LG Corp.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Formation of LG Corp. under the name LuckyChemical Co. Ltd. |
| 1948 | Establishment of the first cosmetics laboratory in Changsin-dong, Seoul. |
| 1951 | Acquisition of Chosun Alumite Industrial Co. by LuckyChemical Co. Ltd. |
| 1952 | Introduction of the first injection molding machine in Korea. |
| 1953 | Merger of Dongyang Electrochemical Industrial into LuckyChemical Co. Ltd. |
| 1958 | Establishment of Goldstar Co. Ltd. |
| 1959 | Production of the first Korean radio by Goldstar Co. Ltd. |
| 1968 | Merger of LuckyChemical Co. Ltd. with LuckyOil and Fat Co. Ltd. |
| 1969 | Goldstar Co. Ltd. established semiconductor manufacturing company. |
| 1978 | Establishment of Lucky Petrochemical Co. Ltd. |
| 1981 | Production of the first domestic mini computers in Korea by Goldstar Semiconductor. |
| 1982 | Opening of a color TV factory in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. by Goldstar Co. Ltd. |
| 1983 | Name change of Lucky Group to Lucky Goldstar Group. |
| 1985 | Establishment of Goldstar Software Co. Ltd. |
| 1986 | Establishment of Lucky Economic Research Institute (now LG Economic Research Institute). |
| 1987 | Opening of the Yonam Science Hall, the first Korean private science museum, by LG. |
| 1995 | Name change of Lucky Goldstar Group to LG. Acquisition of Zenith Corporation, America's largest home appliance company, by LG Electronics. |
| 1997 | Opening of Yeocheon Petrochemical Plant by LG Chem. |
| 2002 | Establishment of LG Life Sciences. |
| 2007 | Establishment of LG Solar Energy. |
| 2009 | Merger of LG Innotek with LG Micron. |
| 2010 | Opening of an electric vehicle battery factory by LG Chem. Launch of water treatment business by LG Electronics. |
| 2011 | Signing of a joint venture contract to build a large-scale petrochemical production base in Kazakhstan by LG Chem. |
| 2012 | Opening of a palm oil plant in Indonesia by LG International. |
| 2013 | Opening of "LG CNS Busan Global Cloud Data Center," the largest data center in Korea by LG CNS. Opening of "LG Electronics Incheon Campus," an R&D center for vehicle components, by LG Electronics. |
| 2014 | Development of the world's first flexible and transparent OLEDs by LG Display. |
| 2015 | Opening of Haiphong Campus in Vietnam by LG Electronics. |
| 2017 | Development of a UV-C LED with the world's highest output by LG Innotek. |
| 2018 | Acquisition of ZKW, a global premium headlamp company, by LG Electronics. |
| 2019 | Establishment of an electric vehicle battery joint venture with GM of U.S. by LG Chem. |
| 2020 | Launch of "LG AI Research," an artificial intelligence think tank. |
| 2021 | Launch of joint venture "LG Magna e-Powertrain" by LG Electronics and Magna International. |
| 2022 | LG Chem Acquired 'Aveo,' a U.S. bio-venture to develop anti-cancer drugs. |
| 2023 | Launch of Korea’s First Foldable Laptop 'LG Gram Fold' by LG Electronics. |
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