About us

We are chemists. Not distributors.

We don’t source colour. Since developing the three primaries on Korean technology in 2002 we have been the only producer in Korea synthesising liquid direct dyes for paper in‑house.

Mikyung Cha, CEO
CEO

Mikyung CHA, Ph.D.

CEO · Ph.D. in Chemistry

  • 01 Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Washington
  • 02 M.S. in Chemistry, Seoul National University
  • 03 2003 – present · CEO, Ons Co., Ltd.
  • 04 2001 – 2003 · Director of Research, Jungwoo Chem.
  • 05 1992 – 2001 · Research Head, Taiheung Industries
On site
Inside the production hall
Reactor and pipework
Dye drums awaiting shipment
An agitated reactor vessel
History

Since 2002

  1. 2002 Developed liquid dyes for corrugated paper on Korean technology
  2. 2003 Ons Co., Ltd. established
  3. 2004 Appointed by the Ministry of SMEs as a technology-innovation SME
  4. 2005 Developed high-concentration Yellow N · UV-curable hard coating varnish
  5. 2006 Developed UV-curable PC coating varnish
  6. 2008 Re-appointed for the technology innovation program · certified Venture Company
  7. 2010 Corporate R&D laboratory officially recognized
  8. 2011 Developed and supplied LC-MN reactive liquid crystal
  9. 2013 Started LCD photo-alignment layer production · developed leather liquid dyes
  10. 2014 Developed export-grade paper liquid dyes — began exports to Indonesia and the Philippines
  11. 2017 Developed four photochromic dye colours
  12. 2018 Developed and began exporting micro-encapsulated photochromic dye · developed liquid deicer
  13. 2021 Developed WATER HENNA liquid natural hair dye
  14. 2023 WATER HENNA — cleared the Korean MFDS functional-cosmetic review for greying hair
  15. 2025 Started production of Chelate-S heavy metal chelating agent
Credentials
Recognition

Corporate R&D Laboratory

Certification

Venture Company

Certification

Women‑Owned Business

Review

Functional Cosmetic Review — Korean MFDS

No. 20230026680

Certification

Korean Eco‑label — eco‑friendly deicer (Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment · KEITI)

No. 33478

Patent

Natural hair dye manufacturing kit based on henna and indigo, manufacturing method thereof and hair dyeing method using the same

No. 10-2836178

Patent

Cone‑structured polysiloxane, a laminate with a superhydrophobic surface, and a method of manufacturing the laminate

No. 10-1500327

National R&D project

Procedure for producing micro‑encapsulated photochromic dye in compliance with RSL standards (SMTECH)

No. S278086

National R&D project

Improving the light fastness of micro‑encapsulated photochromic pigment (SMTECH)

No. S2690666

Export

Exporting to four markets

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