OUR HISTORY
Kyung Geun
hard work & diligence
II Shin Dang
Everyday innovation & renewal
1980’s
1980
Opened the first foreign-invested garment factory in Chittagong, Bangladesh
First recruitment of female workers to a factory in Bangladesh
1986
First licensed production of Gore-tex functional fabric for the Korean market
1987
Established apparel factory in Chittagong Free Export Zone, Bangladesh YOUNGONE (CEPZ) LTD.
1988
Listed on Korean stock exchange
1990’s
1991
Launched YOUNGONE brand outdoor clothing in the domestic market
1992
Established Goldwin Korea Co., Ltd. in cooperation with Goldwin of Japan
1993
Apparel factory in Dhaka Free Trade Zone, Bangladesh YOUNGONE HI-TECH SPORTSWEAR INDUSTRIES LTD. (YHT) Established
1996
Established a shoe factory in Chittagong, Bangladesh YOUNGONE SPORTS SHOES INDUSTRIES LTD. (YSS)
1997
Launched The North Face brand in Korea
1999
Groundbreaking for Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) in Bangladesh
2010’s
2010
Acquisition of New Zealand-based merino wool fabric manufacturer DESIGNER TEXTILES INTERNATIONAL LTD
2011
Established Scott North Asia Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with SCOTT CORPORATION SA in Switzerland
2013
Established YOUNGONE HUNG YEN CO., LTD.
Changed company name from Goldwin Korea Co., Ltd. to Youngone Outdoor Co., Ltd.
2014
Acquisition of shares in OUTDOOR RESEARCH LLC in the US
Established SAMARKAND APPAREL LLC in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Youngone Outdoor Co., Ltd. selected as an official sponsor for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics sports apparel
2015
Acquisition of stake in SCOTT CORPORATION SA
2016
Established EVERTOP SPORTSWEAR PLC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
New investment in BUKA SPORTSWEAR LLC in Buka, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (BKS)
2017
Established BROADPEAK SOC TRANG CO. in Soc Trang, Vietnam. LTD. (BSL)
2018
Obtained the first-ever ISO 22301 certificate for the international standard for Business Continuity Management in the apparel industry
2019
Established YOUNGONE INTERNATIONAL ASIA PTE. in SINGAPORE. LTD. (YIA) corporation
