ABOUT MSC · HISTORY
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About MSCHistory
Technological Independence and Advancement of Sustainable Management
2026
- Certification & Awards
CEO Donghoon Kim receives the Presidential Citation at the Incheon Small and Medium Business Conference
- Sustainability
EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment Gold Rating Achieved
2025
- Establishment & Business Locations
20th Anniversary
2024
- Sustainability
Achieved Silver rating in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment
2023
- Sustainability
Proclamation of ESG Management and Publication of the First Sustainability Report
2022
- Certification & Awards
CEO Donghoon Kim Receives Prime Minister's Commendation at the Incheon SMEs Entrepreneurs Convention
Production Innovation and Enhancement of Global Infrastructure
2021
- Establishment & Business Locations
Groundbreaking of MSC Co., Ltd. Hwaseong Bio Valley Plant
2020
- Certification & Awards
Certificate of Technology-Innovative Small and Medium Enterprise (Inno-Biz)
- Global
Establishment of Hanoi Branch in Vietnam (MSC Innovation Vina)
2019
- Certification & Awards
Certificate of Material and Component Specialized Company
- Certification & Awards
IATF 16949 Certification Acquisition
- Certification & Awards
Received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award
2018
- Certification & Awards
ISO 9001:2015 · ISO 14001:2015 Certification
2017
- Certification & Awards
Awards from the Incheon Regional Small and Medium Business Administration and Small Enterprise Promotion Corporation
- Certification & Awards
Awarded the Prime Minister's Commendation
2016
- Technology Development
Construction of Incheon Region's First Smart Factory and Automation of Chemical Mixing Process
Expansion of Production Base and Business Areas
2015
- Certification & Awards
Obtained OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification
- Certification & Awards
Selected as a High-Growth Company
2014
- Certification & Awards
Selected as a Vision Enterprise
- Certification & Awards
Selected as a specialized company in the root industry
- Certification & Awards
Korea Economic Leader Award (R&D category)
- Certification & Awards
Korea Technology Innovation Management Award (Corporate category)
2013
- Global
Registration of the Laixi Plant, Qingdao, China
- Establishment & Business Locations
MSC Co., Ltd. Headquarters Relocation, Current Location (Incheon Plant)
2012
- Establishment & Business Locations
Established Chilgok Surface Treatment Division (EMI)
- Certification & Awards
Selected as a Leading Company for Happy Small and Medium Enterprises Jobs
- Establishment & Business Locations
Established MSC Co., Ltd. Asan Plant in Chungnam
2011
- Global
Participated in SFCHINA in Shanghai and Changwon Surface Treatment Fair
- Certification & Awards
Received the Small and Medium Business Administration Commissioner Award in the corporate category at the 41st Korea Precision Industry Technology Conference
Establishment and Technology Base Construction
2010
- Global
Established a branch office in Qingdao, China
- Certification & Awards
Obtained INNOBIZ certification and established industry-academic cooperation with Inha Technical College
2009
- Establishment & Business Locations
Relocation of Headquarters (709-3 Gojan-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon)
- Certification & Awards
Obtained Venture Business Certification and established an affiliated research institute
- Certification & Awards
Confirmed as an Innovative Small and Medium Enterprise (Main-BIZ)
2008
- Certification & Awards
Acquired ISO 14001:2004 / KS A 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Certification
- Certification & Awards
Obtained ISO 9001 / KS A 9001:2007 Quality Management System Certification
2007
- Technology Development
Developed eco-friendly non-cyanide Au · Ag plating bath
- Technology Development
Developed silicon wafer plating bath
2006
- Technology Development
Developed a neutral tin plating solution and sold Samsung Electro-Mechanics chip resistors (dealer)
- Technology Development
Developed water-soluble and vapor-phase rust inhibitors for all metals such as Fe and Cu
- Global
Developed tin additives and exported to China, Taiwan, Philippines, and Malaysia
- Technology Development
Development of Organic Acid Tin and Organic Acid Bi Manufacturing Technology
- Technology Development
Development of Tarnish Prevention Agents and Sealing Agents for Au · Ag · Cu
- Technology Development
Sales of Electroless Copper for Electromagnetic Wave Shielding (200 tons per month)
2005
- Establishment & Business Locations
Establishment of MSC Co., Ltd.
