The Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC; ) is a

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company headquartered in

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. 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

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in 1945, the

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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, 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.

Chairmen

Koo Chen-fu Koo Chen-fu (, 6 January 1917 – 3 January 2005), also known as C.F. Koo, was a Taiwanese businessman and diplomat. He led the Koos Group of companies from 1940 until his death. As a chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), Koo arrange ...

Chester Koo Chester Koo (; 1952–2001) was a Taiwanese business executive. Early life and education Born in 1952, Koo earned a master's degree in business administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. Life and career Af ...

(until 2001) - son of Koo Chen-fu *

Leslie Koo Leslie Koo or Koo Cheng-yun (; 28 November 1954 – 23 January 2017) was a Taiwanese business executive and billionaire who served as Chairman of Taiwan Cement Corporation. He was the second son of the prominent businessman and diplomat Koo Chen- ...

(2003–2017) - son of Koo Chen-fu *Nelson Chang (2017–present) - 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

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at 113 Zhongshan Road North Section 2. The building was completed in 2002 by Taiwanese architect M. L. Kuo.

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* {{FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 Taiwanese companies established in 1946 Cement companies of Taiwan Manufacturing companies established in 1946 Taiwanese brands

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