Time Line

Time Line

Founding and embryonic stage

The history of DONGIL GLASS is the history of the glass industry in Korea!
DONGIL GLASS is a leading long-lived company that was founded in 1940 and is continuing a history of more than 80 years.

  • 1940 Started business as DONGIL Glass Store (Kim Seong-Tae, Founder)
  • 1953 Participated in the post-war reconstruction project (accompanied by businesses within the area of jurisdiction like Samyang Sanghoi)
  • 1957 Kim Young-Jin, the 2nd generation chairman, assumed the duties (a sophomore at Cheongju High School at the time)
  • 1970Registered as an authorized dealer of Hankuk Glass
  • 1978Incorporated (DONGIL Glass Trading Company Co., Ltd., Kim Young-Jin, CEO)
  • 1992Professional Construction License Registered (Metal Structure and Window)
  • 1994Expanded and relocated to Cheongju Industrial Park No.3 and changed the company name (DONGIL GLASS Co., Ltd.)
  • 2006Selected as a Promising Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise of Cheongju (additionally selected in 2013)
  • 2007Expanded the factory and built the Highly-Functional Low-E Multi-Layer mass production system
  • 2009Received the DUOLITE Club Grand Prize and Excellence Award for Quality (~2017)
  • 2011Introduced the Argon Gas Injection Double-Layer Glass Facility
  • 2013Selected as a Leading Long-Lived Company (Small Business Corporation/Cheongju Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
  • 2014Gas Injection Insulation Glass Group Standard Certification (ESD-2, EST2,3)
  • 2015Constructed the Ochang Factory
  • 2016 Registered as a Green Remodeling Business and a Direct Producer of Metal Windows
  • 2017 Kim Jung-Hwan, the 3rd generation CEO, took office (August 31, 2017 (started working in 2003))
  • 2018 Expanded the Ochang Factory (3 buildings built in addition to the existing 2 buildings) and integrated the production facilities
  • 2019 Selected as a Junior Small Hidden Champion designated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor
  • 2019 Selected as a Leading Long-Lived Company (Small Business Corporation/Cheongju Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
  • 2019 Selected as a Leading Long-Lived Company (Small Business Corporation/Cheongju Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
  • 2020 80th Anniversary of the Founding and 42nd Anniversary of Incorporation
  • 2022 Converted the Facility Maintenance License to the General Construction License (Construction Ability Evaluation Amount KRW 6,208 million)