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Major Event: |
| 1983 |
Mr. Song T. Chun started Warren Laboratories Inc.
$45,000 initial capital for 50%
share.
Manufactured Dry-cleaing chemicals.
Supplied to mainly Korean-American owned business in Southern California.
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| 1984 |
Warren Laboratories changed strategy.
Decreased direct sales to end users.
Supplied dry-cleaning distributors such as V.W.R, United Fabricare, Ajax, Central.
Increased network to include New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.,
Seattle, San Francisco.
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| 1985 |
Mr. Song T. Chun developed textile auxiliaries.
The products included scouring
agents, leveling agents, softening agents.
Started promoting new line.
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| 1987 |
Garment dyers and stone washers increased in the L.A. Basin.
Demand for textile products
increased.
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| 1989 |
Mr. Song T. Chun sold his share of Warren Laboratories Inc. for $240,000.
Mr. Song T. Chun started L.A. Supply Company in May.
Initial capital was $300,000.
Manufactured textile auxiliaries.
Targeted the growing textile industry in the L.A. Basin
L.A. Supply Company moved to current
address in July
Needed the 36,800 sq. ft. space to
handle demand.
Supplemented manufacturing with supplying other textile auxiliaries.
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| 1991 |
L.A. Supply Company started distribution to Hoechst-Celanese Corp.
Supplied Hoechst dyestuffs and
dyeing auxiliaries.
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| 1992 |
L.A. Supply Company started distribution for Kyung-In Synthetic Corp.
Supplied Kyung-In dyestuffs.
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| 1996 |
L.A. Supply Company expanded in product line in January.
Started distributing synthetic yam
such as polyester and nylon.
Targeting the knitting industry in the L.A. Basin.
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| 1997 |
L.A. Supply Company ended distributorship to Hoechst-Celanese Corp. in August.
Hoechst-Celanese Corp. sold textile
auxiliaries to Sandoz.
Hoechst-Celanese Corp. sold dyestuff division to DyStar.
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| 1998 |
L.A. Supply Company currently sells dyestuffs, auxiliaries, and synthetic yam.
First meeting with DuPont Lycra
people.
L.A. Supply Company started
distribution for DuPont Lycra.
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