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HISTORY OF LIVING SPACE IN KOREA

Our journey taken together with customers represents Korea’s history of living space evolution.
Since 1947, LX Hausys has been supplying various interior materials that served to enhance the value of living spaces in Korea for the past 70 years.
Now, LX Hausys has become the largest building materials company in Korea.

1947

1947

Established Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. (Currently LG Chem)

1952

Established Lak Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. (Currently LG Chem)

1957

1957

Invented the vinyl flooring for the first name in Korea

1976

1976

EProduced the first PVC window (HI-Sash) in Korea

1984

1984

Produced plastic automotive parts

1995

1995

Produced the acrylic solid surface HIMACS

1996

Established a production corporation in Tianjin, China

2005

2005

Completed HIMACS plant in the U.S

2006

2006

Launched Z:IN as a premium interior design brand

2009

2009

Launched LG Hausys (Spinoff of industrial materials business of LG Chem)

2010

2010

Produced ZEA Maru, the world's 1st PLA wood flooring

2011

2011

Completed an engineered stone plant in the U.S

2012

2012

Completed the Korea's largest Low-E glass plant

2013

2013

Produced PF boards

2014

2014

Opened the flagship store "Z:IN Square"

2015

2015

Completed a plant in Wuxi, China

2016

2016

Completed an automotive interior leather plant in the U.S (Atlanta)

2017

Acquired majority stake in c21, a Slovak automotive materials producer

2018

2018

Completed the 2nd PF insulation board plant

2020

2020

Completed expansion of the 3rd production line for engineered stone in the U.S

2021

2021

Changed the company name to LX Hausys

We will continue to establish ourselves as a company that delivers trust and satisfaction to our customers based on our market-leading products and advanced technology to supply healthy, eco-friendly products & materials, as well as systems and solutions that maximize energy efficiency