1994

In March, Dongguan Lee & Man Paper Factory Co., Ltd was founded by Mr Patrick Lee, the Chairman and Mr Raymond Lee, the CEO, under the laws of PRC as a WOFIE engaging in containerboard manufacturing business.

1995

In May, Lee & Man Paper Mfg. (H.K.) Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong to carry out treasury functions for the Group.

1996

Construction and installation of production facilities commenced at the Dongguan Huangchong plant.

1998

In August, the Group's first and the second production lines (PM1 & PM2) commenced operation with an aggregate annual capacity of 100,000 tons of containerboard.

2000

In October, the Group's third production line (PM3) commenced operation at Huangchong plant, with an annual capacity of 220,000 tons of containerboard.

2002

In October, the Group's third production line (PM3) commenced operation at Huangchong plant, with an annual capacity of 220,000 tons of containerboard.
In October, the Group's fourth production line (PM4) commenced operation at the Huangchong plant, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons of containerboard.
In October, Evergreen Trading Company Limited was incorporated in Malaysia to facilitate raw
In November, the Changshu Project commenced construction. The whole project involves approximately 600,000 m2 of land.

2003

In June, the Group set up a wholly-own subsidiary Lee Kwok (Macao Commercial Offshore) Trading Limited in Macau to facilitate the sourcing of OCC and to carry out treasury functions in respect of the Group's OCC purchases.
In June, the Group set up a wholly-own subsidiary WangKei(Macao Commercial Offshore) Trading Limited in Macau to promote and export the Group's paper products.
In September, the Group successfully listed on the Mainboard of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 02314)
In December, the Group's fifth production line (PM5) commenced operation at Changshu plant, with an annual capacity of 320,000 tons of containerboard.

2004

In December, the Group's fifth production line (PM5) commenced operation at Changshu plant, with an annual capacity of 320,000 tons of containerboard.
In March, the Group announced to build the third production plant in Hongmei, Dongguan, China.
In October, the Group's sixth production line (PM6) commenced operation at Changshu plant, with an annual capacity of 350,000 tons of containerboard.

2005

In February, the Group announced that it has purchased a 200,000-ton pulp plant in Samoa City of California of USA.

2006

In January, the Group's seventh production line (PM7) commenced operation at Hongmei plant, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons of containerboard.
In April, our Changshu plant has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 international certification from SociétéGénérale de Surveillance (SGS).

2007

In February, the Group's eighth production line (PM8) commenced operation at Changshu plant, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons of containerboard.
In February, the Group's eighth production line (PM8) commenced operation at Changshu plant, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons of containerboard.
In June, the Hongmei plant was awarded ISO9001:2000 international certification from SGS.
In August, the Group's eleventh production line (PM11) commenced operation at Hongmei plant, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons of containerboard.
In September, the Group's tenth production line (PM10) commenced operation at Changshu plant, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons of containerboard.
In October, the Company was selected by Forbes Asia as one of "The Region's Top 200 Small &Midsize Companies" in Asia.

2008

In June, the Group's twelveth production line (PM12) commenced operation at Hongmei plant, with an annual capacity of 450,000 tons of containerboard.
In June, the Group received the Green Medal of the "One Factory-One Year-One Environmental Project" from the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.
In August, Jiangsu Lee & Man received OHSAS 18001 certificationand IECQ QC080000 on Hazardous Substance Process Management certification.
In October, the Group's thirteenth production lines(PM13) commenced operation at Chongqing plant, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons of containerboard.
In October, the Group disposed Evergreen Pulp at a consideration of HK$200 million.

2009

In April, the Company was awarded "The World Most Growth Chinese Listed Companies 2009" by World Eminence Chinese Business Association.
In April, the Group received "2008 The Best 30 Pulp and Paper Making Enterprises in China" award from China Paper Association.
In June, the Group received "The 4th Capital Outstanding Paper Manufacturing Corporation from Capital Magazine.
In November, the Group was elected "Hong Kong – Guangdong Cleaner Production Partner (Manufacturing)". The recognition scheme was jointly organized by the Environment Bureau of the HKSAR and the Economic & Information Technology Commission of Guangdong Province.
In December, the Group's CEO, Mr Raymond Lee won Asia Money's award as "Hong Kong's Best Executive in 2009."

2010

In December, the Group's CEO, Mr Raymond Lee won Asia Money's award as "Hong Kong's Best Executive in 2009."
In December, the Group's CEO, Mr Raymond Lee won Asia Money's award as "Hong Kong's Best Executive in 2009."

