Skip to main content

ABOUT MSC · HISTORY

HistoryHistory

About MSCHistory

Technological Independence and Advancement of Sustainable Management

2026

  1. Certification & Awards

    CEO Donghoon Kim receives the Presidential Citation at the Incheon Small and Medium Business Conference

  2. Sustainability

    EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment Gold Rating Achieved

2025

  1. Establishment & Business Locations

    20th Anniversary

2024

  1. Sustainability

    Achieved Silver rating in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment

2023

  1. Sustainability

    Proclamation of ESG Management and Publication of the First Sustainability Report

2022

  1. Certification & Awards

    CEO Donghoon Kim Receives Prime Minister's Commendation at the Incheon SMEs Entrepreneurs Convention

Production Innovation and Enhancement of Global Infrastructure

2021

  1. Establishment & Business Locations

    Groundbreaking of MSC Co., Ltd. Hwaseong Bio Valley Plant

2020

  1. Certification & Awards

    Certificate of Technology-Innovative Small and Medium Enterprise (Inno-Biz)

  2. Global

    Establishment of Hanoi Branch in Vietnam (MSC Innovation Vina)

2019

  1. Certification & Awards

    Certificate of Material and Component Specialized Company

  2. Certification & Awards

    IATF 16949 Certification Acquisition

  3. Certification & Awards

    Received the Minister of SMEs and Startups Award

2018

  1. Certification & Awards

    ISO 9001:2015 · ISO 14001:2015 Certification

2017

  1. Certification & Awards

    Awards from the Incheon Regional Small and Medium Business Administration and Small Enterprise Promotion Corporation

  2. Certification & Awards

    Awarded the Prime Minister's Commendation

2016

  1. Technology Development

    Construction of Incheon Region's First Smart Factory and Automation of Chemical Mixing Process

Expansion of Production Base and Business Areas

2015

  1. Certification & Awards

    Obtained OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification

  2. Certification & Awards

    Selected as a High-Growth Company

2014

  1. Certification & Awards

    Selected as a Vision Enterprise

  2. Certification & Awards

    Selected as a specialized company in the root industry

  3. Certification & Awards

    Korea Economic Leader Award (R&D category)

  4. Certification & Awards

    Korea Technology Innovation Management Award (Corporate category)

2013

  1. Global

    Registration of the Laixi Plant, Qingdao, China

  2. Establishment & Business Locations

    MSC Co., Ltd. Headquarters Relocation, Current Location (Incheon Plant)

2012

  1. Establishment & Business Locations

    Established Chilgok Surface Treatment Division (EMI)

  2. Certification & Awards

    Selected as a Leading Company for Happy Small and Medium Enterprises Jobs

  3. Establishment & Business Locations

    Established MSC Co., Ltd. Asan Plant in Chungnam

2011

  1. Global

    Participated in SFCHINA in Shanghai and Changwon Surface Treatment Fair

  2. 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

  1. Global

    Established a branch office in Qingdao, China

  2. Certification & Awards

    Obtained INNOBIZ certification and established industry-academic cooperation with Inha Technical College

2009

  1. Establishment & Business Locations

    Relocation of Headquarters (709-3 Gojan-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon)

  2. Certification & Awards

    Obtained Venture Business Certification and established an affiliated research institute

  3. Certification & Awards

    Confirmed as an Innovative Small and Medium Enterprise (Main-BIZ)

2008

  1. Certification & Awards

    Acquired ISO 14001:2004 / KS A 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Certification

  2. Certification & Awards

    Obtained ISO 9001 / KS A 9001:2007 Quality Management System Certification

2007

  1. Technology Development

    Developed eco-friendly non-cyanide Au · Ag plating bath

  2. Technology Development

    Developed silicon wafer plating bath

2006

  1. Technology Development

    Developed a neutral tin plating solution and sold Samsung Electro-Mechanics chip resistors (dealer)

  2. Technology Development

    Developed water-soluble and vapor-phase rust inhibitors for all metals such as Fe and Cu

  3. Global

    Developed tin additives and exported to China, Taiwan, Philippines, and Malaysia

  4. Technology Development

    Development of Organic Acid Tin and Organic Acid Bi Manufacturing Technology

  5. Technology Development

    Development of Tarnish Prevention Agents and Sealing Agents for Au · Ag · Cu

  6. Technology Development

    Sales of Electroless Copper for Electromagnetic Wave Shielding (200 tons per month)

2005

  1. Establishment & Business Locations

    Establishment of MSC Co., Ltd.