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Evergreen Steel Corporation

Evergreen Steel Corporation is a Steel brand from Taiwan.

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Overview

Evergreen Steel Corporation is a Taiwanese industrial manufacturing and engineering company associated with Evergreen Group. Its principal activities are the manufacture and assembly of steel structures and the maintenance and repair of shipping containers. The company has also operated in shipbuilding, giving it a historical connection to the maritime and transportation businesses that form the foundation of the wider Evergreen organization. The company traces its origins to Kaolun Industrial Corporation, established in 1973. Its corporate identity changed several times as the business expanded, reorganized, and combined with related industrial and steel-structure enterprises. Kaolun was renamed Ever Master Industrial Corporation in 1982. A second predecessor, Ever Valor Industrial Corporation, began operations in 1984; the two businesses merged in 1985 under the older company's corporate lineage. The merged company adopted the name Evergreen Heavy Industrial Corporation in 1987. During the 1990s and 2000s, Evergreen's industrial operations were reshaped through mergers, equity investments, and further name changes. The company combined with Evergreen Superalloy Corporation in 1990 and Ever Pioneer Steel Corporation in 1998. It also acquired or increased holdings in several affiliated businesses, including Super Max Engineering Corporation, Hsin Yung Enterprise Corporation, Mingyu Investment Corporation, Green Steel Structure Corporation, and Ever Ecove Corporation. Green Steel Structure Corporation was itself incorporated into the company's development in 2009. These transactions broadened the organization beyond a narrowly defined steel producer into a group of industrial, engineering, investment, and infrastructure-related activities. The corporate name evolved alongside this restructuring. In 2000 the company became Evergreen Development & Network Technology Corporation, and in 2001 it was shortened to Evergreen Development Corporation. The present name, Evergreen Steel Corporation, was adopted in 2011, placing greater emphasis on the company's steel and industrial identity. Evergreen Steel's business is distinct from Evergreen Marine Corporation, EVA Air, Evergreen International Hotels, and the other better-known companies associated with Evergreen Group, although its industrial capabilities are related to the group's broader transportation and logistics ecosystem. Steel-structure production and assembly can support construction and infrastructure requirements, while container maintenance and repair serve the maritime logistics sector. Its former shipbuilding activities likewise connected the company to Evergreen's shipping fleet and marine-industrial needs. The company entered Taiwan's public capital markets in stages. It went public in 2019, was listed on the Taipei Exchange's Emerging Stock Board in 2020, and moved to the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2021. No ticker symbol or financial figures are included here because the supplied reference material does not provide them. Evergreen Steel remains an active Taiwanese industrial company within the Evergreen Group, with its documented operating focus centered on steel structures, assembly, container servicing, and related engineering capabilities.

History

Evergreen Steel Corporation developed from a sequence of Taiwanese industrial companies rather than being established under its current name. Its earliest identified predecessor was Kaolun Industrial Corporation, founded in 1973. Kaolun was renamed Ever Master Industrial Corporation in 1982. Another predecessor, Ever Valor Industrial Corporation, started operations in 1984. In 1985, the two companies merged under the older company's corporate identity, creating the basis for the later Evergreen industrial organization. The merged business adopted the name Evergreen Heavy Industrial Corporation in 1987. This period established the company as part of Evergreen's broader industrial and maritime-support activities. In addition to steel-related work, the company was involved in shipbuilding and constructed a number of ships. Its industrial profile therefore developed alongside Evergreen Group's expansion from shipping into associated transportation, engineering, and infrastructure services. Corporate consolidation continued throughout the 1990s. Evergreen Heavy Industrial Corporation merged with Evergreen Superalloy Corporation in 1990. In 1997, it acquired an equity interest in Super Max Engineering Corporation, followed in 1998 by an equity interest in Hsin Yung Enterprise Corporation. The company also merged with Ever Pioneer Steel Corporation in 1998. These steps expanded its relationships with steel, metal, engineering, and industrial businesses. In 2000, the company obtained interests in Mingyu Investment Corporation and Green Steel Structure Corporation and changed its name to Evergreen Development & Network Technology Corporation. The following year it adopted the shorter name Evergreen Development Corporation. Green Steel Structure Corporation was later brought into the corporate structure through a 2009 merger. The business also acquired an equity interest in Ever Ecove Corporation in 2018, demonstrating that its corporate activity extended beyond direct steel production into affiliated environmental, infrastructure, and investment-related operations. The name Evergreen Steel Corporation was adopted in 2011. The change reflected a renewed emphasis on the company's steel and industrial activities. Its principal business became the manufacture and assembly of steel structures, supplemented by maintenance and repair work for shipping containers. Although shipbuilding was no longer presented as its central activity, that earlier capability remained an important part of the company's historical relationship with Evergreen's maritime operations. Evergreen Steel subsequently entered the public markets. The company went public in 2019, joined the Emerging Stock Board of the Taipei Exchange in 2020, and was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2021. The listing sequence marked the formal development of Evergreen Steel as a publicly traded industrial company while it remained affiliated with Evergreen Group. Today, the company is best understood as the Evergreen Group's steel and industrial-services affiliate. Its documented business scope links structural steel production and assembly with the upkeep of shipping containers, placing it between conventional materials manufacturing and the practical infrastructure requirements of containerized transportation. Unlike Evergreen Marine Corporation, it is not primarily a shipping line; unlike EVA Air, it is not an airline. Its identity is instead rooted in industrial fabrication, engineering, marine-support work, and the corporate restructuring that brought several predecessor and affiliated companies into a unified Evergreen steel enterprise.

