Description

Kolon Industries, Inc. is a multifaceted corporation with operations spanning industrial materials, chemical manufacturing, films and electronic components, and a significant fashion division. Within its industrial materials segment, the company manufactures a variety of products, including polyester and hybrid tire cordage, airbags, and specialized technical yarns. It also produces artificial leather and polyester spunbond nonwoven fabrics marketed under the FINON brand. Key offerings in this area extend to Heracron, an aromatic aramid product, Cleanfil-S for water treatment membranes, and Ecomate-H, a membrane humidifier designed for hydrogen fuel cells. The firm's films and electronic materials division provides a comprehensive range of films, such as polyester, nylon, coated, and prism types, alongside dry film resists. Furthermore, it supplies critical panel materials, including overcoat, encapsulation, and low-temperature solutions. In its chemical operations, Kolon distributes various resins, notably hydrocarbon resins, HiRENOL-branded phenolic resins, HiROXY epoxy resins, polyurethane resins, and INOPET PET resins. Kolon's extensive fashion portfolio encompasses the manufacturing of apparel for outdoor activities, sports, and golf, under brand names such as KOLON SPORT, HEAD, ELORD, Jack Nicklaus, WAAC, ELORD CLUB, and HONMA. For men, it offers casual wear through Series, Customellow, CAMBRIDGE MEMBERS, GGIO II, epigram, Henry Cottons, brentwood, and S'LOW. Women's casual clothing is represented by the LUCKY CHOUETTE brand. Beyond apparel, the fashion segment includes footwear from SUECOMMA BONNIE, and COURONNE for handbags, shoes, and various accessories. Other general fashion items are available under BLNKBLANC and Archivépke. Kolon also distributes premium fashion labels like Marc Jacobs, NEIL BARRETT, LOEWE, and IRO. Innovative offerings include RE;CODE, which focuses on upcycled and redesigned apparel, and M.CURIE cosmetics. In terms of retail and infrastructure, Kolon manages Common Ground, a unique container complex shopping mall, and the online fashion and lifestyle destination Kolon Mall. It also operates Jane's, an e-commerce platform for women's fashion and lifestyle, and BySeries, an urban vintage multi-brand store. Complementing these are an integrated online and offline logistics center and a global sourcing platform. Established in 1957, Kolon Industries, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.