Gumi Overview
Gumi Plant is the main plaint of KOLON Industries, Inc. equipped with an integrated manufacturing system from polymerization process to final products. With 40 years of polymer technology and expertise, this large-scale complex has the top-of-the-line production operating system.
Using proprietary technology, Gumi Plant has been producing electronic and advanced chemical materials, such as aramids, as well as PET films, tire cords, long fiber non-wovens, aramids, GRP Pipes, light diffuser films for LCDs, and IT chemical products.
Gumi - History/Certificates
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Korea Nylon Inc. established (Daegu) |
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Korea Polyester Inc. established (Gumi) |
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Established the polyester yarn line |
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Established the nylon yarn and nylon tire cord line |
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Changed names to KOLON Corporation (merger) |
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Established the engineering plastic line (sell-off in June 2008) |
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Established the polyester direct spinning (continuous polymerization) line |
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Established the polyester film line |
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Established the video tape plant (closed down in 2004) |
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Established the automated polyester yarn line |
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First company in the world to produce long micro-fiber “ROJEL” |
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Established the LCD light diffuser film line |
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First Korean company to establish a polyimide film line First Korean company to establish an aramid line Established the light diffuser plate/IT chemical line |
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Established the high-strength glass fiber-reinforced pipe line Divided the yarn business (KFM), PI film J/V (collaboration with SKC) |
Product Overview
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Tire cords | Tire reinforcement |
| Long-fiber non-wovens (Finon®) | Packaging, industrial, civil engineering, construction | |
| Aramids(HERACRON®) | Optical cable reinforcement, automotive parts | |
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Base films(ASTROLL®) | Industrial, electronic materials, packaging |
| Metalize films(ASTROLL®) | Food packaging, industrial | |
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Light diffuser films(EverRay®) | LCD |
| Light diffuser plates(EverRay®) | LCD | |
| Prism films(EverRay®) | LCD | |
| IT Chemicals(Onlymer®, Diasphere®) | PCB protection, electronic materials for LCDs | |
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KOA PIPE® | Water piping, underground gas piping, oil piping, offshore piping, and other chemical plant piping |
| KOA MANHOLE® | Small- and large-sized manholes, pump station manholes | |
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