Amorepacific Corporation

Amorepacific Corporation (Korean: 주식회사 아모레퍼시픽) is a South Korean beauty and cosmetics chaebol, operating more than 30 beauty, personal care, and health brands including Sulwhasoo, Laneige, Etude, Aestra, Cosrx, AP Beauty, and Innisfree.

[3][4] The company originated back in the 1930s, when Madame Dokjeong Yun began selling camellia oil in the village of Kaesong.

Her second son, Sungwhan Suh, took over the business in 1945 and transformed the firm into a cosmetics chaebol, naming it "Taepyeongyang (meaning Pacific Ocean in Korean)".

[3] Suh rebranded the firm into multi brands company to target the global market and turned the company into a chaebol giant that manages dozens of cosmetics brands.

Forbes named Amorepacific one of the most innovative companies in the world.