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| Founded in Kaohsiung with initial registered capital of NT$500,000. Wah Lee began as company engaged in marketing and sales of chemical products. |
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| Introduced glass fiber of Asahi Fiber Glass and Polyester Resin from Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. to Taiwan. Established the Composite Materials Division, which essentially created the composite material industry in Taiwan. |
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| Transformed Wah Lee to become a trading company. Introduced toray polyester film and PCB from Japan‘s Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. to Taiwan. Established the Industrial Materials Division. |
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| Introduced engineering plastics from General Electric. Introduced nylon and polyacetal from Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. to Taiwan. Established a Plastics Material Division. |
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| Increased capital to NT$6 million. |
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| Established the Taipei Office to serve Taiwan‘s northern region customers. |
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| Introduced injection molding machine from Japan Steel Works and PCB manufacturing related tools such as exposure machining from Japan‘s ORC to form the Machinery Division. |
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| Established the Taichung Office to serve Taiwan‘s central region customers. |
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| Established a Marketing Research & Development Division to explore semiconductor related materials. |
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| Increased capital to NT$15 million. |
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| Increased capital to NT$21 million. |
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| Increased capital to NT$52 million. Purchased and moved into 11F-1 office at Pao-Fu Building as new office in Taipei in order to better serve its northern Taiwan customers. |
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| Reorganized the Marketing & Research Division to become the Electronic Materials Division. |
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| Established Chang Hwa Electromaterials Inc., a joint venture with Nagase & Co., Ltd. to concentrate on the sales of semiconductor packaging materials. |
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| Established Nagase-Wah Lee Plastics Co., a joint venture with Nagase & Co., Ltd., for sales of engineering plastics and high-tech polymers from General Electric. |
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| Increased capital to NT$81 million. |
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| Re-established a Marketing Research & Development Division to explore materials and machinery related products of Opto-electronic Industry. |
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| Increased capital to NT$100 million. |
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| Increased capital to NT$140 million. |
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| Increased capital to NT$160 million. |
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| Increased capital to NT$198 million.. Changed company-wide information system from proprietary system basded on WANG computers to IBM's Open Systems. Became Y2K compliant and began to form the foundations of business through e-commerce. Established Asahi Kasei Wah Lee Hi-Tech Corp., a joint venture with Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. to manufacture value-add, and sell dry film photoresist. |
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| Increased capital to NT$406 million.. Purchased and expanded into 11F-2 and 11F-3 office at Taipei's Pao-Fu building. |
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| Increased the capital to NT$569 million.. Established Unitive Semiconductor Taiwan Corp., as a joint venture with Unitive International Co. to pursue solder bumping for IC package. Redirected all company resources and effort into exploring and developing new materials, new technologies, and new business enterprises. Firmly incorporated profit center concept to all business groups. |
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- Increased the capital to NT$835 million..
- Initiated First Public Offering on OTC on Sep. 19.
- Invested in Wah Hong Industrial Corp., and Telelynx Inc.Acquired more than 50% of stock share of Chang Wah Electromaterials Corp.,
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- Increased the capital to NT$1,161 million.
- Acquired more than 50% of WSP Electromaterials Incorporated,
- Established Japan Office.
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Invested Wah Fu International Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Initiated Public offering on centralized securities market on Jul. 22. Invested capital to NT$ 1,465,016,540. Purchased and extended operation in 12F at Pao-Fu Building, Taipei.
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Chang Wah Electronmaterials Inc.IPOed on the OTC market on Oct.30,2003. Hsin-Chu office and its warehouse were awarded ISO9001 and ISO14001 certificate. Invested in Shanghai Hua Chang Trading Co.,Ltd. Through 100% owned Wah Lee Holding Ltd(B.V.I)to develop material and equipmentmarket in the eastern region of China. Formed and Executive Steering Committee to fortify critical decision making mechanism and enhance its quality. Top management including Cice Presidents and above are the members of the Committee. |
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Acquired 70% shares of Shanghai Yi-Kang Chemicals & Industries Co., Ltd.through Wah Lee Holding Ltd(B.V.I)to develop the business in the eastern region of China. Integrated New Materials Division and PCB Business Division under the original Electronic Machinery Business Division into "Printed Circuit Board Business Division "Both Kaohsiung and Tainan Offices were qualified by ISO9001 and ISO14001. |
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Wah Hong Industrial Corp.IPOed on the OTC market on June 23,2005. Expanded the operating items and scope of the original Composite Materials Division and renamed it as "Composite Industrial Division Business Division" Both Taipei and Taichung Offices were qualified by ISO9001 and ISO14001.
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Invested in Singpapore Wah Lee Tech(Singapore) Pte.Ltd. through Wah Lee Holding Limited(B.V.I)to expand businesses in South East Asia region. Invested in SIC Electronics Co., Ltd. which mainly engaged in the manufacturing of consumable materials and key components and parts for semiconductor and poto-electronics industries. Semiconductor Material Business Division continued to expand its operating items to include specialty gases and spare parts. Its product offerings became even more comprehensive.
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Integrated MI related businesses under the original Electronic Machinery Business Division into Engineering Plastic Business Division,while SMT related businesses were merged into Printed Circuit Board Business Division. Renamed Composite Industrial Material Business Division as Industrial Material Business Division to reflect its versatility and potentials for future product development. Implemented successfully new ERP(SAP) system to further fine-tune operating process flows and improve our service quality and efficiency.
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