Suhon Lin

Suhon Lin (Chinese: 林書鴻; pinyin: Lín Shūhóng; born 1 August 1928) is a Taiwanese billionaire and co-founder of the Chang Chun Group [zh], a petrochemical company.

Education

Lin graduated from what became the National Taipei University of Technology.^[1]

Career

With M. K. Liao and Tseng Shin-yi, Lin founded the Chang Chun Group in 1949.^[2]^[3] The company's name means "long spring" in Chinese, and was chosen to describe the strong bond between the three business partners.^[3]

Lin placed twenty-third on "Taiwan's 40 Richest" published by Forbes in June 2008, with a net worth of US$1.15 billion.^[2] He ranked twenty-fourth in 2009, when his fortune was valued at US$800 million.^[4] By 2011, Lin was worth US$1.6 billion, and placed seventeenth on Forbes' list of Taiwanese billionaires.^[5] Lin earned the nickname "the Edison of petrochemicals" for his dedication to research and development.^[6]

References

^ "Lin Suhon". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b Shah, Ajay (6 June 2008). "Taiwan's 40 Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "#1284 Lin Shu-Hong". Forbes. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "#24 Suhon Lin". Forbes. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "#17 Suhon Lin". Forbes. 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ Hsiung, Jimmy (13 June 2013). "The Edison of Petrochemicals". CommonWealth. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[1] "Lin Suhon". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[taiwan402008-2] Shah, Ajay (6 June 2008). "Taiwan's 40 Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[forbes2018-3] "#1284 Lin Shu-Hong". Forbes. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[4] "#24 Suhon Lin". Forbes. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[5] "#17 Suhon Lin". Forbes. 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[6] Hsiung, Jimmy (13 June 2013). "The Edison of Petrochemicals". CommonWealth. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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Suhon Lin

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