- CEO
- Seok-Hyun Kim
- Full Time Employees
- 709
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Textiles
- Address
- POBA Gangnam Tower Seoul SL South Korea 06060
- IPO Date
- Feb 23, 2012
- Business
- Huvis Corporation Huvis Corporation (079980.KS) manufactures and sells polyester fibers, chemicals, and advanced materials primarily in South Korea, China, and the United States. The company produces staple fibers including spinning fibers, non-woven fibers, and stuffing fibers for applications in automobiles, furniture, sanitary products, filters, non-woven fabrics, civil engineering materials, clothing, sportswear, bedding, and interiors; filament yarns such as apparel, casual sports, interior, and eco-friendly products for suits, outdoor wear, swimsuits, seat covers, and wet tissues; polyester resins encompassing regular, homo-PET, and specialty PET types used in filament yarns, staple fibers, PET bottles, industrial materials, films, sheets, and masterbatches; super fibers like Meta Aramid (MetaOne), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and high-strength polyethylene for protective garments, safety apparel, industrial filters, automotive heat-resistant materials, and insulation; and industrial materials including non-woven fabrics, high-tenacity yarns, spunbond, geogrid, and monofilament for industrial, consumer, civil engineering, construction, and sanitary uses. Founded on November 1, 2000, as a joint venture between SK Chemicals and Samyang Corporation and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Huvis operates manufacturing plants in Jeonju and Ulsan, South Korea, facilities in China, an R&D center in Daejeon, South Korea, and subsidiaries such as Hangzhou Huvis Synthetics Inc., Sichuan Huvis, Nantong Yongsheng HUVIS Advanced Synthetics Inc., Chongqing Huvis Eco Pack Materials Co., Ltd., and Huvis Indorama Advanced Materials in the US. Recent developments include the appointment of Kim, Suk Hyun as CEO in March 2024, selection of products like MINIMAX as a 2024 Current World Class Product of Korea and others as Next Generation World Class Products in November 2024, integration of Jeonju-Ulsan plants in 2020, establishment of Huvis Indorama Advanced Materials joint venture with Indorama Ventures in the US in June 2018 for low-melting fibers, acquisition of Samyang Corporation's Industrial Materials division in November 2016 and SK Chemicals' Construction/Automotive Non-Woven Materials Division in January 2015, and multiple world-class product certifications such as ECOPET, LMF, Romela, and Polarfil.