Company Introduction Overview Vision CEO Milestones Business Areas IT & Electronic Materials Chemicals & Polymers Global Network "Jeong-Do" Management "Jeong-Do" Management LG Code of Ethics Reporting Process &   Informant Protection Ethics Hotline Environmental   Management Sustainability Report Environment Energy Safety & Health Innovation Speed Management Research & Development Home > About LG Chem > Company Introduction > History  1940s - 1950s 1947.01 Established as Lucky Chemical Industrial Corporation 1951.11 Produced Korea’s first injection-molded products 1954.06 Commissioned first mass-production injection-molding plant 1960s - 1970s 1962.08 Established floorcovering maker Lucky Vinyl Ltd. 1966.01 Renamed as Lucky Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. 1969.10 Listed on Korea Stock Exchange 1974.02 Renamed as Lucky Ltd. 1976.11 Commissioned Yeosu PVC paste resin plant 1978.08 Commissioned Ulsan FRP plant 1979.12 Opened Lucky Central R&D Center in Daejeon 1980s - 1990s 1982.09 Completed expansion of Yeosu PVC paste resin plant 1984.03 Acquired Korea General Chemicals’ Naju octanol plant 1985.01 Commissioned Yeocheon PS plant 1987.05 Commissioned Naju acrylate plant 1990.05 Commissioned Yeosu VCM plant 1990.06 Commissioned Yeosu acrylate plant 1992.10 Commissioned Yeocheon PA plant 1993.04 Developed industry’s first HCFC-resistant synthetic resin 1993.10 Commissioned Yeosu IPA plant 1994.10 Completed Lucky Research Park in Daejeon 1995.02 Renamed as LG Chemical Ltd. 1996.11 Acquired Hindustan Polymers Ltd. in India (LG Polymers India) 1997.01 Commissioned Yeosu OXO plant 1997.04 Completed expansion of Yeosu acrylate, EDC/CA, and VCM plants 1997.12 Named one of the Asia’s Best Companies by Euromoney 1998.05 Commissioned Tianjin PVC and PVC flooring plants 1998.07 Commissioned Ningbo ABS plant 1998.07 Commissioned Yeosu NPG plant 1999.02 Issued 2 million global depository receipts 1999.09 Commissioned Cheongju lithium-ion battery, phosphor, and copper-clad laminate plants 1999.10 Commercialized color filter photoresists for LCD panels 2000s - 2000.10 Completed 90,000 mtpa expansion of Ningbo ABS plant 2000.11 Acquired Hyundai Petrochemical’s PVC business 2001.03 Co-founded battery developer Compact Power Inc. in the USA 2001.04 Demerged into three separate companies: LG Chem, LG Chem Investment, and LG Household & Health Care 2001.10 Completed 90,000 mtpa expansion of Tianjin PVC plant 2002.02 Completed Cheongju polarizer plant expansion 2002.04 Completed expansion of Cheongju battery plant, doubling capacity 2002.08 Commissioned Guangzhou EP compound plant 2002.08 Established LG Chem China Trading Co., Ltd. in Shanghai 2002.12 Completed 150,000 mtpa expansion of Ningbo ABS plant 2003.03 Commissioned Tianjin window profile and door plant 2003.06 Acquired 50% equity stake in Hyundai Petrochemicals 2003.07 Completed 100,000 mtpa expansion of Tianjin PVC plant 2003.08 Established Nanjing battery and polarizer post-processing plants 2003.11 Established LG Chem Industrial Materials Inc. in the USA 2004.01 Completed expansion of Ochang polarizer plant #1 2004.03 Completed Ochang Techno Park production complex for Information & Electronic Materials Group 2004.06 Established Ningbo SBL joint venture 2004.07 Established marketing subsidiary LG Chem (Taiwan), Ltd. in Taiwan 2004.11 Commissioned Guangzhou ABS plant 2004.12 Established LG Chem (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in Beijing 2005.01 Completed business split of Hyundai Petrochemicals and established LG Daesan Petrochemicals 2005.06 Established joint R&D lab with Moscow State University 2005.07 Established sales subsidiary LG Chem Europe GmbH in Frankfurt 2005.10 Commissioned Hi-Macs solid acrylic surface plant in the USA 2005.11 Established LG Chem Poland Sp. z o.o. Poland polarizer post-processing plant 2005.11 Completed expansion of Ochang polarizer plant #2 2006.01 Merged with LG Daesan Petrochemicals   (2009.01) Corporate Brochure Annual Report Sustainable Growth Investor Relations Global Network

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