Taiwan Cement Explained

Taiwan Cement Corporation
Native Name:台灣水泥
Area Served:Taiwan
Industry:cement
Revenue:NT$116,099,000,000 (2013)[1]
Operating Income:NT$18,604,000,000 (2013)
Net Income:NT$15,118,000,000 (2013)
Foundation:1 May 1946
Location City:Zhongshan, Taipei
Location Country:Taiwan

The Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC;) is a cement company headquartered in Taiwan. Their main business includes the production and trading of cement, paper bags, and other paper products, under the "品牌水泥" namebrand.

They are the central component of TCC Group, which grew from the cement plant.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the Taiwan Provincial Government and Ministry of Economics Resource Committee jointly incorporated the Taiwan Cement Limited Corporation on 1 May 1946. On 1 January 1951, the company was restructured as Taiwan Cement Corporation.

On 11 November 1954, the state owned company was privatized and became a publicly listed corporation,[2] and the Lukang Gu (Koo) family took over the management. In 1962, the stock was listed under the code 1101, making it the first listed company in Taiwan.

The company diversified, with the cement industry remaining at its core, and became the TCC Group. The TCC Group affiliates include: TCC Green Energy, Hong Kong Cement, Wanqing Cement, Fengsheng Industrial, Guanghe Refractory, Shimin Engineering, Heping Harbor, Dongcheng Quarry, Heping Power, Dahe Environmental Services, Dahe Changbei Environmental Protection, Dahe Dafeng Environmental Protection, Taiwan Express Warehousing, Dahe Shipping, Xinchang Chemical, TCC Chemical, TCC Int'l Ltd., Taiwan Guanghe Construction, TCC Information, Xinchang Investment, Fortune Products Investment, China Rubber International, Nengyuan Technology, and others.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taiwan Cement.
  2. Web site: Taiwan Cement.
  3. News: Leslie Koo dies from injuries suffered in fall . 24 January 2017 . Taipei Times.
  4. Web site: 臺北戲棚TaipeiEYE.
  5. Zheng Yaoxiang [鄭耀翔]. (2008) Regeneration of Industrial Sites as a Study of Regional Revitalization: A Case Study of Taiwan Cement Kaohsiung Factory [工業遺址再生作為區域活化之研究——以台泥高雄廠為例] Kaohsiung City: National Kaohsiung University, pages 67–68. In Chinese.

    Chairmen

    • Koo Chen-fu
    • Chester Koo (until 2001) - son of Koo Chen-fu
    • Leslie Koo (2003–2017) - son of Koo Chen-fu
    • Nelson Chang (2017–present)[3] - interim Chairman and brother-in-law of Leslie Koo

    Head Office

    The company headquarter (Taiwan Cement Building) is accessible within walking distance south west from Zhongshan Elementary School Station of Taipei Metro at 113 Zhongshan Road North Section 2. The building was completed in 2002 by Taiwanese architect M. L. Kuo.[4]

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