◆ Establishment Period (1982–2000)

• 1982 Established Sam-A Electric Corporation
• 1992 Founded KISTRON (formerly Hongdeok Jeseon)
• 1995 Started operations at the steel cord factory
• 1996 Started operations at the beadwire factory
• 1998 Received ISO 9001 certification
• 1999 Obtained QS-9000 certification
• 2000 Received ISO 14001 certification

◆ Growth Period (2001–2020)

• 2004 Obtained ISO/TS16949 certification
• 2007 Awarded the $30 million Export Tower
• 2008 Established Dongguan factory in China
• 2008 Incorporated into KISWIRE GROUP
• 2011 Selected as a world-class product
• 2013 Renamed KISTRON Co., Ltd
• 2014 TracerWire introduced in the U.S. market

◆ Leap Period (2021–present)

• 2017 Designated as a specialized root technology company
• 2017 Began grounding wire sales in the U.S.
• 2018 Obtained IATF certification (Korea Quality Foundation)
• 2021 Expanded grounding wire sales to the Middle East
• 2021 Enacted KSC3601 standard (Soft copper-clad steel wire for
• 2023 Closed and disposed of Dongguan factory in China
• 2024 Launched detonator sales in Australia
• 2024 Launched detonator sales in Canada