KDI GROUP is a company grown from international trading company Korean Distributors Intl., Inc. (KDI) established by company founder
Yong Eul-shik in 1964.
KDI has been growing alongside the Korean economy and has contributed to setting the foundation for the Korean chemical industry by manufacturing and trading chemicals and petrochemicals. In the 1970s, as Korean industry and economy propelled to great heights, the business of KDI also advanced greatly.
In 1975, the group founded Namduck Corporation Co., Ltd. and started to import industrial raw and subsidiary materials including basic chemicals, organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, fine chemicals, and special chemicals and supplied them to domestic manufacturers and other industrial sectors. In addition, Namduck Corporation exports its own products and other domestic products to the overseas market. Moreover, Namduck E&C Corporation operates Gunsan¡¯s only liquid chemical storage ¡®Tank Terminal¡¯ and provides storage and handling services of industrial liquid chemicals and refined oil for other chemical manufacturers and traders.
After sustaining their proud 50-year history, KDI and Namduck Corporation finally established a sales corporation in Singapore in 2013 in pursuit of emerging as a dominant player in the global market. KDI GROUP is currently operating four subsidiaries and will become a group that maximizes its effectiveness and synergy effects by strengthening the professionalism of each subsidiary.
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Since its foundation in 1964, we, KDI Group, have been growing through the import and supply of major raw materials such as petrochemicals, organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, fine chemicals and special pulps to domestic and overseas industries. With the start of our logistics business in 1994, we are currently operating 27 tanks of 60,100 kiloliters in Gunsan and will continue to expand our tank terminal business.
In addition, through the establishment of a sales corporation in Singapore in 2013, we have founded a forward base of operations to penetrate into the ASEAN markets.
Not being fully satisfied with our achievements, thus far, we will strive to diversify our overseas customer base, to supply high quality products, to globalize our business, and to spur business penetration into new markets.
Thank you.
Chairman
EARL S. YONG
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Educational background
1956 Graduated from Jungang High School
1960 Graduated from the College of English of Hankuk
University of Foreign Studies
1989 Graduated from Yonsei University Graduate School
with Honors in Public Administration
Awards
1984 Awarded an Seoktap Industrial Medal
1991 Received the Prime Minister¡¯s citation
2012 Awarded best tax reduction in business
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Participated in the JCI general assembly as the chief
delegate of Korea (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)
Served as a vice president of Junior Chamber
International (JCI)
Served as a founding member and director of the
Association of Foreign Trading Agents of Korea
Served as the president of the training institute of
Junior Chamber International Korea
Served as a consultant of JCI Long-term Development
Committee
Served as the chairman of Junior Chamber
International Korea
Served as a standing member of JCI ASEA
Development Committee
Served as the chief delegate of Korea for the 29th
JCI General Assembly (New Zealand)
Served as the chairman of the Association of
Foreign Trading Agents of Korea
Served as a director of the Korea International
Trade Association
Served as a chairperson of Korea Shippers¡¯ Council
(Korea International Trade Association)
Served as a director (auditor) of the Foundation for
Korea-America Enterprises Cooperation
Served as a vice chairman of the Korea International
Trade Association
Served as an auditor of the Korea Sanhak Foundation