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LG Electronics was established in 1958 and has since led the way into the advanced digital era thanks to the technological expertise acquired by manufacturing many home appliances such as radios and TVs. LG Electronics has unveiled many new products, applied new technologies in the form of mobile devices and digital TVs in the 21st century and continues to reinforce its status as a global company
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| The 1950's |
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| 1958 |
GoldStar (today's LG Electronics) established
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| 1959 |
Korea's first radio produced |
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| The 1960's |
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| 1962 |
Radio exported to the US and Hong Kong as Korea's first |
| 1965 |
Korea's first refrigerator produced |
| 1966 |
Korea's first black & white TV produced |
| 1968 |
Korea's first air conditioner produced |
| 1969 |
Korea's first washing machine produced |
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| The 1970's |
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| 1974 |
GoldStar Communication went public |
| 1977 |
Color TV produced |
| 1978 |
Exports surpassed US$100 million as Korea's first in the electronics industry |
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| The 1980's |
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| 1980 |
First EU sales subsidiary in Germany (LGEWG) established |
| 1982 |
Color TV plant in Huntsville in the US established |
| 1984 |
Sales surpassed 1 trillion Won |
| 1986 |
European-standard VCR plant in Germany established |
| 1989 |
Sales subsidiary and a joint production subsidiary in Thailand established |
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| The 1990's |
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| 1990 |
Ireland-based design technology center established |
| 1993 |
With the establishment of Huizhou subsidiary, China, marketing in China begun full swing |
| 1995 |
Company name changed to LG Electronics and the US-based Zenith acquired |
| 1997 |
40-inch PDP TV and the world's first IC set for DTVs developed; India production subsidiary (LGEIL) established |
| 1998 |
World's first 60-inch PDP TV developed |
| 1999 |
LG-Philips LCD, a joint venture with Philips, established |
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| The 2000's |
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| 2000 |
LG Information & Communications merged, the word's first Internet-enabled refrigerator launched; global sales of refrigerators reached the number one position
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| 2001 |
Asynchronous IMT-2000 equipment commercialized; the world's first Internet-enabled washing machine, air conditioner, and microwave oven launched; LG-Philips CRT, a joint venture with Philips established |
| 2002 |
Under the LG Holding Company system, the Company spun off to LG Electronics (LGE) and LG Electronics Investment (LGEI); the first home networking system commercialized in the global market |
| 2003 |
World's first synchronous-asynchronous IMT-2000 mobile phone developed; the world's largest 76-inch PDP TV developed; CDMA mobile handsets took the largest share in the US CDMA market |
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