Doosan Corporation

Electro-Materials : Doosan Corporation Electronics is a producer of copper clad laminates, a core part of printed circuit boards that are used in electronic products, and is expanding the scope of its business to include the display material business, including OLED materials.

Industrial Vehicle : Doosan Corporation Industrial Vehicle is a manufacturer of global logistics equipment, as well as engine-type forklifts and electronic forklifts.

History

1896 Park Seung-jik opened Korea's first modern dry goods store, selling cloth.

1925 Changed the name of Park Seung-Jik Store Limited to Doosan Store

1953 Established the Oriental Brewery and began producing OB beer.

1960 Established Dongsan Construction and Engineering (currently Doosan Engineering & Construction)/Acquired Hapdong News Agency (currently Yonhap News)

1966 Founded Hanyang Food

1967 Founded Yoonhan Machinery (currently Doosan Mecatec)

1969 Founded Hankook Bottle and Glass

1979 Established Doosan CCK Can Manufacturing

1980 Founded OB Seagram

1982 Formed OB Bears (currently Doosan Bears)

1996 Celebrated 100th anniversary. Announced Doosan Group's new Certificate of Incorporation.

1998 Incorporated nine affiliates and re-launched the company as Doosan Corporation in September.

2008 Acquired the Chung-Ang University Foundation

2008 Sold off the liquor business, and henceforth operated four main businesses, namely, Electro-materials, Fashion, Glonet, and Information & Communication.

2009 Doosan Corporation converted into an operating holding company

2012 Completed Doosan Corporation Mottrol's Jiangyin plant and Doosan Corporation Electro-Materials' Changshu plant in China

2014 Doosan Corporation Fuel Cell established

2014 Doosan Corporation Acquired Circuit Foil Luxembourg

2015 Doosan Corporation Industrial Vehicle Acquired British Forklift Rental Firm Rushlift

2017 Doosan Fuel Cell completes Korea's largest fuel cell factory