  • 2021

    Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange

    [1]

    Evergreen Steel advanced to a Taiwan Stock Exchange listing.

  • 2020

    Listed on the Taipei Exchange Emerging Stock Board

    [1]

    The company received an Emerging Stock Board listing on the Taipei Exchange.

  • 2019

    Became a public company

    [1]

    Evergreen Steel entered the public capital markets.

  • 2011

    Adopted the Evergreen Steel Corporation name

    [1]

    The company adopted its current name, emphasizing its steel and industrial identity.

  • 2009

    Green Steel Structure Corporation incorporated through merger

    [1]

    Green Steel Structure Corporation became part of the company's corporate development through a further merger.

  • 2001

    Renamed Evergreen Development Corporation

    [1]

    The corporate name was shortened to Evergreen Development Corporation.

  • 2000

    Adopted Evergreen Development & Network Technology Corporation name

    [1]

    Following additional investments and corporate restructuring, the company changed its name to Evergreen Development & Network Technology Corporation.

  • 1998

    Merged with Ever Pioneer Steel Corporation

    [1]

    The business further consolidated its steel activities by merging with Ever Pioneer Steel Corporation.

  • 1990

    Merged with Evergreen Superalloy Corporation

    [1]

    The company expanded its industrial structure through a merger with Evergreen Superalloy Corporation.

  • 1987

    Renamed Evergreen Heavy Industrial Corporation

    [1]

    The merged industrial business adopted the Evergreen Heavy Industrial Corporation name.

Products and positioning

A diversified Taiwanese industrial and steel-engineering company serving construction, infrastructure, and maritime logistics needs within the Evergreen Group ecosystem.

  • Structural steel

    Steel structures

    Evergreen Steel manufactures steel structures for industrial, construction, and infrastructure applications. The documented business scope covers structural fabrication as well as the preparation of components for assembly. This activity is the clearest expression of the company's present steel-focused identity.

  • Industrial assembly

    Steel structure assembly

    The company performs assembly of steel structures in addition to manufacturing them. The service connects factory-based steel fabrication with the installation or integration requirements of larger industrial and built-environment projects.

  • Maritime support services

    Shipping-container maintenance and repair

    Evergreen Steel maintains and repairs shipping containers, supporting the operational needs of containerized freight. This line gives the company a direct service relationship with the maritime logistics sector and complements its historical association with Evergreen's shipping businesses.

  • Marine engineering

    Shipbuilding

    Shipbuilding was part of the company's historical business activities, and the company constructed a number of ships. The supplied reference material does not establish that shipbuilding remains a current flagship offering, so it is treated as a historical product and capability rather than a confirmed active line.

Brand decisions

  • 2019

    Entered the public capital marketsStrategy

    Background

    Evergreen Steel had undergone extensive corporate consolidation and had become a distinct industrial company within Evergreen Group.

    Action taken

    The company went public, beginning a staged transition into Taiwan's public-market system.

    Aftermath

    The public-market process continued with an Emerging Stock Board listing in 2020 and a Taiwan Stock Exchange listing in 2021.

  • 2011

    Repositioned under the Evergreen Steel Corporation nameStrategy

    Background

    After years of mergers, equity investments, and names associated with development and technology activities, the company had a broad corporate history that no longer clearly communicated its industrial focus.

    Action taken

    The company changed its name from Evergreen Development Corporation to Evergreen Steel Corporation.

    Aftermath

    The new name placed steel manufacturing, steel assembly, and related industrial capabilities at the center of the company's public identity.

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