2011

In January, the Jiangxi Project commenced construction.
In August, the Group's fifteen production line (PM15) commenced operation at Hongmei plant, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons of containerboard.
In August, our mills in Hongmei, Jiangsu, Huangchong and Chongqing have been granted Chain of Custody Certificate by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC-COC).
In October, launched our ERP system.
In November, the Group's sixteen production line (PM16) commenced operation at Chongqing plant, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons of containerboard.

2012

In May, the Group received "Top 10 Enterprises of Paper Industry in China Light Industries" by China National Light Industry Council and China Paper Association for 3 years.
In July, the Group's seventeen production (PM17) commenced operation at Hongmei plant, with an annual capacity of 600,000 tons of coated duplex board.

2013

In February, Hongmei and Huangchong plants were awarded the GB/T23331-2009 certification for energy management system.
In June, the Group's eighteenth production line (PM18) commenced operation at Jiangxi plant, with annual capacity of 320,000 tons of containerboard.

2014

In July, the Group's twentieth production line (PM20) commenced operation at Chongqing plant, with annual capacity of 320,000 tons of containerboard.
In November, the acquisition of the tissue business was completed.

2015

The Group established the brand name of its tissue products "Hanky".
The Group's first to fourth tissue paper production line (TM1-4) commenced operation at Chongqing plant, with an annual capacity of 12,500 tons, 12,500 tons, 55,000 tons and 55,000 tons of tissue paper respectively.

2016

The Group's fifth to eighth tissue paper production line (TM5-8) commenced operation at Chongqing plant, with an annual capacity of 55,000 tons of tissue paper each.
The Group established another brand name of its tissue products "Lee & Man" and started selling the tissue paper products online.

2017

In June, Lee & Man Paper was selected as one of the top 100 enterprises in China's light industry in 2016, and has been listed as one of the top 100 enterprises in China's light industry for the sixth time in a row. Lee & Man Paper continued to be named "China's Top 10 Paper Industry Enterprises" at the same time.
In July, Lee & Man Paper was selected into the Fortune China 500 in 2017.

2018

In January, the list of "2017 Guangdong Top 500 Enterprise Competitiveness" was released, and Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd ranked 57th in the top 500, of which Lee & Man Paper became the first in the top 10 list of enterprises in Dongguan.
In November, Guangdong Lee & Man Paper was included in the list of 40 manufacturing enterprises and ranked fourth in the list of "industrial enterprises in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign capital".

2019

In January, Lee & Man Paper was included in the list of "2018 Guangdong Top 500 Enterprises in Competitiveness", ranking first among 23 enterprises in Dongguan.
In May, Lee & Man Paper ranked 18th in the comprehensive list of "2018 Top 100 Light Industry Enterprises" and continued to be named "China's Top 10 Paper Industry Enterprises".
In September, the project of Lee & Man Paper with an annual output of 1 million tons of pulp paper (finished domestic paper) and the whole industrial chain of e-commerce smart logistics officially settled in Chongzuo, Guangxi.

2020

At the beginning of 2020, the Group assisted in epidemic prevention and control by donating 13 million yuan in funds and materials to mainland and Hong Kong, benefiting social institutions and people in Hubei, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hainan, Hong Kong, and other places.
In June, Chongqing Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd., Chongqing Lee & Man Tissue Manufacturing Ltd.and Chongqing Lee & Man Pulp Co,Ltd.won the first, second and eighth places respectively in the 2019 "Top 30 Yongchuan Enterprises" list.
In August, Lee & Man Paper continued to be named "China's Top 10 Paper Industry Enterprises".

2021

In July, Lee & Man Paper was ranked 20th in the list of "2020 China's Top 200 Light Industry Enterprises", and Lee & Man Paper ranked 5th in the paper industry, continued to be named "China's Top 10 Paper Industry Enterprises"
In November, Lee & Man Paper won the second "Outstanding Contribution Enterprise to Pilot the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area" award.

2022

In July, Lee & Man Paper's major pulp and paper investment project was settled in Luzhou, Sichuan Province, to build a production line with an annual output of 300,000 tons of chemical pulp, 400,000 tons of household paper, 400,000 tons of post processing household paper, and an e-commerce sales and supporting logistics park.
In August, Lee & Man Paper was ranked 25th in the list of "2021 China's Top 200 Light Industry Enterprises", and continued to be named "China's Top 10 Paper Industry Enterprises".

2023

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