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Global Leader in Industrial Displays!
Kortek’s passion and innovation never ends

1987 ~ 1999
2000 ~ 2003
2006 ~ 2010
2011 ~

1987 Begining of Passionate Challenge: Established Se Joo Co. Ltd.
Established Se Joo Co. Ltd. (Guro)
Established Korea’s first gaming display export firm

1991: 11 Received an award
for exporting Ten
Million Dollars and
a Merit of Export Medal
(Presidential decree)

1994: 07 Transferred
Head office
(Songne-dong, Sosa-gu,
Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do)

1996: 04 Selected as
a Promising Small-and
Medium-Sized Business
(Gyeonggi-do)

1997: 11 Achieved
Twenty
Million Dollars
in Export

1999 Changed company name to Kortek Corporation Kortek aims to be world No.1 with Korean technology

2000 Established Research Laboratory Institute, named Best Venture Company The start of the new millennium marks the start of our new expansion

2000: 07 Established research
laboratory institute; 09 Received awards for the Best
Venture company
(SMBA) & Top-ranking company
(Hana Bank); 11 Selected as an Upbringing Small
and Medium Company by
the Korea Export Insurance Co.,; 11 Received Thirty Million Dollars Export Award and Bronze Industrial Medal.

2001: 02 Established US Branch
(Nevada state); 02 Authentication
of ISO 9001 (A10030); 07 Completed construction of head office and relocated headquarters to Juan, Incheon (Juan Export Complex 6); 07 Registered on KOSDAQ

2002: 02 Selected as a World-Class Goods
for Casino Monitor
(MOTIE, World No.1); 02 Establish European Branch

2003 Not satisfied with being the best in Korea such as winning the $50 Million Export award Leading the worldwide display market

2006 Named Excellent Corporation for labor management relations Kortek, growing together with employees through a flexible culture of labor and management

2006: 01 Authentication
of ISO14001(A14774); 03 Commendation
of Honest Tax Payment
(by Finance Minister); 09 Selected as an excellent
company for its positive
labor-management culture
(by the Ministry of Labor); 11 Received Seventy
Million Dollars
Export Award & Silver
Industrial Medal

2007: 06 Purchased land for
new factory in Songdo,
Incheon Free Economic Zone
(approx. 19,250m²)

2008: 04 Construction of
Songdo Headquarters; 12 Broke USD 100 million
export barrier
(recorded exports of
USD 120 million)

2009: 04 Completed the construction
of new corporate building
in Songdo; 08 Received the Incheon
(City) Technology Award
2009 Grand Prize

2010: 11 Awarded for expert $ 100 Million; 11 Certificate ISO 13485

2011 ~ Kortek, leading the world’s industrial display market with our can-do spirit and ingenuity

2011: 02 Authorized as 'Product-specific
approved exporter' for
Korea-EU Exporting items
(Incheon Customs); 05 Nominated as the one of
the "World Class 300" companies
(by the Ministry of
Knowledge Economy); 06 Selected as the Best Company
to Work In (by Ministry of
Knowledge Economy); 07 Selected as the Hidden Star of KB
(by Kookmin Bank); 12 Selected as the excellent company
for the world class products.
(by Ministry of Knowledge Economy)

2012: 04 Selected as Best Company
to Work In (by Ministry of
Knowledge Economy); 06 Selected as one of the Most
Powerful Business Leaders
in Korea 2012 by Fortune
Korea (Global Management
Category); 07 Participated in Consortium
to Develop Leading Technology
for Future Industries; 11 Best IP (Intellectual Property)
Executive Award granted by KIPO

2013: 05 Selected as a Hidden Champion of KOSDAQ for 5 years running (by KRX)

2014: 04 Selected as a Hidden Champion of KOSDAQ for 6 years running (by KRX); 10 Selected as an appointed company for Professional Research Consultant (by Military Manpower Administration)

2015: 12 Broke $200 million export barrier; 12 High Dividend Corporation (National Tax Service, apply special treatment in taxation of dividend income)

2016: 05 Named the 2016 KOSDAQ Rising Star (by KRX)

2017: 05 Seletcted as the most exemplary Kosdaq company in Transparent management (Korean Financial Supervisory Service)

2018: 12 Broke $300 million export barrier

2019: 11 Completed the construction of new Factory building in Vietnam (Dong Van IV Industrial Park, Ha Nam)

2020: 06 Established MP (Mechanical
Parts) Center in Si-hwa
Industrial Complex, Korea

2023: 12Selected as 'World Class
Product of Korea' for
22 consecutive years
in Casino Display
(Ministry of Trade,
Industry and Energy)

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