1970's ~ 1980's
Jul 1974
No. 2 machine completed at Changdong Factory
(Daily capacity of 150 M/T)
Nov 1975
Kookje Corporation taken over
Apr 1979
No. 3 machine completed at Changdong Factory
(Daily capacity of 30 M/T)
Jun 1979
Company name changed to Kookje Paper
Dec 1982
Authorized as an Assessed Factory according to
Factory Quality Control System (1st grade)
Feb 1984
Gimhae Factory (No. 1 machine)
acquired from Sindong Paper
Oct 1985
Incorporated as a subsidiary of Asia Group
Jan 1987
Company name changed to Asia Paper
Dec 1988
Listed on Korean stock market
(with KRW 9.5 billion in capital)
Aug 1989
No. 1 machine completed at Cheongwon Factory
(Daily capacity of 600 M/T)