Toward a global company through advanced facilities and continuous R&D

Chairman Si Young Jo received the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit

Introduced the occupational safety and health management system

Selected for the Smart Eco-Factory support program by the Ministry of Environment

Received new marine and fisheries technology certification for brass alloy wire manufacturing technology for fishing nets

Selected for the Global Challengers 200 program by Korea Development Bank

Successfully developed a submerged brass fish-net cage and held Asia’s first farmed salmon shipment ceremony

Selected for the Global Growth Ladder program by Korea Trade Insurance Corporation

Selected as a Hidden Champion 육성 company by the Export-Import Bank of Korea

ESSENTECH, a brass alloy valve manufacturer, joined the group

Completed the Dangjin plant

Established U.S. corporation DAECHANG AMERICA CO.

Announced Daechang Group 2020 Vision

Established Daechang Metal (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in Guangdong, China

Daechang Group sales surpassed KRW 1 trillion

Introduced the new GEMBRASS brand alongside the existing BRASSONE brand

Changed the company name to Daechang Co., Ltd.

Won the Grand Prize for Korea Green Energy Excellent Company

Won the USD 300 Million Export Tower

Acquired newly established JIS certification

Declared the Daechang Group Code of Ethics

Won the USD 200 Million Export Tower

Declared the vision of becoming a future materials company that values resources and grows with society

Won the Presidential Prize at the 2005 Environmental Technology Awards for eco-friendly lead-free brass material development

Acquired ISO 14001 environmental management certification

Brass bars selected as a next-generation world-class product by the government

Established DGSC Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong

Won the USD 100 Million Export Tower, and Chairman Si Young Jo received the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit

Won the USD 50 Million Export Tower along with the Presidential Award and the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Award

Won the Presidential Award at the 2002 International Automation & Precision Equipment Exhibition

Taewoo Metal, a copper rolling company, joined the group

Established Guangzhou Bonded Zone Daechang Trading Co., Ltd. in China

Chairman Si Young Jo received the Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit

Introduced ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

Obtained EL eco-labeling certification

Received an industrial medal on Taxpayer’s Day

Secured large-scale foreign capital investment of USD 36.1 million from IFC

Began direct overseas import transactions for the first time in Singapore

Obtained JIS certification for copper and copper alloy bars

Selected as an excellent labor-management cooperation company

Obtained KS certification for copper and copper alloy wire

Succeeded in domestic development of copper anodes

Achieved No. 1 domestic market share in brass bars

Obtained ISO 9002 quality system certification

Obtained the Excellent Machine mark from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

Won the USD 10 Million Export Tower and received the Prime Minister’s Commendation

Completed the Sihwa plant, Asia’s largest advanced copper alloy production facility

Introduced SQC, or Statistical Quality Control

Successfully issued overseas convertible bonds, the first among Korean SMEs

Opened the Busan sales office

Held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sihwa plant

Won the USD 5 Million Export Tower and the Minister of Commerce and Industry Award

Began transactions with Lloyds Pacific International in the United States

Started construction of the Sihwa plant

Obtained KS certification for bronze castings

Went public and listed on the Korea Stock Exchange

Opened the computer operations center

Established the R&D center

Established Daechang Co., Ltd. as a dedicated sales subsidiary

Obtained KS certification for copper and copper alloy bars

Obtained KS certification for copper and copper alloy bars

Completed the Banwol plant in Ansan

Entered a technical cooperation partnership with Sambo Shindo of Japan

Established subsidiary Wooil Metal Co., Ltd. in the Gunsan Free Trade Zone

Established Seowon Co., Ltd., the first subsidiary, in Ansan

Started construction of the Banwol plant

Exported brass products for the first time to Hong Kong

Converted into Daechang Industrial Co., Ltd.

Produced 30 tons of ingot as a primary brass processed product

Founded Daechang Industrial in Mullae-dong, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul

Started operation of the Bupyeong plant

Opened Siyoung Industrial, the predecessor of Daechang Industrial, in Mullae-dong, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul