LG Hausys, a Korean building and decorative material company, is taking aim at its international competition. As part of its plans to keep Korea on the cutting edge of the glass industry, the company …
LG Hausys, a Korean building and decorative material company, is taking aim at its international competition. As part of its plans to keep Korea on the cutting edge of the glass industry, the company has built a KRW 100 billion glass production facility at its Ulsan factory. The new plant is a joint venture with Interpane of Germany, and will produce Low-E, energy-saving glass. LG Hausys is also developing a complete system of windows and doors for manufacture in its plants, including PVC and aluminum frames and using glass with insulating properties. LG Hausys claims it is concentrating its international efforts on China and the United States. Since it built its first production line in Tianjin in 1999, the company has been expanding its sales in the Chinese market. To fulfill the increasing demand for material and parts within China, LG Hausys has announced a plan to construct a second production factory there. It plans to build a 215,000-square-meter factory at Wuxi, one of the main industrial cities in the Huadong region. As the American market shows signs of economic recovery, LG Hausys is focusing on strategic products such as high-gloss sheet glass, automobile materials, artificial marble, flooring material and functional adhesive film.