| 1968~1979 |
1968
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- Founded in Kaohsiung with initial paid-up capital of NT$500,000.
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1970
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- Established Composite Material Division, to promote fiber glass of Asahi Fiber Glass and polyester resin of Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. in Taiwan market.
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1972
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- Established Industrial Material Division, to promote Toray polyester film and printed circuit board of Sumitomo Bakelite Co. in Taiwan market.
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1973
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- Established Plastic Material Division, to promote engineering plastics of General Electric(GE) and Asahi Chemical Industry Co. in Taiwan market.
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1975
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- Established Taipei office.
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1976
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- Established Machinery Division, to promote injection molding machine of Japan Steel Works (JSW) and PCB exposure equipment from ORC in Taiwan market.
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1978
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- Established Taichung office.
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| 1980~1989 |
1981
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- Established Research & Development Division, to promote semiconductor related materials.
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1987
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- Purchased and moved to new office at 11F-1 of Pao-Fu Building in Taipei.
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1988
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- Renamed R&D Division as Electronic Material Division.
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1989
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- Established Chang Hwa Electromaterials Inc., a joint venture with Nagase & Co., Ltd..
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| 1990~1999 |
1990
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Established Nagase Wahlee Plastics Corp., a joint venture with Nagase & Co., Ltd..
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Purchased and moved to new Headquarters in Kaohsiung.
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1997
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- Established Asahi Kasei Wah Lee Hi-tech Corp., a joint venture with Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd..
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1999
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- Reorganized the sales divisions into Semiconductor Material Business Division, Electronic Machinery Business Division, Engineering Plastic Business Division, Advanced Material Business Division, Composite Material Business Division and Optoelectronics Business Division.
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| 2000~2009 |
2000
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- Became a listed company on the OTC market on Sept. 19, 2000.
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2001
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- Acquired majority of Raycong Industrial (Hong Kong) Limited.
- Established Wah Lee Japan Corp. in Tokyo, Japan.
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2002
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- Established Wah Fu International Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd..
- Became a listed company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on Jul. 22, 2002.
- Purchased 12th Floor of Pao-Fu Building in Taipei for business expansion.
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2003
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- Affiliated company Chang Wah Electromaterials Inc. became a listed company on the OTC market on Oct. 30, 2003.
- Hsin-Chu office and warehouse were accredited for ISO9001 and ISO14001.
- Invested 30% of Shanghai Hua Chang Trading Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Nagase & Co. Ltd..
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2004
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- Invested 70% of Shanghai Yi-Kang Chemicals & Industries Co., Ltd..
- Integrated Advanced Material Business Division and PCB related business of Electronic Machinery Business Division into "Printed Circuit Board Business Division".
- Both Kaohsiung and Tainan offices were accredited forISO9001 and ISO14001.
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2005
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- Affiliated company Wah Hong Industrial Corp. became a listed company on the OTC market on June 23, 2005.
- Renamed Composite Material Business Division as "Composite Industrial Material Business Division".
- Both Taipei and Taichung offices were accredited for ISO9001 and ISO14001.
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2006
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- Invested Wah Lee Tech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd..
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2007
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- Established Dong Guan Hua Gang International Trading Co. Ltd..
- Implemented SAP ERP system.
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2008
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- Purchased and moved to new Hsin-Chu office.
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2009
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- Established Green Energy & Optoelectronics Business Division.
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| 2010~2019 |
2010
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- Liquidated Wah Fu International Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and transferred the business to Dong Guan Hua Gang International Trading Co. Ltd..
- Established Wah Lee Korea Co., Ltd..
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2011
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- Reorganized the investment structures in China and changed the ownership of Shanghai Yi-Kang Chemicals & Industries Co., Ltd. to Raycong Industrial (Hong Kong) Limited.
- Renamed Printed Circuit Board Business Division as Electronics and Mechanical Products Business Division.
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2012
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- Established Skypower LLC, to run the solar power plants in Japan.
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2013
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- Integrated Industrial Material Business Division and parts of Green Energy & Optoelectronics Business Division into Green Energy & Industrial Material Business Division.
- Renamed Green Energy & Optoelectronics Business Division as Optoelectronics Business Division.
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2014
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- Established Okayama, Sakuragawa and Miyazaki Solar LLC, to run the solar power plants in Japan.
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2015
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Established Huaying Supply Chain Management (SZ) Co., Ltd., PT. Wah Lee Indonesia, and Wah Lee (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Invested Hong Kong Meidi Investment (Holding) Ltd. |
2016
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Mr. Chang Tsung-Shien assumed the position of President & CEO. |
2017
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- Established Audit Committee in response to the corporate governance regulations of the competent authorities.
- Sold Skypower Ltd. and the solar power plant held by Skypower.
- Acquired majority shareholding in Tranceed Logistics Co., Ltd.
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2018
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- Acquired majority shareholding in Wah Tech Industrial Co., Ltd. in Thailand to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia.
- Sold the solar power plant held by Okayama Ltd. in Japan and liquidated the company.
- Held the 50th anniversary party for the founding of the Company.
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2019
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| 2020~Future |
2020
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Established Wah Heng Energy Technology Corp. |
2021
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2022
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- Established the Sustainable Development Committee and issued the first sustainability report.
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Acquired the land for the Southern Logistics Center.
- Acquired majority shareholding in Hightech Polymer Sdn Bhd in Malaysia to strengthen the presence in Southeast Asia.
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Adjusted the investment structure in Singapore and transferred the stock equity of Wah Lee Tech (Singapore) Ptd, Ltd. to the parent company.
- Completed the Company’s first sustainable linked syndicated loan of NT$5 billion.
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2023
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- Mr. Chang, Tsuen-Hsien was elected as the Chairman.
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Established subsidiary in India, Wahlee Innovation Materials Private Limited.
- Established subsidiary in the United States, Advance Hightech Solutions Inc.
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Established Raycong (Vietnam) Company Limited, to increase market share in Vietnam.
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