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, a petrochemical company.
Education
editLin graduated from what became the National Taipei University of Technology.[1]
Career
editWith 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
edit- ^ "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.