- CEO
- Chang-Su Hyun
- Full Time Employees
- 242
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- Cheonan South Korea
- IPO Date
- Aug 7, 2001
- Business
- TAEYANG Corp. is a South Korea-based manufacturing company primarily engaged in the production and global distribution of portable fuel products, aerosol packaging, and specialized household and industrial chemical goods. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Cheonan, South Korea, with corporate offices in Seoul, the company operates as a core affiliate of the Sun Group alongside sister companies Seung-il Co., Ltd. and Sean Co., Ltd. The company organizes its business activities into portable butane fuel, aerosol and contract filling, industrial maintenance products, and consumer goods. Its core product and service portfolio comprises portable butane gas cartridges marketed under flagship brand names such as Sun Fuel and Sun Flame; outdoor and camping gas canisters under the Alps brand; lighter gas refills; portable gas ranges and stoves; original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and original design manufacturing (ODM) contract aerosol filling and can fabrication; personal care aerosol cosmetics, including hair sprays, styling mousses, shaving foams, and body deodorants; household and hygiene aerosols, including insect repellents and insecticides; technical industrial chemicals, including spray adhesives, polyurethane foams, carburetor cleaners, electronics cleaners, lubricants, and rust and frost removers; and consumer household supplies, including polyethylene zipper bags, disposable vinyl gloves, roll bags, and paper cups. TAEYANG serves consumer retail, commercial foodservice, outdoor recreation, automotive, and industrial maintenance markets across South Korea and exports to more than 70 countries worldwide, including Japan, China, the United States, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, holding a dominant share in the global portable butane fuel market. In recent operational developments, TAEYANG has fully implemented advanced Rim Vent Release (RVR) explosion-prevention safety technologies across its portable butane canister production lines to comply with enhanced high-pressure gas safety mandates, integrated higher-speed automated filling and inspection infrastructure at its primary manufacturing facilities, and broadened strategic international distribution channels to capture expanding outdoor leisure demand in North American and European markets.