KISCO (Kyung-In Synthetic Corporation)

Korean chemical maker (dyes, inks and fine chemicals) that began research and production in 1970 and supplies over 60 countries; head office in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, with production sites in Korea and one in Turkey. Pigments are made by WISECHEM, a joint venture set up with Korea Alcohol Industry in 2010 and described as the first Korean company in display and high-performance pigments: ultrafine pigments (under 30 nm) for LCD, wOLED and QD displays and image sensors (green, yellow, red, blue and black), fine pigments (30–50 nm) for translucent automotive paints and printer pigments, and larger pigments (50–300 nm) with surface modification. KISCO also makes PAPIJET digital textile inks, including pigment, sublimation and DTF inks, and UV LED inks. Its main business remains textile dyes (40,000 t/yr capacity).