History

1954 Established Dongkuk Steel by Chang Kyung Ho, CEO
1959 Produced wire rod first in Korea
1961 Began to produce rebar
1963 Operated Busan Works (Yongho-dong)
1965 Operated blast furnace first in Korea
1966 Operated electric furnace steel factory first in Korea
1971Produced steel plates first in Korea
1972 Operated Incheon Works
1972 Produced pre-painted steel first in Korea
1973 Introduced billet continuous casting machine first in Korea
1981 Established training center
1985 Appointed Chang Sang Tae as CEO
1988 Initial Public Offering
1991Operated Pohang Works No.1 steel plate factory
1993 Introduced direct current electric arc furnace first in korea
1994 Declared permanent no-strike of the union first in Korea
1997 Operated Pohang Works No.2 steel plate factory
1999
Operated Pohang Works reinforcing-bar factory
Operated Sinpyeong Works
2001Appointed Chang Sae Joo as CEO
200450th anniversary
2007 Operated PL-TCM in Busan plant
2010 Operated Dangjin Works
2010 Operated eco arc furnace of Incheon Works
2011 Launched the brand 'Luxteel'
2015 Merged with Union Steel
2016 Ceremony of Initial Fire of blast furnace at CSP Steel Mill in Brazil
2016 Commercialization of digital inkjet printed steel sheet technology first in Korea
2017 Achieved cumulative production of 10 million tons of color steel sheet
2018 Produced DK LP-plate, DK-Deck, etc.
2019 Applied color steel sheet metal furniture first in the world
2020 Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Dongkuk Steel '2020 family-friendly company' certification
2020 Developed the 'Giga' rebar(Yield strength: 1,014MPa) First Time in Korea
2021 Luxteel 10th anniversary