Kolon Industries

Kolon Industries Inc.
Native name
코오롱인더스트리
Company typePublic company
IndustryIndustrial materials
  • Film/Electronic materials
  • Chemicals
  • Fashion
FoundedApril 12, 1957; 67 years ago (1957-04-12)
Daegu, South Korea
Headquarters
Daegu Edit this on Wikidata
Revenue3,905,572,000,000 Won[1] (2014)
Total assets3,537,038,000,000 Won[1] (2014)
WebsiteEnglish website

Kolon Industries is a Korean chemical and textile manufacturing company. It was founded in 1957 as Korea Nylon Inc., an early manufacturer in the Korean nylon industry.[2] It has since expanded to produce chemicals, other materials and fashion.[3] In 2015 Kolon Industries opened a shopping mall built with shipping containers, the first of its kind in South Korea.[4] It has a US subsidiary, Kolon USA Inc., selling polyester film and nylon film.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Financial information". Kolon Industries. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ "History". Kolon Industries. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "About us". Kolon Industries. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Shipping Container Mall - Kolon Industries FnC Opens Complex Shopping Mall "Common Ground"". BusinessKorea. April 9, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Welcome to KOLON USA Inc. (KUSA)". Kolon Industries. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.