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About Our Brand
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CUCHEN’s Technology
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Key Product Overview
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CUCHEN's Business
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Cuchen News
About Our Brand Company History
Establishment 1934 - 1989 History of
Growth 1990 - 1999 History of
Growth 2000 - 2009 History of
Takeoff 2010 - 2024
Establishment
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1934
Founded BUSAN TEXTILE Co., Ltd. (hemp manufacturing woven fabric factory)
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1976
Founded Samshin Industrial Co., Ltd.
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1978
Acquired a manufacturing permit for electrical appliances
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1979
Changed the business name to KOOKJE ELECTROTHERMICS Co., Ltd. and completed the corporate registration
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1986
Established the crystal business division (crystal unit, clock oscillator)
Growth
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1990
Founded KOOKJE COLOMBO (PVT) Ltd., a local
corporation in Sri Lanka
Increased the capital to 6.7 billion KRW.
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1992
Established a corporation for the crystal business division in Sri Lanka Constructed a factory in Cheonan for the living business division
(moved from Bupyeong to Cheonan)
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1993
Listed on KOSDAQ
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1994
Established the environmental business division and obtained GOST certification for irons.
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1995
Commenced the IT business
(I.C CARD READER, PCB ASSY)
Expanded the electric rice cooker business
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1996
Concluded franchise contract with E-MART [Shinsegae Department Store]
Certified for ISO-9001 quality management system
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1997
Commenced operations at E-MART in Anyang
Growth
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2000
Established a corporation in Qingdao, China
Changed the company name to BUBANG TECHRON Co., Ltd.
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2006
Launched LiHOM, a premium living appliance brand
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2009
Acquired the CUCHEN business division from Woongjin Group
Takeoff
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2010
Changed the company name to LiHOM CO., LTD.
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2011
Reopened E-MART in Anyang after renovations
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2013
Changed the company name to LiHOM CUCHEN CO., LTD.
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2014
Appointed Lee Dae-hui as a CEO of LiHOM CUCHEN CO., LTD.
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2015
Converted to a holding company and founded CUCHEN CO., LTD.
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2020
Appointed Park Jae-soon as CEO of LiHOM CUCHEN CO., LTD.
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2021
Launched the first 2.1 ultra-pressure and 121 rice cooker in Korea
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2022
Launched the first triple variable pressure rice cooker in Korea
Launched the 3-serving 2.1 ultra-pressure, 121ME IoT rice cooker
Newly constructed and relocated Cheonan factory
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2023
Equipped with algorithms for 10 of Korea's top rice varieties and 5 types of functional grains.
launched the Brain Rice Cooker.
Launched the D'ARTE Induction Range, a premium model equipped with IoT technology.
Established the U.S. Corporation.
Established a new subsidiary in China
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2024
Became the first in the domestic rice cooker industry to sweep the world's top three design awards.
(German iF Design Award / German Red Dot Design Award / U.S. IDEA Design Award).Received the Good Design (GD) Award.
Received the Pin Up Design Award.
Launched the ultra-high-power "White All-Power Induction" cooktop.
Launched the "Grain Rice Cooker," equipped with a dedicated multi-grain algorithm.
Launched "The Slim Fit Rice Cooker," equipped with a function for frozen rice.
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May 2013 Released Korea’s first hybrid induction cooktop
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August 2016 Released Korea’s first infrared ray sensor rice cooker
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July 2020 Released Korea’s first all-in-one cooking home appliance, FlexCuc™
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July 2021 Released Korea’s first 2.1 pressure, mixed grain-specialized 121 rice cooker
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September 2022 Released Korea’s first triple variable pressure rice cooker with smart IoT
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August 2023 Released Korea’s first rice cooker with customized cooking features for 5 functional mixed grains and 10 rice varieties
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August 2024 The company launched a rice cooker, becoming the first in the domestic market to feature a specialized algorithm for 5 rice varieties and 10 types of multi-grains.
