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Kyungbang ( Japanese:京紡/Keibō, Korean:경방) is a Korean chemical and textile company established in 1919, with headquarters Seoul, South Korea. Its current CEO and chairman is Joon Kim.

The company was founded by Kim Seong-su (1891-1955) on October 5, 1919, during the Japanese Imperial Period, to assist in achieving national independence by helping create economic self-sufficiency for Korea. Kim established it under the name Keijo Textile Corporation (京城紡織株式會社). The company changed its registered business name to the current name on July 14, 1970.

Sources

  • Eckert, Carter J. Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism,1876-1945. ISBN 0-295-97533-4.

See also

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