HISTORY

At SeAH, we are setting coordinates for tomorrow based on the lessons learned from the past, and gathering our unrelenting resolve and accumulated wisdom to cultivate an invaluable future.

Taking huge strides toward becoming a global steel manufacturing brand

SeAH has recently marked its 60th anniversary. Over the past few years, we have focused heavily on finding a path to sustainable growth. Internally, we have undergone continuous change and brought forth innovations that have advanced our high-value added production capabilities and world-class competitiveness, in line with the inflow of introduced changes. Externally, we are continuing to expand the scope of new opportunities and possibilities by actively making inroads into world markets.

  • 2023

    Mar
    SeAH Steel Holdings, SeAH Steel, and SeAH Coated Metal, the first to acquire ISO 37301 certification in the domestic steel industry
    A group image of SeAH Besteel Holdings launched.
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 7th regular concert: Opera Gala
    Apr
    SeAH Steel Rolls out Korea's First 24-inch STS welded pipe production line
    A group image of SeAH Besteel Holdings launched.
    May
    SeAH CTC holds a ceremony for the completion of its STS seamless tube plant in China
    A group image of SeAH Besteel Holdings launched.

  • 2022

    Feb
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 7th regular concert (contactless): Opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” by Gaetano Donizetti
    Apr
    SeAH Besteel changes the organization structure to a holding company and is renamed SeAH Besteel Holdings
    A group image of SeAH Besteel Holdings launched.
    Jul
    SeAH Gulf Special Steel Industries is established in Saudi Arabia (a seamless steel tube production orporation)

  • 2021

    Feb
    SeAH participates in the steel industry’s ‘2050 Joint Declaration of Carbon Neutral’
    SeAH Wind is established in the UK (a manufacturer of offshore wind turbine substructures)
    Mar
    SeAH Steel issues its first ESG green bonds
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 6th regular concert (contactless): Opera “The Marriage of Figaro” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    SeAH Global India is established in India (a special steel sales corporation)
    Jun
    SeAH Steel’s R&D Center is designated an internationally accredited testing institution
    A group image of the SeAH Steel R&D Center designated as an internationally accredited testing institute.
    Jul
    SeAH Group introduces compliance management
    SeAH Global Japan is established (a special steel sales corporation)
    Aug
    SeAH Special Steel opens the Technology Research Institute
    Sep
    SeAH holds a ceremony for the launching of a joint venture between SeAH CSS and the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company (a seamless steel tube production corporation)
    An image of SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corporation's ceremony for approval of a joint venture with Saudi Arabia.

  • 2020

    Feb
    SeAH CTC, a joint venture with China, is established (a seamless steel tube production corporation)
    Mar
    SeAH Besteel acquires Arconic Korea. (currently SeAH Aerospace & Defense, an aluminum extrusion production corporation)
    Jun
    VNTG is established (a new SeAH network ITO business spin-off)
    Jul
    SeAH Steel opens an R&D Center in the Pohang plant
    An image of SeAH Steel R&D Center.
    Aug
    SeAH Steel acquires the Gwangyang plant of Shintek (currently Suncheon Offshore plant)
    SeAH Steel signs an MOU for an offshore wind project with the UK government
    An image of the MOU signing for the offshore wind project.
    Nov
    SeAH M&S Vietnam is established (a production corporation of non-ferrous metals such as molybdenum alloys)

  • 2019

    Mar
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 5th regular concert: Opera “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi
    Jun
    SeAH CSS is registered as a Saudi Aramco vendor (a large-diameter seamless stainless steel pipes)
    SeAH Steel Vina's the 2nd Welded pipe plant is completed
    A group image of the completion of SeAH Steel Vina’s 2nd plant.
    Jul
    SeAH Besteel enters the nuclear fuel transport and storage tank (cask) market
    An image of SeAH Besteel's nuclear waste storage tank.
    Aug
    SeAH Global Vina is established (a special steel manufacturing corporation)
    An image of a panoramic view SeAH Global Vina Co., Ltd.
    Sep
    SeAH participates in GASTECH—the largest global oil & gas exhibition
    An image of SeAH Group's booth at the world's largest gas and oil exhibition, 'GASTECH'.
    Nov
    SeAH participates in ADIPEC—the largest oil & gas exhibition held in the Middle East

  • 2018

    Mar
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 4th regular concert: Opera “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi
    Aug
    SeAH Steel acquires DONG-A Steel
    Sep
    SeAH Steel changes the organization structure to a holding company and is renamed SeAH Steel Holdings (subsequently, the establishment of a steel pipe business spin-off corporation → SeAH Steel)
    An image of the general meeting of shareholders for changing SeAH Steel's name for the transformation to a holding company system.
    Oct
    SeAH Global (Thailand) is established (a special steel sales & processing corporation)
    An image of a panoramic view of SeAH Global (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
    Nov
    SeAH Holdings is designated “an excellent institution that provides support for culture and arts” by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

