The challenge of a sustainable future continues.
1980~1989
Laying the foundation to grow into a leading catalyst company
1983 Established Heesung Engelhard (Lucky Keum-Sung Group, now LG Group)
1988 Started producing and selling catalysts for automotive exhaust purification
1990~1999
Committed to securing the best technology and quality
1991 Signed a contract with Engelhard in the US to sell chemical catalysts and petrochemical catalysts
1992 Established a subsidiary research institute
1995 Acquired quality certification (Kia Motors)
1997 Built a new plant (Sihwa)
2000~2015
Became the No. 1 catalyst company
2002 Acquired 5-Star quality rating (Hyundai-Kia Motors Group)
2005 Produced 50 million catalysts to purify automotive emissions
2007 Changed its name to Heesung Catalysts
2010 Built a new technology research centre
2011 Acquired Hyundai Motor Group Grand Quality 5-Star certification
2015 Received the Hyundai Motor Group Cooperation of the Year Award
2016 to present
Our challenge for a sustainable future continues.
2017 Launched the eco-friendly energy materials business
2019 Established a production line for fuel cell electrode catalysts
2021 Won the USD 1 billion export tower at the 58th Trade Day
2022 Produced 200 million catalysts to purify automotive emissions
2024 Completed a new factory for new business expansion
Workplace
Seoul Office
Main Business : Re-planning/HR/Sales/Purchasing/Business Strategy
Address : 18F, Youngpung Building, 41, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel : +82-2-3709-7777
Fax : +82-2-752-4437
Sihwa Plant
Main Business : Automotive catalysts & environmental catalysts & dental materials & plating materials & eco-friendly energy materials
Production / Research Institute Address : 91, Soganggongwon-ro, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Phone : +82-31-496-5500
Fax : +82-31-433-7100
Affiliated Companies
BASF, the world's No. 1 chemical company
Heesung Catalysts has built a global network through a strong partnership with BASF.
- Established: 1865
- Business size: 6 sectors, 11 business units, 234 production plants in 93 countries
- Employees: 111,991 (as of 2023)
- Revenue: approx. 100 trillion (as of 2023)
- Business areas: chemicals, performance products, functional materials and solutions, agricultural solutions, oil and gas products
Subsidiary
Heesung PMTech
Heesung PMTech, a subsidiary of Heesung Catalysts, is a global recycling company that produces and sells recycled resources through eco-friendly recycling technology from waste catalysts and precious metal scraps, which are recycled resources generated in the automotive, petrochemical, and environmental industries.
- Established: 2004 Joint venture Heesung Catalysts & Hyundai Motor Company
- Employees: 173 (as of 2023)
- Sales: KRW 820.4 billion (as of 2023)
- Business: Precious metal recovery and refining
