Mar 1958
Samyang Paper established
Feb 1964
Company name changed to Samyang Pulp
Dec 1964
UKP manufacturing facility completed
(Daily capacity of 25 M/T)
Dec 1967
Anyang Factory of Midong Paper acquired
(Daily capacity of 30 M/T)
Jul 1967
No. 1 machine completed at Changdong Factory
(Daily capacity of 60 M/T)
Jul 1968
Corrugated board manufacturing machine completed
at Changdong Factory (Capacity of 30,000 m² per day)
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)
Jan 1990
Changdong Factory closed
May 1991
Anyang Factory closed
Jul 1997
Quality Standard ISO 9002 certified
Sep 1997
No. 3 machine completed at Cheongwon Factory
(Daily capacity of 650 M/T)
Dec 2000
Gimhae Factory closed
Apr 2001
Acquired Yujin Fibre Board co., Ltd
Sep 2001
Acquired Cheil Industrial Co., Ltd
Mar 2002
Acquired A-Pack Co., Ltd
Mar 2006
Acquired Asia Papertec Co., Ltd
Jul 2008
Established AP recycling
Sep 2010
Completed construction of factory of
Cheil Industrial Co., Ltd in Gwangju
Mar 2011
Acquired Kyungsan paper Co., Ltd
Jan 2013
Mr. Park Won hui inaugurated as CEO
Merged with Asia Papertec,
integrated Asia Paper established
Mar 2016
Mr. Lee In-Beom inaugurated as CEO
changed the name of Cheongwon Factory
to Sejong Factory
Jan 2017
Completed construction of
factory Cheil Industrial Co., Ltd in Anseong
Mar 2017
FSC® Certified (FSC-C134647)
Nov 2019
Mr. Yu Seung Hwan inaugurated as CEO(co-CEO)
Jan 2020
Issued the 'KOSHA-MS' certification
Oct 2021
Startup of SIZE PRESS machine in Sihwa factory
Nov 2021
Mr. Lee Hoon-Beom inaugurated as Chairman
Mr. Lee In-Beom inaugurated as Vice-Chairman
Mr. Lee Hyun Tak inaugurated as CEO(co-CEO)
Jan 2022
Safety and Health Center Established
Mar 2022
Hold annual shareholder’s meeting
May 2022
Conducts on-site 'Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit
(SMETA)' in Sihwa factory
Dec 2022
Awarded best taxpayer prize by local government
Seoul office : 430, Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Sejong Factory : 497, Buganggeumho-ro, Bugang-myeon, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea
Sihwa Factory : 231, Seohaean-ro, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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