Company History
- 2018
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- Launched D.Answer comprehensive real estate service brand
- Began construction of Duqm Refinery in Oman
- Announced new vision: Build Together
- 2017
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- Competed Inje road tunnel, South Korea’s longest and world’s eleventh-longest
- Presented with presidential award in “Most Livable Apartment” Contest for Seocho PRUGIO SUMMIT
- Won Civil Structure of the Year award from Korean Society of Civil Engineers for Inje Tunnel
- Awarded the Grand Prize in Plant project for Overseas Construction : Jordan Research & Training Reactor PJ (2017)
- 2016
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- Ranked first in housing supply for seventh consecutive year
- Signed MOU for housing project in Saudi Arabia
- Began construction of E-Ring Highway in Qatar
- Wolsong Low & Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, phase 2 (2016 ~ )
- 2015
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- Named in 50 Best companies to Work For in Korea
- Won contract for Ulsan S-OIL RUC project, the largest of its kind in the nation
- ITA Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards 2015 (Wolsong Low & Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, phase 1)
- 2014
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- Won grand prize at “Most Trusted Brand Awards 2014” for PRUGIO
- Began construction of Seoul Dragon City hotel in (2014-2017)
- Obtained ISO/IEC 20000 certification, an industry first
- Launched PRUGIO SUMMIT high-end residential brand
- 2013
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- Began construction of Jazan Petrochemical Plant in Saudi Arabia (2013-)
- Began construction of Safi Power Plant in Morocco (2013-)
- 2012
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- Published first sustainability report
- Began construction of Starlake City in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Began construction of Ras Djinet combined-cycle power plant in Algeria
- 2011
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- Began construction of IB Tower in Malaysia (2011-2015)
- Began construction of Oman Sur Independent Power Plant (2011-2014)
- Busan-Geoje Fixed Link named “Civil engineering structure of the year” by Korean Society of Civil Engineers
- Awarded the Grand Prize in Nuclear Power Generation Project for Overseas Construction (2011)
- 2010
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- The frist export of Research Reactor to global market
- Opened Busan-Geoje Fixed Link (Geoga Bridge)
- Signed M&A agreement with Korea Development Bank
- Proton Accelerator Research Center (2010 ~ 2013)
- 2009
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- Began construction of KLCC Tower in Malaysia (2009-2011)
- Won Construction Technology Awards of Korea and named Top 10 New Excellent Technologies for DBS construction method
- Began construction of Arzew LNG in Algeria (2009-2012)
- 2008
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- Ranked first in construction capability evaluations for third consecutive year
- Won grand prize at Korea Residential Service Awards for PRUGIO
- Began construction of repair shipyard in Oman (2008-2010)
- 2007
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- Ranked first in construction capability evaluations for second straight year
- Won grand prize at Engineering and Construction Technology Awards of Korea
- Wolsong Low & Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, phase 1 (2007 ~ 2015)
- Presidential Awards on Nuclear Safety Day (2007)
- 2006
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- Ranked first in construction capability evaluations
- 2005
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- Won presidential award in “Most Livable Apartment Contest” for Gireum PRUGIO
- 2004
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- Began construction of Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant (2004-2009)
- Began construction of Geoga Bridge (Busan-Geoje Fixed Link Project, 2004-2010)
- 2003
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- Launched PRUGIO apartment complex brand
- Signed MOU for USD 150 million Cambridge Village project in Manila, Philippines (2003-2013)
- Shin-Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Unit #1 & #2 (2003~2015)
- 2002
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- Began construction of LNG Plant, Unit 3 (2002) and Units 5 and 6 (2002-2007) on Bonny Island, Nigeria
- 2001
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- Won Best Knowledge Management Award from Korea Management Association
- 2000
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- Changed legal status to independent corporate entity
- Won presidential award for Daewoo Institute of Construction Technology
- 1999
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- Won first Korea Construction Management Award
- Obtained South Korea’s first high-speed information and communication apartment certificate
- Began construction of Jeju Convention Center (1999-2002)
- 1998
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- Won Iron Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit for Busan Port fourth phase construction site
- Exported NPP construction technology to Taiwan - a first for South Korea’s construction industry
- 1997
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- Began construction of LNG Plant, Units 1 and 2, on Bonny Island, Nigeria. (1997-1999)
- Signed agreement for construction of Trump World Tower in Manhattan
- Obtained KT Mark for: Excellent Korean Technology
- 1996
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- Began construction of Gyeongbu Expressway, Sections 8-1 and 8-2 (1996-2002)
- Began construction of Passenger Terminal, Incheon Airport (1996-2000)
- 1995
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- Designated as first safety inspection agency in South Korea’s construction industry with responsibility for bridges, tunnels, harbors, buildings, and repair facilities
- 1994
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- Won order for Vision City, Malaysia’s first privatization project
- 1993
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- Obtained ISO 9001 certification, a first for a South Korean construction company (in plant category)
- Began construction of Houay Ho Dam in Laos (1993-1997)
- 1992
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- Began construction of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant, Units 3 & 4 (1992-1999)
- Began construction of world’s longest highway, in Pakistan (1992-1997)
- Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Unit #3 & #4 (1992~1999)
- 1991
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- Obtained NPP construction certificate from ASME
- 1988
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- Became first-ever South Korean construction company to enter US construction market; Built residential area for retirees in Seattle
- 1986
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- Began construction of Serowe-Orapa road, Botswana, thereby becoming the first South Korean company to enter the country (1986-1989)
- 1985
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- Began construction of Mokdong Cogeneration Power Plant, South Korea’s first such facility (200,000kW, 1985-1987)
- 1984
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- Won USD 4 Billion Overseas Construction Export Tower Award; Ranked fifteenth among top global contractors by ENR
- 1983
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- Established Daewoo Institute of Construction Technology, a first for the South Korean construction industry
- Began construction of Suyeong Bay Olympic Yacht Marina, the world’s largest (1983-1987)
- 1982
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- Daewoo Co., Ltd. established (construction/trading sectors)
- 1981
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- Began construction of 88 Olympic Expressway, Section 1 (1981-1984)
- 1980
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- Began construction of outer road in Bengazi, Libya (1989-1981)
- 1979
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- Began construction of Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 2, Section 2-3 (1979-1983)
- Began construction of Daejeon Depot, the first-ever turnkey project in South Korea (1979-1984)
- 1978
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- Began construction of Garinius Medical School in Libya, the first-ever South Korean company to enter the nation (1978-1982)
- Began construction of Dongjak Bridge (1978-1984)
- 1976
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- Obtained international business license
- Advanced into Ecuador, a first for a South Korean construction company (1975-1977)
- 1975
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- Began construction of Daewoo Center, South Korea’s largest office building (1975-1977)
- 1973
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- Established as Daewoo Construction Co., Ltd.