LG Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1947	Formation of LG Corp. under the name LuckyChemical Co. Ltd.
1948	Establishment of the first cosmetics laboratory in Changsin-dong, Seoul
1951	Acquisition of Chosun Alumite Industrial Co. by LuckyChemical Co. Ltd.
1952	Introduction of the first injection molding machine in Korea
1953	Merger of Dongyang Electrochemical Industrial into LuckyChemical Co. Ltd.
1958	Establishment of Goldstar Co. Ltd.
1959	Production of the first Korean radio by Goldstar Co. Ltd.
1968	Merger of LuckyChemical Co. Ltd. with LuckyOil and Fat Co. Ltd.
1969	Goldstar Co. Ltd. established semiconductor manufacturing company
1978	Establishment of Lucky Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
1981	Production of the first domestic mini computers in Korea by Goldstar Semiconductor.
1982	Opening of a color TV factory in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. by Goldstar Co. Ltd.
1983	Name change of Lucky Group to Lucky Goldstar Group.
1985	Establishment of Goldstar Software Co. Ltd.
1986	Establishment of Lucky Economic Research Institute (now LG Economic Research Institute).
1987	Opening of the Yonam Science Hall, the first Korean private science museum, by LG.
1995	Name change of Lucky Goldstar Group to LG. Acquisition of Zenith Corporation, America's largest home appliance company, by LG Electronics.
1997	Opening of Yeocheon Petrochemical Plant by LG Chem.
2002	Establishment of LG Life Sciences.
2007	Establishment of LG Solar Energy.
2009	Merger of LG Innotek with LG Micron.
2010	Opening of an electric vehicle battery factory by LG Chem. Launch of water treatment business by LG Electronics.
2011	Signing of a joint venture contract to build a large-scale petrochemical production base in Kazakhstan by LG Chem.
2012	Opening of a palm oil plant in Indonesia by LG International.
2013	Opening of "LG CNS Busan Global Cloud Data Center," the largest data center in Korea by LG CNS. Opening of "LG Electronics Incheon Campus," an R&D center for vehicle components, by LG Electronics.
2014	Development of the world's first flexible and transparent OLEDs by LG Display.
2015	Opening of Haiphong Campus in Vietnam by LG Electronics.
2017	Development of a UV-C LED with the world's highest output by LG Innotek.
2018	Acquisition of ZKW, a global premium headlamp company, by LG Electronics.
2019	Establishment of an electric vehicle battery joint venture with GM of U.S. by LG Chem.
2020	Launch of "LG AI Research," an artificial intelligence think tank
2021	Launch of joint venture "LG Magna e-Powertrain" by LG Electronics and Magna International.
2022	LG Chem Acquired 'Aveo,' a U.S. bio-venture to develop anti-cancer drugs
2023	Launch of Korea’s First Foldable Laptop 'LG Gram Fold' by LG Electronics.