Who owns Shai?
Shai is owned by Dorco (South Korea).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: History (DORCO Co., Ltd. English site). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- DORCO Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2005
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Deodorants, shaving & grooming › Shaving & razors
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Shai
Shai is DORCO's women's razor brand, launched in 2005 according to the company's history page. It followed DORCO's development in 1984 of what the company calls Korea's first women's razor. DORCO sells men's and women's razors, razor supplies and accessories under its shaving range, and Shai is its named women's line.
Ownership timeline of Shai
Where Shai sits in Dorco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Dorco
Dorco controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in shaving & razors, and who owns them
The 14 brands in shaving & razors on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Edgewell, with 3; Dorco has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Billie | Edgewell | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lion Shaving | Lion Match Company | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Gillette | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BIC Razors | BIC | 🇫🇷 France |
| Flamingo | Mammoth Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Philips | Philips | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Veet | Reckitt | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Hydro | Edgewell | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Dorco
Dorco is a privately held company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
DORCO is a Korean razor and blade maker headquartered in Seoul. Its own history page marks the company's 70th anniversary in 2025 and records razor, kitchen knife, utility cutter and surgical blade production, with subsidiaries in the United States, Mexico, China, Vietnam and Europe. Its website does not state its shareholders or whether it is listed, so it is recorded as private with no stake details.
🇰🇷 Shai and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Shai is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Shai?
The parent company of Shai is Dorco, a privately held company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Shai South Korean?
Yes. Shai originated in South Korea in 2005 and its owner, Dorco, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Shai still owned by Dorco?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Shai is still owned by Dorco. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] History (DORCO Co., Ltd. English site) — DORCO Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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