- CEO
- Sang-Hun Park
- Full Time Employees
- 1,386
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Steel
- Address
- Seoul South Korea
- IPO Date
- Jun 16, 2023
- Business
- DONGKUK COATED METAL Co., Ltd. manufactures, processes, and distributes cold-rolled and surface-treated steel products in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through Color Steel and Cold-Rolled / Galvanized Steel business divisions. Its product portfolio comprises pre-painted steel sheets (PCM), vinyl-coated metal (VCM), and film-laminated steel sheets marketed under the premium architectural brand LUXTEEL and the electronics brand Appsteel; eco-friendly and functional coated steel products, including solvent-free color steel, antibacterial steel sheets (Luxteel Bio), digital-printed steel sheets, and recycled PET-film coated sheets (Re-Born Green Color Steel); hot-dip galvanized steel sheets (GI), galvalume steel sheets (GL), and electrogalvanized steel sheets (EGI); as well as cold-rolled steel coils and sheets (CR) used in architectural exterior wall claddings, roofing, interior modular panels, elevators, fire doors, premium home appliances including refrigerators and washing machines, audio-visual equipment, and automotive components. In addition, the company provides customized coil processing, slitting, shearing, and surface-treatment services. DONGKUK COATED METAL Co., Ltd. serves building contractors, appliance manufacturers, industrial fabricators, and automotive suppliers across South Korea, the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, maintaining primary production plants in Busan and Dangjin, South Korea, alongside overseas processing and sales subsidiaries in countries including Vietnam, Mexico, India, Thailand, and the United States. The company was founded in 2023 following a corporate spin-off from Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. to establish a dedicated coated steel business entity, tracing its industrial heritage to 1962, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, operating as a key subsidiary of Dongkuk Holdings Co., Ltd. In recent developments, DONGKUK COATED METAL Co., Ltd. acquired a controlling equity stake in South Korean coated steel producer AJU Steel Co., Ltd. to consolidate its global manufacturing capacity and market share in color-coated steel; accelerated its DK Color Vision 2030 strategic growth plan focused on expanding international supply chain networks and decarbonizing production processes; and commercialized next-generation eco-friendly surface-coating technologies, including low-carbon laminated steel lines and solventless color-coating applications for premium appliances and sustainable construction markets.