Information

Sep. 1952 Established the Naval Technology Research Institute (NTRI) non-profit foundation
Apr. 1975 Government approval of joint venture and technical cooperation with YUASA Battery of Japan
Nov. 1975 Completion of Changwon factory and relocation
Sep. 1978 Corporate name changed to Global Battery
Nov. 1979 Began Changwon’s second factory expansion
Jun. 1987 Second stage expansion of the thrid factory in Changwon
Nov. 1987 Company made public offering and is listed on the stock market
Jul. 1988 Technical cooperation with HAGEN of Germany
Nov. 1989 Completion of factory in Gwangju
Oct. 1992 Technical cooperation with SAFT of France
Jul. 1993 Changwon factory, ISO 9002 certified (DNV QA)
Apr. 1994 Gwangju factory, ISO 9001 certified
May.1994 Changwon factory, ISO 9001 certified
Nov. 1994 Expansion of Gwangju’s second factory
Aug. 2003 Korea Electric Power Industry Code (KEPIC) 1st class certification in nuclear power and electricity
Dec. 2003 Gwangju factory, KFQ ISO/TS 16949 certified
Mar.2006 Completed construction of Gwangju factory for Ni-MH batteries
Aug. 2006 Renewed KEPIC certification
Nov. 2008 Awarded the Tower of USD 300 Million export from Korea International Trade Association
Mar.2009 Renewed KS certification
Oct. 2009 Renewed ISO certification
Nov. 2010 Awarded the Tower of USD 400 Million export from Korea International Trade Association
Dec. 2010 Annual sales turnover in 2010, USD 718 Million
History
Head Office Chang-Won Factory
Industrial battery & Motive Power,
EV(Electric Vehicle)
- Capacity : 1.5 Million/year
- Gross Area : 28,000 m
2
Gwang-Ju Factory
Automotive battery
- Capacity : 14 Million/year
- Gross Area : 22,000 m
2
R&D Center