Native name | 종근당 |
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Company type | Public |
Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
Founded | May 7, 1941Seoul, South Korea | as Goongbon Pharmacy in
Founder | Lee Jong-kun |
Headquarters | Seoul , South Korea |
Key people | Kim Young-joo (CEO) |
Revenue | ₩1.49 trillion (2022)[1] (US$1.15 billion) |
₩80.95 billion (2022)[1] | |
Number of employees | 2,396 (2022) |
Website | ckdpharm |
Chong Kun Dang | |
Hangul | 종근당 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jong Geun Dang |
McCune–Reischauer | Chong Kŭn Tang |
Chong Kun Dang (Korean: 종근당) is a South Korean multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Seoul. Founded as Goongbon Pharmacy under Japanese rule in 1941, it was renamed in 1946 and has since become one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the country.