History

1998
  • - Founded Kwang Dong Service Center
2000
  • - Started manufacturing of sheet with 1st machine
  • - Established partnership with LG Electronics
2002
  • - Established partnership with Hyundai Motor Company
  • - Established partnership with Samsung Motors
  • - Established partnership with Samsung Electronics
2004
  • - Opened two new plants
  • - Established partnership with GM Korea
  • - Installed the extrusion machine (supplied products to LG Electronics and GM Korea)
2006
  • - Changed company name to Kwang Dong Co., Ltd. (assigned Iksu Jang as CEO)
  • - Installed 4th sheet manufacturing line
2010
  • - Installed production facilities for manufacturing 10T-danpla sheet
  • - Established partnership with Kia Motors
  • - Established partnership with Hyundai Glovis
2015
  • - Moved to new site for company expansion (534-4 Daman-ri, Jillye-myeon, Gimhae-si)
  • - Installed 7th and 8th sheet manufacturing lines (with production capacity of 15,600 tons per year)
  • - Installed blow molding facility
  • - Founded company research institute
2016
  • - Became the first to install 12T-danpla manufacturing machine in Korea
  • - Selected as Promising Export Firm
2017
  • - Winner of 11th KOREA STAR AWARDS 2017 (Package Technology for Future: Returnable Package)
  • - Selected as Gyeongnam Global IP Star Company
2019
  • - Established partnership with Jeju Province Development Co. (Jeju Samdasoo)
  • - Expanded company to Kwang Dong Asan factory (302-5 Wolseon-ri, Yeongin-myeon, Asan-si)