Heritage

• 1968. 02
  Established Korea Keystone Valve Co., Ltd.(Joint venture with Keystone International US)
  Location: Garibong-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul; CEO: Galen Brown

• 1970. 01
  Registered as an Import/Export Business (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
  ※ The First in Korea’s industrial valve sector

• 1973. 12
  Registered as a Foreign-Invested Company

• 1977. 08
  Completed the first factory (Korea Export Industrial Complex 2)

• 1978. 04
  Acquired the Plant Registration Certificate (Mechanical Industry Promotion Act)

• 1980. 03
  Signed a Technology introduction agreement with Keystone International, Inc.

• 1982. 09
  Designated as a specialized manufacturer of shipbuilding equipment

• 1986. 01
  Designated as a specialized power equipment supplier (KEPCO, Samsung Heavy Industries)

• 1987. 11
  Designated as a nuclear power plant butterfly valve manufacturer (KEPCO)

• 1989. 04
  Selected as thermal power plant equipment manufacturer (KEPCO)

• 1990. 10
  Designated as localization development item (control valve for crude oil)

• 1994. 04
  Established and relocated the head office and factory
  (56 Je2gongdan 1-gil, Miyang-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do)

• 1996. 06
  Acquired the Plant Registration Certificate pursuant to the Factory Establishment Act (Anseong-gun)

• 1998. 05
  Merged parent company
  from Keystone International Inc.
  to Tyco Flow Control Inc.

• 2000. 10
  Selected as Q-Class power plant qualified supplier (KEPCO)

• 2007. 05
  Renewed the CE-PED Mark, GOST Certification

• 2007. 07
  Renewed the ISO 9001 Certification

• 2007. 09
  Acquired Cryogenic BFV Certification

• 2008. 08
  Designated and commended as Excellent Partner by the “Big 3” Shipbuilders (HHI, SHI, DSME)

• 2012. 10
  Company sold (major shareholder changed)
  from Tyco Flow Control Inc.
  to Pentair plc(PNR)

• 2013. 09
  Renewed the CE-PED Mark

• 2013. 11
  Acquired KR-QA Certification

• 2014. 12
  Acquired API (609 & 6 D) Monogram Certification
  KGS Emergency Shutoff Device Registration (Ball, Butterfly Valves)

• 2015. 05
  Acquired TR-CU Certification

• 2017. 05
  Company sold (major shareholder changed)
  from Pentair plc(PNR)
  to Emerson Electric Co. (Major Shareholder: Vulsub Holdings B, LLC)

• 2018. 06
  Renewed ISO 9001, 14001 (2015 Edition)

• 2019. 10
  Acquired ISO 45001 (2018 Edition) Certification

• 2021. 01
  Awarded by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Best Integrated Quality

• 2022. 01
  Named Best Partner by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)

• 2023. 03
  Certified as Excellent ESG Company by HCCP
  (* HCCP: Human Capital Corporate Panel)

• 2024. 04
  Company sold (major shareholder changed)
  from Vulsub Holdings B, LLC
  to Horcus Co., Ltd.

• 2024. 06
  Established a sales partnership for pipes and fittings with Nexteel Co., Ltd.

• 2024. 08
  Named Best Partner by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)

• 2025. 02
  Changed Company name
  from Keystone Valve Korea LCC
  to Korea K Valve Corp.
  (CEO: An Seong-min)

• 2025. 03
  Established and proclaimed Management Philosophy and Vision

• 2025. 04
  Established a production partnership with YUANDA Valve
  (China Plant for Korea K Valve Corp. standard models)