About Suhon Lin
Born 1928. Suhon Lin is a Taiwanese businessperson.
Suhon Lin (; born 1 August 1928) is a Taiwanese billionaire and co-founder of the , a petrochemical company.
Education Lin graduated from what became the National Taipei University of Technology.
Career With M. K. Liao and Tseng Shin-yi, Lin founded the Chang Chun Group in 1949. The company's name means "long spring" in Chinese, and was chosen to describe the strong bond between the three business partners. By 2011, Lin was worth US$1.6 billion, and placed seventeenth on Forbes' list of Taiwanese billionaires. Lin earned the nickname "the Edison of petrochemicals" for his dedication to research and development.
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Taiwanese businessman
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Suhon Lin was born on 1 August 1928.
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Suhon Lin is a businessperson.
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