- CEO
- Kwang Su Lim
- Full Time Employees
- 191
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Industrial specialties
- Address
- Jincheon-gun South Korea
- IPO Date
- Nov 8, 2011
- Business
- CQV Co., Ltd. is a South Korean specialty chemical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance pearlescent effect pigments and functional materials for industrial, automotive, and cosmetic applications worldwide. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, the company operates as a key subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Global New Material International Holdings Limited. CQV provides a comprehensive portfolio of surface effect materials utilizing synthetic mica, natural mica, glass flakes, and alumina substrates, systematically categorized into core product lines: synthetic mica-based effect pigments marketed under the Reflex, Chaos, and Kromax series, offering high luster, whiteness, and chroma for automotive exterior coatings, powder coatings, and plastics; natural mica-based pearlescent pigments utilized across industrial paints, printing inks, synthetic leather, and construction materials; high-purity platy alumina-based effect pigments marketed under the Adamas and Adamas Exterior series, engineered for high weather resistance, sparkle, and intense color saturation in automotive OEM and refinish applications; cosmetic-grade pearlescent and functional effect pigments marketed under the Econa, Econa Natural, Featheleve, Mirinae, Glare, Esorora, Skolor, and Magchrom lines for lipsticks, foundations, eye shadows, and personal care formulations; non-metallic metallic-effect pigments under the Ferrius brand; optically variable multi-angle effect pigments under the Multiorora line; and functional inorganic powders for tactile modification, light diffusion, and thermal stability. The company serves automotive coatings manufacturers, industrial formulators, and multinational cosmetic brands across more than 100 countries throughout Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East, supported by production and R&D facilities in Jincheon and international distribution partnerships with organizations such as DKSH. In recent major company developments, Global New Material International acquired a controlling majority stake in CQV, driving operational integration and global supply chain synergies across the parent group's expanded international effect pigment portfolio; the company broadened its commercial distribution footprint across European and North American territories through specialized regional distribution partnerships; accelerated the commercial rollout of eco-friendly, plant-extract-infused cosmetic pigments under the Econa Natural series; and scaled up manufacturing capabilities for high-value synthetic mica and alumina-based automotive exterior pigments to address increasing global demand for advanced functional coatings and sustainable decorative materials.