Our Name
Doosan
  • Our Name, Doosan
    Doosan—a combined word of “doo (a measuring unit of grains)” and “san (mountain)”—
    means “little grains of sand that together make a mountain.”
    Our name reflects our belief that a greater achievement can be made when everyone involved unites.
    Throughout its 124-year history, Doosan People have lived by our beliefs and philosophy that we can achieve a greater goal when we join forces
    The forthcoming stories about Doosan will be filled with Doosan’s dream of contributing to creating a better future for humanity.
    Throughout its 124-year history, we the
    Doosan People have lived by our beliefs
    and philosophy that we can achieve bigger
    goals when we join forces. The forthcoming
    stories about Doosan will be filled with
    Doosan’s dream of contributing to creating
    a better future for humanity.
Doosan Fulfills Basic Human Needs
To help create more prosperity for humanity, Doosan has focused on providing what people need the most.
In 1896, founding Chairman Seung-Jik Park opened Korea’s first modern store,the original entity of Doosan,

which later earned a reputation as a trendsetter for developing the first modern cosmetic products in Korea.
In the 1950s, Doosan started to diversify its business as a corporate group by setting foot in
international trading and establishing Oriental Brewery(later changed to OB Beer).
Doosan further expanded its business to construction, food and beverages, machinery, media, cultural services and more in the 1960s.
Afterward, Doosan’s focus was shifted to areas that are more closely related to fundamentally contributing to human lives,
such as energy, clean water, roads, infrastructure and buildings.
Since opening Korea’s first modern store
in 1896, we have changed our business areas
to ones that are more closely related to
fundamentally contributing to human lives.
Doosan Has No Fear of Change
In the year that marked the 100th anniversary of our founding,
we incorporated multiple subsidiaries into the holding company and implemented advanced processes and systems.
Since then, Doosan has carried out a series of M&A deals to successfully transform itself
into a global leader in the infrastructure support business sector.
In the year that marked our 100th anniversary,
we implemented advanced processes and
systems and carried out a series of M&A deals
to transform the company successfully into a
global leader in the infrastructure support
business sector.
Doosan Expands Its Global Footprint
Doosan competes and thrives in both domestic and global markets.
From large-scale power plants that generate electricity in India to desalination plants that supply clean water
to millions of people in the Middle East, construction machines with unrivaled leading position in the North American market,
and energy storage systems and fuel cells that show exponential growth in demand,
Doosan’s advanced technologies enhance the value of human life for everyone in the world.
We compete and thrive both at home and
abroad. Doosan’s advanced technologies
in power plants, desalination plants,
construction machines, etc. help create
value for everyone in the world.
Doosan Prepares for the Future
Doosan will stay committed to developing core technologies in collaborative robots, mobile fuel cells,
and automated and autonomous heavy equipment and gaining a strong competitive edge in the market.
By providing clean water and light as well as solutions that can help people build their lives and transform ideas into reality,
we aim to create a world filled with opportunities for everyone to unleash their full potential.
It is Doosan's idea of creating the future of the world.
We aim to create a world teeming with
opportunities so that everyone can fully
realize his/her potential. That is what we
have in mind when we say we are building
your tomorrow today.