History
You can check the course OCI has followed for 60 years.
Pioneer of Chemical Industry
Incheon Soda Ash Plant in 1968
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1959
Established as Oriental Chemical Industries
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1965
Reclaimed 2.64 million m2 for Incheon Soda Ash Plant
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1968
Commissioned Incheon Soda Ash Plant
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Sustainable Growth towards Global Chemical Company
Commisioned Iksan Calcium Phosphate Plant in 1979
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1974
Established Korea Steel Chemical
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1975
Established KoFran Chemical
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1976
Entered pesticide business
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1976
Commissioned Pohang Plant
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1978
Commissioned Ulsan Calcium Phosphate Plant
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1979
Commissioned Iksan Hydrogen Peroxide Plant
Focusing on Qualitative Development
Incheon R&D Center in 1983
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1980
Established Korea Potassium Chemicals (Currently Unid)
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1981
Established Dongyang Elanco
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1983
Established Incheon Central Research Center
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1984
Opened R&D Center in Incheon
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1985
Established Ordeg
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1986
Established Eyang Chemical
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1987
Commissioned Gwangyang Plant
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1988
Established Dong Yang Silicone
Entering the Global Marketplace
Commissioned TDI Plant in 1991
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1991
Commissioned TDI Plant
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1992
Commissioned PVA Plant
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1994
Acquired Samkwang Glass Industries
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1995
Acquired Wyoming Soda Ash Plant (USA)
Stepping into the Future
Renamed as OCI in 2009
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2001
Established DC Chemical (DCC)
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2006
Acquired Columbian Chemicals (USA)
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2008
Established DCC Shanghai (China)
Launched polysilicon production
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2009
Ranked No.1 on the Boston Consulting Group's 2009 Value Creators rankings
Acquired Sodiff Advanced Materials (OCI Materials) Completed No.2 Polysilicon Plant and started No.3 Polysilicon Plant
Renamed as OCI(former DCC)
Leaping forward to the Green Energy Company
Alamo 2 Solar Plant in 2014
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2010
Launched insulation business
Acquired the first Green Company Certification in Korea
Completed Shandong DC Chemical (SDC) Coal Tar Plant -
2011
Acquired Cornerstone Power Development (OCI Solar Power) and entered into Solar PV business
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2012
Awarded '2012 Transparent Management Award
Awarded the Green Energy Award
Signed an agreement for U.S. solar power project -
2013
OCI Resource is listed on NYSE
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2014
Completed Mission Solar Energy(MSE) Plant, USA
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2015
Advanced into the Chinese distribution solar power business
Signed 50MW Solar PV Power Purchase Agreement in Texas, USA -
2016
Completed Ma Steel OCI Chemical Completed Shandong OCI Jianyang Carbon Black Completed supply contract of 400MW Solar PV Power Plant in USA Completed OCI SE Cogeneration Power Plant (303MW)
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2017
Acquired Tokuyama Malaysia Polysilicon Plant (20,000t/yr)
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2018
Established BNO Bio
