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2008
Acquired ‘Green EnTech’
 
2008
Developed Multi-Care Complex Filter
 
2008
Established east coast headquarters in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.
Established branch in Hong Kong, China
Red Dot Design Award – Water filtration appliance (CHP-08A, P-07F), Air purifier (AP-1008), Food waste disposers. (WMD-01).
Good Design Award – Air purifier. (AP-0807DH).
IF Design Award – Water filtration appliance (CHP-06DL, CP-07H, P-07F, P-07IU), Air purifier (AP-1007EH, AP-0607CH, AP-1207B), Electronic bidet. (BA-10, BA-11).
IDEA Award – Air purifier (AP-1008, AP-1207B), Electronic bidet (BA-11)
Energy Star – Air purifier (AP-1008, AP-1506CH)
Opened <Woongjin Coway R&D Center>
 
2007
Establishes subsidiary in Los Angeles, California.
Red Dot Design Award – Water filtration appliance (CHP-06DL).
Good Design Award – Water filtration appliance (CHP-06DL/E).
IF Design Award – Water filtration appliance (P-07F), Air purifier (AP-1007, AP-1207DH).
British Allergy Foundation – Air purifier (AP-1007)
Energy Star – Air purifier (AP-1004AH, AP-1005AH)
Assigned the RoHS certified institute
 
2006
Acquired over 4 million rental customers.
Placed sixth consecutive year of top ranking in Korean Customer Satisfaction Index. (2001-2006).
Placed third consecutive year in number one spot in Global Brand Competency Index (GBCI) by Japan Management, Consultants. (JMAC) (2004-2006)
Achieved one trillion KRW (USD 1.2 billion) in annual sales.
Established subsidiary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Established subsidiary in Beijing, China.
Began construction of Research and Development Center at Seoul National University.
 
2005
Acquired over three million rental customers.
(air/water filtration unit, digital bidet)
Placed seventh consecutive year as number one on the Korea-Brand Power Index. (1999-2005)
Became a Korea Marketing Grand Prize winner for five consecutive years. (2001-2005)
 
2004
Launched Bussel kitchen system.
Became a Korea Well-Being Consumer Index winner-air Cleaner/Water filtration device.
 
2003
Established subsidiary in Tokyo.
Established subsidiary in Bangkok.
Placed in the first of Korea Product Quality Index – water filtration device.
Received Korea Industrial Design Awards.
- Grand prize: water filtration device
- Certification: air cleaner (Cayman 1, 2)
Achieved Clean Air (CA) seal from the Korea Air.
 
2002
Acquired over one million rental customers.
 
2001
Transferred listing to the KSE (Korea Stock Exchange) due to profitability and growth potential.
Launched home food waste incinerator.
Received Good Design (GD) Award from the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. (MOCIE).
Achieved CUL seal (safety mark in Canada) from Underwriters Laboratories.
 
2000
Launched electronic bidet.
 
1998
Began rental business.
 
1997
Achieved CE Marking (European Union) safety mark from German safety monitoring agency TUV Bayern.
 
1996
Registered on KOSDAQ (venture/technology Korean stock exchange).
Received Grand Prize from Medical News for water filtration appliance.
Certified with ISO 14001 from TUV Bayern.
Achieved Gold prize from LA New Technology Invention Exhibition.
Asia’s First NSF Certification. (recognized standard in United States for all drinking water devices)
International Exhibition "Ideas-Inventions-New Products" (IENA), Gold.
International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products (Geneva), Gold/Bronze.
 
1995
Began exporting water filtration devices to China and Uzbekistan.
Received Water Quality Association (WQA) Gold Seal Mark for entire line of products.
Certified with ISO 9001 by German safety monitoring agency TUV Bayern.
 
1994
Recognized as having the industry’s first corporate laboratory by the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology.
 
1993
Developed production and sale of industry’s first hot and cold water filtration device equipped with microcomputer-controlled system.
Launched the air purifier category.
Acquainted the Q Mark for hot and cold water filtration device. (CHP-8050)
Established the Yugu Plant.(Chungnam Gongju-gun Yugu agricultural and industrial park)
 
1992
Renamed Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd
Launched water filtration device
Established environmental research and development laboratory.
 
1991
Began exporting water filtration devices to Japan.
 
1989
Founded Korea Coway Co.
Became an official member of Water Quality Association. (WQA)
 
   
   
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