Portrait of Lin Shu-hong

Rank #762

Lin Shu-hong

Net worth $5.5B

Petrochemicals · Taiwan

Born
Aug 01, 1928
Age
97
Source
Petrochemicals
Residence
Taipei
Citizenship
Taiwan
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
National Taipei University of Technology

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Lin Shu-hong was chairman of Chang Chun Group, one of Asia's largest petrochemical companies with plants in Taiwan, mainland China and Southeast Asia, until the end of 2013.
  • He cofounded the business in 1949 with classmates Tseng Shin-yi and M.K. Liao, with only $100. He's the only surviving member of the trio.
  • The name "Chang Chun" in Chinese loosely means "long spring," and reflects the wish among the three that their bonds would endure.