Tatung Company

Established in 1918 and headquartered in Taipei, Tatung Company holds 3 business groups, which include 8 business units such as Industrial Appliance BU, Motor BU, Wire & Cable BU, Solar BU, Smart Meter BU, System Integration BU, Appliance BU, and Advanced Electronics BU. As a conglomerate, Tatung's investees involve in some major industries such as optoelectronics, energy, system integration, industrial system, branding retail channel, and asset development.

1918 Establishment of Xie Zhi Business Enterprise, the forerunner of Tatung Company, by founder and chairman, Mr. Shang-Zhi Lin Completed over 600 constructions, including the Tamsui River embankment project and the Executive Yuan building

1939 Tatung Iron Works was established. (When Taiwan was handed over from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Tatung Iron Works was renamed "Tatung Steel and Machinery Manufacturing Company.")

1942 Mr. T. S. Lin succeeded as chairman of Tatung and principal of both Tatung High School and Tatung University Establishment of Tatung High School

1949 Mass production of electric fans and motors

1960 Mass production of Tatung rice cookers

1962 The Company became publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange

1966 Establishment of Wire & Cable Plant in Taoyuan County

1968 The Company renamed from Tatung Steel and Machinery Company to Tatung Company and officially registered as so

1969 Company mascot (Tatung Boy) and song launched Mass production of color TVs

1970 Revenues exceeded NT$2.2 billion, making Tatung Taiwan's foremost private company

1972 Mr. W. S. Lin appointed as president of Tatung

1977 Participated in the Ten Major Construction Projects (Taiwan's Trente Glorieuses under Taiwan Miracle) with the construction of a slag treatment facility for China Steel and provision for Chiang Kai-shek International Airport's power control station

2000 Chunghwa Picture Tubes was listed on the OTC market

2001 Global Management Division set up at the company's headquarters Chunghwa Picture Tubes was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange

2003 Mass production of LCD and PDP TVs

2004 Set up a new subsidiary Toes Opto-Mechatronics Company Established SeQual Technologies Co. to produce the oxygen generator for clinical therapy and home health care uses Established Tatung Compressors (Zhongshan) Co. in China

2005 Consolidated Tatung's Desktop PC Business Unit with Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), making Tatung the largest shareholder of ECS Established Tatung Wire & Cable Technology (Wujiang) Co. in China

2006 Mr. W. S. Lin was elected as chairman and president of Tatung Green Energy Technology started trading on the emerging stock market

2007 Forward Electronics invested in Apollo Solar Energy Co. to expand its scope into the market of solar cell module

2008 Green Energy Technology was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on 25 January Established Tatung Electric Technology (Vietnam) Co. for the manufacturing and sales of wires and cables

2009 Tatung University launched WiMAX network, the first wireless broadband network ever built in campus alike To help the victims of Typhoon Morakot, Tatung initiated a Special Service Project in which 1,000 technicians and 70 service trucks were mobilized in and around the affected areas to help handle damaged home appliance items. The employees of Tatung Group together with the staff of Tatung University and Tatung High School also donated their one-day earnings totaling to NT$10 million to those in need

2010 New Energy Business Unit set up a crystal growth center to manufacture multi-crystalline silicon bricks, a milestone for HQ's involvement in the crystal-related business Luxury condominium, "Tatung Noble Residences (Phase Ⅱ of Tatung Tomorrow World)", the 2nd project in Nangang by Shan Chih Asset Development, was under construction

2011 Mrs. W.Y. Lin was appointed President of Tatung

2012 Lithium iron phosphate cathode material by Tatung Fine Chemicals successfully entered into Japanese market of energy storage

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