  • 2017

    Feb
    SeAH Global Inc. is established in the U.S.
    Mar
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 3rd regular concert: Opera “Faust” by Charles Gounod
    SeAH CSS’s large-diameter seamless stainless steel pipe plant is completed
    An image of the completion ceremony held for the large-diameter seamless steel pipe plant.
    Jul
    SeAH Coated Metal is established (as a spin-off of SeAH Steel’s steel plate business)
    An image of a panoramic view of SeAH CM (SeAH Coated Metal).

  • 2016

    Feb
    SeAH Global is established in the U.S. (a special steel sales corporation)
    Mar
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 2nd regular concert: ‘Opera Bucket that Makes the World a More Beautiful Place’
    Oct
    SeAH Steel USA is established in the U.S. (a welded steel pipe manufacturing corporation—a first in the U.S. steel pipe industry)
    An image of a panoramic view of SeAH Steel USA.

  • 2015

    Mar
    POSCO Specialty Steel is acquired (currently known as SeAH CSS, a manufacturer of high-grade special steel)
    An image of a panoramic view of POSCO Special Steel.
    Mar
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation holds its 1st regular concert: ‘Opera Bucket that Makes the World a More Beautiful Place’
    May
    POS-SeAH Steel Wire (Thailand) is established (a joint venture between SeAH Special Steel and POSCO South Asia)
    An image of a panoramic view of POS-SeAH Steel Wire (Thailand).

  • 2014

    Feb
    INOX TECH, a steel pipe company in Italy, is acquired (a manufacturer of large-diameter, thick-wall welded stainless steel pipes)
    A group image of the acquisition of INOX TECH, a European steel pipe company.
    Oct
    SeAH Besteel’s Changnyeong plant is completed
    An image of a panoramic view of the SeAH Besteel Changnyeong plant.
    Dec
    SeAH Steel is awarded the ‘$600 Million Export Tower’ distinction
    An image of SeAH Steel being awarded the ‘$600 Million Export Tower’.

  • 2013

    Jan
    SeAH declares its re-established core values: honest, passionate, professional
    SeAH’s headquarters for planning, sales, and marketing move to SeAH Tower (an integrated office building located in Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea)
    An image of a panoramic view of SeAH Tower, the integrated office building.
    Apr
    Chairman Lee Soon Hyung takes helm of the company
    Jul
    SeAH Steel’s JCOE plant in Pohang is completed (specialized in the production of thick-wall welded steel pipes)
    An image of a panoramic view of the inside of SeAH Steel's Pohang JCOE plant (thick-wall steel pipes).
    Aug
    SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation is established
    An image of the performance stage of the SeAH Woon Hyung Lee Foundation.
    POS-SeAH Steel Wire (Tianjin) is established in China (a joint venture between SeAH Special Steel and POSCO China)
    An image of a panoramic view of POS-SeAH Steel Wire (Tianjin) in China.
    Dec
    SeAH Logistics’ company name is changed to SeAH L&S after merging with Haiduk Steel

Expanding the levels of expertise and workforce diversity

SeAH has continued its relentless growth by not settling for what it was already good at, but by continuously taking on challenges with demonstrated potential. Based on solid foundations of established trust and reputation, SeAH entered the special steel business with confidence and kept up momentum with courageous moves into the world markets.

  • 2012

    Mar
    SeAH Steel acquires SPP Steel Pipes. (The current Suncheon plant, specialized in the manufacturing of large-diameter thick-wall welded stainless steel pipes)
    An image of a panoramic view of the inside of SeAH Steel's SPP Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
    Dec
    SeAH Steel is awarded the ‘$500 Million Export Tower’ distinction

  • 2011

    Apr
    SeAH Steel hosts a ceremony for the completion of its UAE plant
    An image of the completion ceremony held for SeAH Steel’s UAE plant.
    SeAH Steel’s Gunsan CCL Plant 2 is completed (currently part of SeAH Coated Metal)
    An image of inside SeAH Steel's Gunsan CCL 2 plant.
    Jun
    SeAH Special Steel is listed on the Korean securities market
    An image commemorating the listing of SeAH Special Steel on the Korean securities market.
    Nov
    Seven teams from SeAH Group are awarded at the National Quality Management Competition, and SeAH Besteel is awarded the Iron Tower for Merit of Industrial Service (Kim Byeong Ryang) distinction

