001 certification
2. Started construction of KP-II Plant - 20,000MT -> 50,000MT

1995

1. 08Contracted KP-II Technology Introduction Agreement
2. 05Inauguration of the 5th Representative Director, Shin Hyeong-in

1994

1. 11Obtained BS7750 certification
2. 08Inauguration of the 4th Representative Director, Yoon Rok-hyeon
3. 05Obtained ISO 9001 certification

1993

1. 11Obtained ISO 9002 certification

1992

1. 04Registered Quality Management Division team

1990

1. 03Third capital enlargement (15 billion won)
2. Union established

1989

1. 07Performed Construction Beginning Ceremony for primary enlargement construction
2. 06Second capital enlargement (10 billion won)
3. 03Inauguration of the 3rd Representative Director, Nam Il
4. 01Started own business

1988

1. 05Contracted technology introduction (Exxon Chemical Co., Ltd.)
2. 04Contracted stock trading and reconciliated joint-venture contract
   - Kumho Petrol Chemistry Co., Ltd., Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd., Exxon Chemical Co., Ltd.
3. First capital enlargement (6.669 billion won)
4. 02Started business (as a proxy for Kumho Petrol Chemistry Co., Ltd.)
5. 01Loaded the first export products
6. Started production

1987

1. 10Performed Factory Construction Completion ceremony

1986

1. 12Contracted 1st primary technology introduction agreement (Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.) -20,000 MT
2. 08Performed Construction Beginning Ceremony for Yeocheon Factory
3. 07Inauguration of the 2nd Representative Director, Kim Gwang-woong
4. 01Contracted technology introduction agreement with Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.

1985

1. 10Established Kumho EP Rubber Co., Ltd. as a joint-venture between Korea Synthetic Rubber Industry Co., Ltd., Kumho Petrol Chemistry Co., Ltd. and Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. Inauguration of the 1st Representative Director, Lee Jeong-hwan