Dec. 1983	The institute was established (in the Ulsan Plant)
	Nov. 1987	Recognized as a corporate R&D Center (by the Ministry of Science and Technology)
	Dec. 1987	The building for the institute was completed (in Incheon)
	Oct. 1988	Designated as an institution eligible for exemption of military service for employees.

Nov. 2002

Work completed for expansion of the PILOT Building (Hydrocarbon Resin Application Physical Property Lab)