Doosan Corporation
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| Company type | Public |
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| KRX: 000150 | |
| Founded | December 18, 1933, in Seoul, South Korea |
| Founder | Park Seung-jik |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
Key people | Park Jeong-won (chairman) |
| Subsidiaries | Doosan Enerbility Doosan Fuel Cell Doosan Robotics Doosan Mobility Innovation, etc. |
| Website | doosan |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Doosan Corporation (Korean: 주식회사 두산) is a corporate holding company headquartered in Euljiro 6-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[1]
- 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
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