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Apr.KOREA Hyeophwa Chemical Industry (Ltd.) established

Nov.Permit to produce and import salt and pigment intermediates at factory in Incheon

Jan.Pohang Plant Silicate fertilizer project commencement (Secured 36383m2 inside Pohang Steel Complex)

Feb.Signed raw materials contract with Pohang Steel

Jun.Start Pohang Plant construction

Aug.New product production at Incheon Factory (BLACK-EXO-T2HCL)

Feb.Pohang plant completion, begin fertilizer production (silicate fertilizer No. 2)

Sep.Begin Incheon factory OTB production

Mar.Acquired patent for manufacturing phosphoric fertilizer

Jun.Selected as a promising SME by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Jul.Selected as a middle export company by Korea Commercial Bank

Mar.Developed DCB (dichlorobenzidine) construction method for Incheon plant pigment intermediates

Jun.Designation of Onsan Plant site (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)

Nov.Started Onsan Plant construction

Nov.Began production of phosphoric fertilizer

Sep.Onsan plant completed

Dec.Established Onsan R & D Center

Dec.Began Onsan plant DBS deployment

Feb.Awarded Stone Tower Industrial Medal (Fertilizer)

Jun.First expansion of DCB facilities in Onsan factory

Dec.Development of dye pigment intermediates (DSB, DSS)

May.Expansion of DCB facilities at Onsan Plant (2nd)

Aug.ISO9002 dye pigment industry first in Korea certification

Aug.Second expansion of DCB facilities in Onsan factory

Nov.Capital increase of $400 million (3,960,000,000 won) through new stock issuance

Sep.Pohang factory No. 2 facilities expansion

Nov.KOSDAQ registration

Jan.Introduction of automated equipment at Pohang factory No. 1

Feb.Granification of Silicate fertilizer from Pohang factory, complex fertilizer plant construction completed

Mar.Patent application for granular Silicate fertilizer

Aug.Pohang factory complex fertilizer weighing plant construction completed

Aug.Third expansion of DCB facilities in Onsan factory

Dec.Pohang factory silicate fertilizer Plant 2 construction completed (CAPA: 300,000 tons → 500,000 tons)

Jan.Production and sales of horticultural complex fertilizer

Mar.Pohang factory complex fertilizer plant construction completed

Aug.Eco-fertilizer institute certification

Feb.Began supplying chemical, BB fertilizers

Feb.Production, sales of organic fertilizer

Feb.Patent application for soil fertility NK (Silicate, lime included)

Apr.20th anniversary of founding

Dec.Purchased Chosun Refractory Plant (66,115 m2)

Jan.ISO 9002 Certification

Feb.BB fertilizer factory expansion

Feb.Split into Hyeophwa, Ltd. and Hyeophwa Chemical, Ltd.

Completed organic fertilizer factory (oil cake)

Completed eco-friendly material factory construction

Japan technical adviser recruited

Jan.Changed company name to KOREA Hyeophwa, Ltd.

Sep.Expansion of new BB plant