Koo, Jun Mo, CEO on board
+ opened Beijing Ilji,
the China subsidiary
and taking off into
a global company
Reorganized the management structure into the system of Chairman Koo, Bon Il and President Koo, Jun Mo, CEO with Koo, Jun Mo, CEO on board in 2007, Ilji Tech launched aggressive management, established Beijing Ilji in Beijing, China in 2011, which fully operated in 2012. It became the turning point to be positioned as a global company literally. In addition, in 2014, the company established Gyeongju Factory, spun off the molding factory into IJS Co, Ltd., and acquired Quality 5 Star from the quality certification system of Hyundai Motor. Consequently the company prepared the footstep to focus on change and innovation as well as choice and concentration.
- 2015Oct.
Prime Minister Award from the Mutual Growth Award
- 2015Apr.
AEO certified
- 2014Dec.
Hyundai Motor's Quality 5 Star certified
- 2014Sep.
Established Gyeongju Factory, Ilji Tech Co., Ltd
- 2014Mar.
Won Presidential Citation on the 45th Commercial Day
- 2014Feb.
Entitled to a Root Technology Specialized Company
- 2012April
Gyeongsangbuk-do Pride Product (Gyeongsangbuk-do Government)
- 2012June
Korean Hidden Champion Fostering Business (Korea Eximbank)
- 2011Dec.
Won Grand Prize of Automotive Part Industry (Minister of Knowledge Economy)
- 2011Jan.
Established China subsidiary, Beijing Machinery Co., Ltd.
- 2010Sep.
Built Gyeongsan Factory 2, Ilji Tech Co., Ltd.
- 2009July
Inno-Biz (technology innovative SME) certified
Turning IMF crisis
into opportunity…
Changed the company
name to Ilji Tech!
At the end of 1997, a lot of Korean companies bankrupted due to IMF foreign currency crisis, so called the greatest crisis since unification. However, enduring pains of the crisis, Chairman Koo, Bon Il and employees of Ilji Tech bravely launched mold production which others were reluctant, which helped to keep 'surplus' march continued since foundation.
For 10 years since then, Ilji Tech relocated its head office to Gyeongsan and newly built the molding factory. The move helped the company to lay the groundwork for a bigger step.
- 2006Mar.
Model Taxpayer Citation of Minister of Finance and Economy (No. 060178)
- 2005Feb.
Single PPM Quality certified (Small and Medium Business Administration)
- 2004June
ISO 14001 environmental management system certified
- 2004May
Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit for a model SME business person
- 2003Sep.
Newly built the molding plant
- 2000May
Won Presidential SMB Prize
- 1997Oct.
ISO9002 quality system certified
- 1997July
Changed the company name to Ilji Tech Co, Ltd.
Founded Shina Machinery,
the former body of Ilji Tech
and Registered as a partner
of Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.
As the textile industry which represented Daegu region entered into the downward trend, the automotive part industry emerged as new industrial engine for the region.
At that time, Chairman Koo, Bon Il took over a textile embroidery factory located in Daegu 3 Industrial Complex to start Shina Machinery, entered into automotive parts production and registered as a partner of Hyundai Motor in the very next year of foundation. Forming internal stability and external appearance, the company had grown rapidly until the IMF foreign currency crisis.
- 1996Dec.
Won SMB Grand Prize (Gyeongsangbuk-do Government)
- 1996June
Established R&D Center
- 1992Oct.
Went public to KOSDAQ
- 1987Sep.
Registered as a partner of Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.
- 1986Oct.
Founded Shina Machinery Co. Ltd.