  • 2010

    Feb
    SeAH Steel UAE, a local subsidiary in the UAE, is established (a company specialized in the manufacturing of large-diameter thick-wall API steel pipes)
    Sep
    SeAH Besteel launches its heavy forging business and hosts an integrated completion ceremony
    A group image of the completion ceremony for the launch of SeAH Besteel's heavy forging business.
    Oct
    SeAH Steel holds a concert to celebrate SeAH Group’s 50th anniversary
    An image of SeAH group's 50th anniversary concert.
    Dec
    KwangYang Ferroalloy is acquired (currently known as SeAH M&S, a manufacturer of non-ferrous metals such as molybdenum alloys)

  • 2009

    Mar
    SeAH Steel Vina completes Vietnam’s first 8-inch API steel pipe plant
    An image of the completion ceremony held for the first 8-inch API steel pipe plant in Vietnam.
    May
    SeAH Steel’s Gunsan plant is completed (specialized in the production of base for small-diameter welded steel pipes for domestic demand)
    Jun
    SeAH Steel begins production of ultra-thick-wall high-strength welded steel pipes
    Nov
    Five of SeAH Group’s divisional units are awarded at the National Quality Management Competition, and SeAH Besteel is awarded the Silver Tower for Merit of Industrial Service (Lee Seung Hwi) distinction
    SeAH Steel is awarded the ‘$400 Million Export Tower’ and the Silver Tower for Merit of Industrial Service (Lee Howard Hwi Ryeong) distinctions
    An image of SeAH Steel being awarded the ‘$400 Million Export Tower’ and the Silver Tower for Merit of Industrial Service (Lee Hwi Ryeong).

  • 2008

    Nov
    SeAH Special Steel is awarded the Innovation in Production award (in the corporate sector) at the National Quality Management Competition
    A group image of being awarded the Innovation in Production award at the National Quality Management Competition.
    Dec
    SeAH Steel is awarded the ‘$300 Million Export Tower’ distinction, a first for the steel pipe industry in Korea

  • 2007

    Jun
    POS-SeAH Steel Wire Nantong (a local subsidiary in China that manufactures special steel wires), and SeAH Automotive Nantong (a local subsidiary in China that manufactures automobile parts)are established in China
    An image of a panoramic view of SeAH Automotive (Nantong), a local subsidiary in China.

  • 2005

    Jan
    SeAH introduces an ethical management system
    An image of the SeAH group’s ethical management booklet.
    Nov
    SeAH Steel is awarded the ‘$200 Million Export Tower’ distinction, a first for the steel pipe industry in Korea, and the Bronze Tower for Merit of Industrial Service (Lee Jong Yeong) distinction

  • 2003

    Nov
    SeAH Steel is awarded the Creative Award at the Mecenat Awards ceremony
    An image of the SeAH Steel being awarded the Creativity Award at the Mecenat Awards.
    Dec
    Kia Special Steel is acquired (currently known as SeAH Besteel—Korea’s largest special steel manufacturer)
    An image of a panoramic view of Kia Special Steel.

  • 2001

    Jul
    The holding company SeAH Holdings is established (subsequently, SeAH Steel’s investment division is spun-off)
    An image of the entrance to SeAH Holdings, the holding company.

  • 2000

    Mar
    SeAH Iron changes its name to SeAH Metal.
    SeAH Steel develops Korea’s first corrosion-resistant oil pipeline, ‘X65’
    Oct
    SeAH Steel’s head office is relocated to Bongrae-dong, Seoul

  • 1999

    Jul
    SeAH Steel develops Korea’s first welded duplex stainless steel pipe

  • 1998

    May
    SeAH Steel launches its pre-painted steel sheet business, and the Gunsan steel plate plant is completed (currently part of SeAH Coated Metal)
    An image of a panoramic view inside the Gunsan steel plate plant.

  • 1996

    Jan
    The group name is officially changed to ‘SeAH’
    An image of the logo of ‘SeAH’.
    SeAH Metal’s Changwon plant is completed
    May
    SeAH Steel Cup for World Women’s Challenger Tennis Competition is established and sponsored (the competition was held for a period of 10 years)
    An image of the award ceremony at the SeAH Steel Cup for the World Women's Challenger Tennis Competition.

  • 1995

    Jan
    Pusan Pipe’s Beijing office is established
    Feb
    Pusan Pipe Japan is established (currently known as SeAH Japan)
    Aug
    Saigon Steel Pipe is established (currently known as SeAH Steel Vina)
    An image of a panoramic view of Saigon Steel Pipe.
    Dec
    Pusan Pipe’s Changwon plant is completed (specialized in the production of base for welded stainless steel pipes)
    An image of a panoramic view of Busan Pipe’s Changwon Plant.

