The Journey of KEMP Co., Ltd.
Since the founding of Dongjin Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. in 2011, we have grown through relentless technology development and innovation.
2025
- Designated a Global IP Star Company
- Selected as an outstanding case in Ulsan Technopark’s Ulsan Buk-gu SME Growth Support Program
- KEMP and Innozinc trademarks registered in China
- Five patent applications filed in Korea and five in China
2024
- Received the ‘Technology Innovation in Business Management’ commendation from Ulsan Metropolitan City
- Received the ‘Outstanding INNOBIZ Company’ commendation from INNOBIZ
- Won an award at the ‘Smart Shipbuilding Technology Contest’ co-hosted by Hyundai Heavy Industries and the Ulsan Center for Creative Economy & Innovation
- Selected for Hyundai E&C ‘Tech Expo 2024’
- SME Technology Market certification obtained — certifying organization: LH
- Commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for contributions to the chemical industry
- One patent application filed and six trademarks registered
2023
- Certified to ISO 45001
- Received a commendation from the Ulsan Regional Office of SMEs and Startups
- Designated a Talent-Development SME by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
- Selected as a Performance-Sharing Company by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
- Certified as a Family-Friendly Company by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
- Received the Industrial Intelligence Excellence Commendation from the Korea Industry Intelligentization Association
- Applied for New Construction Technology designation
- 2 patents registered
2022
- Selected as a GAIA-X core company by the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Promotion Agency
- Selected as a Youth-Friendly Small Giant company
- Signed a start-up continuity business agreement
- Designated a KAIST Family Company
- Received a commendation from the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation Green Materials Mini-Cluster
- Named an Outstanding Small Giant for Job Creation
- Selected as a Great-Workplace Ppuri (core manufacturing) company
- Designated a Ppuri (root) Technology Specialist Company
- Selected as a Materials, Parts & Equipment Specialist Company
- Selected as an INNOBIZ technology-innovative SME
- 7 trademarks registered
2021
- Completed the Innozinc mass-production line
- Joint development with Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering; specified for ‘steel outfitting on large vessels’
- Obtained TI2 grade in the KIBO technology assessment
- GSAVE selected as an Excellent Technology by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- KEMP ZF2 selected as an outstanding innovative prototype for ‘carbon-reducing guardrails’
- Received the Minister’s Award in Manufacturing Innovation from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
- Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups–KAIST AI PoC program
- Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups ‘Manufacturing Data Sharing Platform’ development program
- Received a 6,000-ton guardrail order
- Filed a U.S. patent for a steel-structure detection process using GSAVE Vision AI
- 5 patents registered
2020
- Technology innovation development project rated successful
- Purchase-conditional development project rated successful
- Selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups–KAIST AI PoC program
- 6 patents and 2 trademarks registered
2019
- Ministry of SMEs and Startups R&D: GSAVE selected for the purchase-conditional new product development program
- Ministry of SMEs and Startups R&D: Innozinc selected for the SME technology innovation development program
- 3 patent applications and 2 trademark applications filed
2018
- Supplied Sejong Industrial as the anti-corrosion coating provider for ‘Hyundai Motor muffler flanges’
- Industrial coating system specification confirmed by the Korea Expressway Corporation
2017
- Developed and launched an aerosol-type (CAN SPRAY) product
- 2 patents registered
2016
- Launched alcohol-based KEMPZIN ZF2 and the organic–inorganic hybrid HIGANIC coating
- Signed an exclusive HVAC supply agreement with Seobun Industrial
- 4 patents registered
2015
- Lloyd’s Register class certification
- ABS class certification
- Designated a Promising Company
- Filed 3 new product development applications
2014
- Renamed the company KEMP Co., Ltd.
- Signed a test-bed agreement with Korea East-West Power
- Certified to ISO 14001
- Filed a patent for a water-based paint composition
- RINA class approval
- Korea Eco-Label certification
- Entered the Chinese market
2013
- Established the corporate R&D institute
- Certified as a venture company
2012
- Registered 5 patents, including a pigment-separated zinc-based water-borne paint
- Signed a partner company agreement with the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
2011
- Founded Dongjin Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
- Factory registration and ISO 9001 certification