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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
1958
· Established as GoldStar
1959
· Produced Korea’s first radio
1962
· Exported Korea’s first radios
to the US and Hong Kong
1965
· Produced Korea’s first refrigerator
1966
· Produced Korea’s first black and white TV
1968
· Produced Korea’s first air conditioner
1969
· Produced Korea’s first washing machine
1974
· Listed on the Korea Stock Exchange
1977
· Produced Korea’s first color TV
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MILESTONES
1978
· Surpassed USD 100 million in
exports, a Korean industry first
1980
· Established first EU sales subsidiary
in Germany (LGEWG)
1982
· Established US color TV plant in Huntsville,
Alabama
1984
· Surpassed KRW 1 trillion in sales
for the first time
1986
· Established European VCR plant in Germany
1988
· Established sales and joint venture
production subsidiaries in Thailand
1991
· Established design technology center
in Ireland
1993
· Established a production and sales subsidiary
in Huizhou, China (LGEHZ), beginning
a full-scale advance into the Chinese market
1995
· Renamed as LG Electronics
· Acquired US-based Zenith Electronics
1997
· Developed 40-inch Plasma TV and
world’s first DTV IC chipset
· Established India production subsidiary (LGEIL)
1998
· Developed world’s first 60-inch Plasma TV
1999
· Co-established LG.Philips LCD
(currently LG Display)
2000
· Acquired operations of LG
Information & Communications
· Launched world’s first
Internet-enabled refrigerator
2001
· Commercialized asynchronous IMT-2000
communications equipment
· Launched world’s first Internet-enabled
washing machine, air conditioner, and
microwave oven
2002
· Demerged into two companies to unlock
shareholder value: holding company LG
Electronics Investment (LGEI) and
operating company LG Electronics
· Commercialized world’s first home
network system
2003
· Developed world’s first synchronous-
asynchronous IMT-2000 mobile phone
· Developed world’s first 76-inch Plasma TV
· Launched world’s first DVD rewriter
compatible with all CD and DVD standards
· Led US CDMA mobile phone market for
the first time
2004
· Received approval for E-VSB as the next-
generation ATSC DTV transmission standard
· Launched world’s first 55-inch LCD TV
· Commercialized world’s first 71-inch
Plasma TV
· Developed world’s first mobile phone with
T-DMB mobile TV reception
· Developed home cinema system with
wireless speakers
· Led global CDMA mobile phone market
for the first time
2005
· Launched world’s first notebook with
T-DMB reception
· Launched LG Chocolate, the first phone
in the Black Label Series
· Developed world’s first 102-inch Plasma TV
· Co-established LG-Nortel,
a telecommunications network equipment
venture with Nortel Networks
· Launched mobile phone with S-DMB
reception and recording
2006
· Launched LG Shine, the second handset
in the Black Label Series
· Launched steam washing machine and
interactive TV refrigerator
· Developed world’s first 100-inch LCD TV
· Launched world’s first full HD (1080p)
102-inch Plasma TV
· Developed world’s first dual-format
high-definition disc player and drive
2007
· Launched BH100 Super Blu, the world’s
first dual-format HD disc player
· Launched PRADA Phone by LG with
advanced touch interface
· Won record number of international
design awards, including 21 iF and 29
red dot Design Awards
· Launched 120 Hz full HD LCD TV lin
· Shipped 15 millionth LG Chocolate Phone
· Led US drum washing machine market
for the first time
2008
·The 50th Anniversary of LG Electronics
· Established new LG Electronics brand identity
· Launched LG Secret, the third handset
in the Black Label Series
· Released LCD TV Scarlet in 80 nations
simultaneously
· Unveiled the world’s first Bluetooth headset
combined mobile phone
· Unveiled the world’s first Blu-ray
network storage
2008
· Held international environment
conference with UN
· Developed the world’s first LTE
mobile modem chip
· Recorded over 100 million units of
LG air conditioners in accumulated sales
2009
· Became second-largest
LCD TV provider worldwide
· Became third-largest supplier
of mobile handsets market worldwide
· Became Global Partner and Technology
Partner of Formula One™
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CRT TV, LCD TV, PDP TV, Monitor, Refrigerator, Air Conditioner
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GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORK
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CIS
* As of December 31, 2009
MEXICALLI
REYNOSA
MANAUS
MONTERREY
TAUBATE
WALES
MLAWA
WROCLAW
MAADI (HEAD OFFICE)
ISMAILIA (FACTORY)
ISTANBUL
RIAYDH
NEW DELHI/PUNE
BANGKOK/RAYONG
HANOI
JAKARTA
TAIZHOU
HUIZHOU
NANJING
NANJING
QINHUANGDAO
SHANGHAI
SHENYANG
TIANJIN
YANTAI
KUNSHAN
HANGZHOU
QINGDAO
ALMATY
MOSCOW
(FACTORY: RUZA)
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