  • 1994

    Mar
    Pusan Pipe acquires the stainless steel wire business of Sammi Metal (currently known as SeAH Metal)

  • 1993

    May
    Pusan Pipe establishes Vietnam Steel Pipe, a joint venture with Vietnam
    An image of a panoramic view of Vietnam Steel Pipe, a joint venture with Vietnam.

  • 1992

    Dec
    SeAH Haiam Art & Science Scholarship Foundation is established
    A group image of the SeAH Haiam Scholarship Foundation.

  • 1990

    Jan
    Pusan Pipe acquires State Pipe & Supply, a US welded steel pipe distributor
    A panoramic view image of State Pipe & Supply, a leading steel pipe distributor in the United States.

  • 1988

    May
    Pusan Pipe acquires Changwon Steel
    An image of a panoramic view of SeAH Special Steel.

  • 1987

    Jan
    Pusan Pipe launches the first technology research institute in the steel pipe industry
    An image of a researcher at the Pusan Pipe’s technology research institute.

  • 1985

    Jan
    Pusan Pipe relocates its head office to Yongsan, Seoul
    Pusan Pipes launches the production of Korea’s first pre-insulated pipes

  • 1983

    Jun
    Pusan Pipe produces Korea’s first API X70 pipes and develops welded steel pipes for LNG transport

  • 1982

    Jun
    Pusan Pipe’s Seoul plant and Pohang plant are designated as Class-1 quality management plants by the Industrial Development Administration
    An image of a panoramic view of Pusan Pipe.

  • 1981

    Dec
    Pusan Pipe is awarded the ‘$100 Million Export Tower,’ a first for the steel pipe industry in Korea, and the Gold Tower for Merit of Industrial Service (Lee Woon Hyung) distinctions
    An image that Pusan Pipe being awarded the ‘$100 Million Export Tower’ for the first time in the steel pipe industry and the Gold Tower for Merit of Industrial Service (Lee Woon Hyung).

  • 1980

    Jan
    Chairman Lee Woon Hyung takes helm of the company
    Apr
    Pusan Pipe is selected as a Key National Industry

Laying foundations on a cornerstone

SeAH’s story started with Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial in 1960. President Lee Jong-deok, a pioneer in Korea's steel industry, envisioned his company to become a cornerstone that would anchor Korea’s industrial development and would in time expand its presence into global markets beyond Asia. He engraved his vision in the company name with the unrelenting resolve to never forget it.

  • 1979

    Feb
    Haiduk Transportation is established (currently SeAH L&S)
    An image of a truck and the driver of Haiduk Transportation.
    Mar
    Pusan Pipe adopts the American Petroleum Institute’s API designation system (‘5A’ for casing & tube steel pipes; ‘5LX’ for high-pressure oil pipelines; and ‘5L’ for general oil pipelines)

  • 1978

    Aug
    The company establishes Pusan Pipe America, a local subsidiary in the U.S. (currently known as SeAH Steel America, a company specializing in the distribution and sales of welded steel pipes)
    An image of a panoramic view of Pusan Pipe America, a local subsidiary in the United States.
    Oct
    Pusan Pipe’s Pohang plant is completed (plant 1)
    An image of a panoramic view of Pusan Pipe’s Pohang plant.

  • 1976

    Nov
    The first Pusan Pipe’s magazine is published
    An image of Pusan Pipe's magazine.

  • 1975

    Feb
    The company changes its name to Pusan Pipe (currently known as SeAH Steel Holdings)
    An image of Pusan Pipe’s logo.

  • 1973

    Oct
    Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial begins the production of spiral steel pipes
    An image of Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial’s spiral steel pipes.

  • 1971

    Aug
    Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial relocates its head office to Seoul
    An image of the ordinances of Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial’s headquarters.

  • 1970

    Mar
    Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial’s Seoul plant is completed (the plant eventually closes in August, 1996)
    An image of a panoramic view of Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial’s Seoul plant.

  • 1969

    May
    Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial is officially introduced to the public
    The image of inside Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial.

  • 1967

    Aug
    Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial exports to the U.S. for the first time in Korean steel pipe industry
    An image of Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial's export work in progress.

  • 1965

    Mar
    Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial acquires the Korean Industrial Standards’ KS marking license (applicable to conduits and steel pipes for plumbing)
    An image of the Korean Industrial Standards’ KS marking license.

  • 1960

    Oct
    Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial is established (currently known as SeAH Steel Holdings)
    An image of a panoramic view of Pusan Steel Pipe Industrial.