History
Starting as a small start-up in 1994, AMOTECH Co., Ltd. has grown to become a mature company that specializes in parts and components and is constantly striving to become a global leader in the material components industry.
2016 – Present
2018 | 04 | 04. Selected as a Quality Management System Excellence Company (Korea Management Registrar) |
2017 | 12 | 12. Won the 14th Commendation of the Minister of Industry and Commerce’, Korea New Growth Management Awards 2017 |
2016 | 12 | 12. Awarded ‘200-million-dollar Export Tower’—the 53rd Trade Day (Korea International Trade Association) |
2011-2015
2015 | 12 | Re-selected as a ‘World-class Product’—Chip Varistor (South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) |
12 | Won the ‘Korea Information and Communications Technology Association Grand Prize’ (Telecommunications Technology Association) | |
11 | Won ‘Patent Management Grand Prize’ (South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) | |
05 | Selected as a ‘Rising Star Company’ (The Export-Import Bank of Korea) | |
2014 | 05 | Selected as a ‘Korean Hidden Champion Upbringing Company’ (The Export-Import Bank of Korea) |
2013 | 12 | Awarded ‘100-million-dollar Export Tower’ (Korea International Trade Association) |
01 | Acquired a ‘Medium-sized Company Certificate’ (Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology) | |
2012 | 09 | KOTRA Global Brand Gold (KOTRA) |
09 | Certified as ‘Parts and Materials Specialty Company’ (Ministry of Knowledge Economy) | |
2011 | 05 | Selected as a ‘World-class 300 Company’ (Ministry of Knowledge Economy) |
04 | Selected as a ‘Korean Hidden Champion Upbringing Company’, three years in a row (The Export-Import Bank of Korea) |
2006 – 2010
2010 | 05 | Earned ‘KOTRA Guaranteed Brand’ certificate (KOTRA, Ministry of Knowledge Economy) |
2009 | 02 | Inauguration of CEO Kim Byunggyu as the president of KOSDAQ |
2008 | 11 | Awarded ’50-million-dollar Export Tower’ (Korea International Trade Association) |
09 | Designated as an ‘Excellent Manufacturing Technology Research Center’ (Ministry of Knowledge Economy) | |
2007 | 03 | Obtained ISO/TS 16949,2004 quality certification (Korea Management Association)) |
01 | Obtained ISO 14001,2004 environment certification (Korea Management Association) | |
2006 | 09 | Confirmed as ‘Parts and Materials Specialty Company’ (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy) |
05 | Established and incorporated Chungdo Amotech (Ltd.) into subsidiaries |
2000 – 2005
2005 | 12 | Earned the parts material reliability certification (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy) |
09 | Completed Sandong Amotech location | |
01 | Awarded ‘Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2004’ (Deloitte) | |
2004 | 06 | Won the ‘Best New Generation Company’ award, the first Korea KOSDAQ Awards (KOSDAQ Association) |
2003 | 08 | Registered to KOSDAQ |
05 | Selected as a ‘World-class Product’—Chip Varistor (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy) | |
2002 | 10 | Selected as Korea Technology Fast 50 (Deloitte) |
2000 | 11 | Selected as a ‘Leading Export Company for Parts and Materials’ (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy, KOTRA) |
08 | Selected as ‘Next-Generation First-Class Product’—the flatness improvement filter (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy) | |
2000 | 05 | Selected as “Amorphous Core” Millennium Product (Korea Institute of Design Promotion /Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy) |
06 | Selected as a National Research Laboratory (New Material R&D Center II) (Ministry of Science and Technology) |
1994 – 1999
1999 | 12 | Awarded “Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy Award” from the 9th SMB Grand Awards (Small and medium Business Corporation) |
12 | Changed company title from Amos Co., Ltd. To Amotech Co., Ltd. | |
11 | Merger of Amos Co., Ltd., Amotron Co., Ltd., and Amex Co., Ltd. into Amos Co., Ltd. | |
1998 | 12 | Established Amex Co., Ltd. |
07 | Established Motor Research Center | |
03 | Established New Material R&D Center II | |
1997 | 12 | Earned parts material quality certificate—Machinery of Amos Co., Ltd. (EM, National Agency for Technology and Quality) |
07 | Selected as capital goods industrial strategy item—Amorphous Core of Amos Co., Ltd. | |
05 | Established New Material R&D Center | |
1996 | 12 | Received SMB management category award—Amos Co. Ltd. (Gimpo-si) |
07 | Selected as a ‘Uprising Telecommunications Company’—Amotron Co., Ltd. (Ministry of Science and ICT) | |
1995 | 08 | Established Amotron Co., Ltd. |
1994 | 10 | Established Amos Co., Ltd. |