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  • Apr. 2026

  • 30th Anniversary of ISU Group

  • Aug. 2025

  • ISU Specialty Chemical establishes Japan subsidiary

  • May 2025

  • ISU Specialty Chemical expands TDM plant

  • Mar. 2025

  • ISU Petasys receives 2024 Best Quality Supplier Award from Celestica, Canada

  • Mar. 2025

  • ISU Petasys receives Excellence in Quality Award from Palo Alto Networks, USA

  • Nov. 2024

  • ISU International Co., Ltd. founded

  • Oct. 2024

  • ISU Petasys receives Prime Minister's Citation for contributions to materials, parts and equipment industry development from MOTIE

  • May 2024

  • ISU Specialty Chemical completes Li2S Demo Plant

  • Apr. 2024

  • ISU Specialty Chemical merges with ISU Exachem through spin-off merger

  • May 2023

  • ISU Petasys completes high-layer PCB Plant No.4

  • May 2023

  • ISU Specialty Chemical founded

  • Nov. 2022

  • ISU Specialty Chemical completes Li2S Demo Plant

  • Jun. 2020

  • ISU Group opens gallery 'Space ISU'

  • Oct. 2019

  • ISU Chemical completes Yining Smart Farm in China

  • Apr. 2019

  • ISU Petasys receives 'TOP Direct Component Supplier' Award from Juniper Networks, USA

  • Apr. 2019

  • ISU E&C receives Excellent Construction Company Award by LH

  • Jan. 2019

  • ISU Chemical celebrates 50th anniversary, announces 'ISU Vision 2025'

  • Nov. 2018

  • ISU Chemical selected as 'World-Class Product Manufacturer'

  • Oct. 2018

  • ISU Abxis releases 'Trientop', a drug for Wilson's disease

  • Sep. 2018

  • ISU Chemical establishes Xinjiang ISU Longkun Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. in China

  • Aug. 2017

  • ISU E&C receives Minister of Environment Award at '2017 Korea High-Efficiency Building Materials Grand Prize'

  • Jul. 2017

  • ISU Petasys selected as '2017 Employment-Friendly Leading Company'

  • May 2017

  • ISU AMC founded

  • Dec. 2016

  • ISU Abxis honored with 5-Million-Dollar Export Tower

  • Nov. 2016

  • ISU Chemical receives Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award at '2016 Climate Week'

  • Apr. 2016

  • Ceremony Celebrates 20th Anniversary of ISU Group

  • Jan. 2016

  • ISU Abxis releases 'Jevurain', a drug for urea cycle disorder

  • Sep. 2015

  • 37th ISU Group KLPGA Championship held

  • May. 2015

  • ISU Hondings Shanghai opens PLENA127 restaurant in Shanghai, China.

  • Apr. 2015

  • ISU E&C wins ‘2015 Excellent Residential Culture Open Call Excellent Award’.

  • Nov. 2014

  • 2014 ISU E&C receives Brand Grand Prize in Minister of Land, Transport & Maritime Affairs Award.

  • Oct. 2014

  • ISU Hondings Shanghai created.

  • Oct. 2014

  • ISU Exaboard merges with ISU Exaflex.

  • Aug. 2014

  • ISU C&E created.

  • Jul. 2014

  • ISU Abxis releases Fabagal, a drug for Fabry disease.

  • Jan. 2014

  • ISU Group renews its CI.

  • Dec. 2013

  • ISU Chemical starts the commercial production of MEK (methyl ethyl ketone).

  • Nov. 2013

  • ISU Petasys creates ISU Petasys Hunan

  • Oct. 2013

  • ISU Chemical honored with 500-Million-Dollar Export Tower on Trade Day.

  • May 2013

  • ISU Abxis releases Abcertin, a drug for Gaucher disease.

  • Oct. 2012

  • ISU Chemical completes GOC(Great Orient Chemical (Taicang) Co., Ltd.) lab plant in China.

  • Dec. 2011

  • ISU Exachem honored with 70-Million-Dollar Export Tower on Trade Day.

  • Jul. 2011

  • ISU E&C receives IPDA (International Public Design Award) in three categories.

  • Apr. 2011

  • ISU Exaflex is affiliated with the group

  • Oct. 2010

  • ISU Petasys honored with ‘Excellence in Quality’ by the US-based CISCO.

  • May 2010

  • ISU Petasys certified for NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program).

  • Oct. 2009

  • ISU Petasys honored as ‘Supplier of the Year’ by the US-based Cray.

  • Aug. 2009

  • ISU System certified for ISO 27001 Information Protection.

  • Feb. 2009

  • ISU Abxis gets listed at KOSDAQ.

  • Oct. 2008

  • ISU Petasys tapped as ‘Supplier of the Year’ by the US-based CISCO.

  • Jul. 2008

  • ISU E&C wins order for home building in Lybia.

  • Mar. 2008

  • ISU Chemical completes IPA (iso propyl alcohol) plant.

  • Feb. 2008

  • TODA ISU created.

  • May 2007

  • ISU Abxis releases Clotinab, as Korea’s first antibiotic treatment.

  • Mar. 2007

  • ISU Chemical opens its representative office in Shanghai.

  • Apr. 2006

  • 10th Anniversary of ISU Group.

  • Nov. 2004

  • ISU Exaboard created.

  • Mar. 2004

  • ISU Chemical creates ISU Chemical Germany.

  • Nov. 2003

  • ISU Chemical honored with Quality Management Prize at the 29th National Quality Management Competition.

  • Oct. 2003

  • ISU Chemical honored with KS (Korean Industrial Standard) Grand Prize (as a big corporation).

  • Aug. 2003

  • ISU Co. Ltd. founded.

  • Oct. 2002

  • ISU E&C launches Brownstone as a housing brand.

  • Aug. 2001

  • ISU Exachem founded.

  • Jun. 2001

  • ISU Chemcial honored with Korea TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Grand Prize.

  • Mar. 2001

  • ISU Abxis founded.

  • Mar. 2000

  • ISU Venture Capital founded.

  • Jan. 2000

  • Chairman Kim Sang Beom swears in.

  • Nov. 1997

  • ISU Chemical completes TDM (tertiary dodecyl mercaptan) plant.

  • Aug. 1996

  • ISU System founded.

  • Apr. 1996

  • ISU Group launched with its CI proclaimed.

  • Nov. 1995

  • ISU Chemical honored with 100-Million-Dollar Export Tower on Trade Day.

  • Sep. 1994

  • ISU Chemical completes S/S (special solvent) plant.

  • Sep. 1990

  • ISU Chemical completes NP (normal paraffin) plant.

  • Jul. 1988

  • ISU Petrochemical founded.

  • Aug. 1980

  • ISU Chemical completes LAB (linear alkyl benzene) plant.

  • Sep. 1976

  • ISU Engineering & Construction (E&C) founded.

  • Jan. 1973

  • ISU Chemical completes BAB (branched alkyl benzene) plant.

  • Feb. 1972

  • ISU Petasys founded.

  • Jan. 1969

  • ISU Chemical founded.