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.