LG Chem
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Company Overview
LG Chem is a global chemical and advanced materials company with business operations spanning petrochemicals, advanced materials, energy solutions, and life sciences, supported by an integrated manufacturing and supply chain network across Asia, North America, Europe, and other international markets. It maintains a broad plastics and electronics materials portfolio that includes engineering plastics such as ABS, PC, ASA, and PC/ABS compounds. LG Chem’s plastics portfolio is widely used in electronic components, home appliances, IT devices, automotive interiors and exteriors, displays, and battery systems, supported by material platforms recognized for heat resistance, impact strength, flame retardancy, durability, and processability. It also extends its electronics expertise through advanced battery materials, particularly cathode materials for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Strategically, LG Chem focuses on sustainable material innovation and PFAS-free flame-retardant plastics incorporating recycled content to address evolving regulatory and performance requirements in electronics and mobility applications.
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Company's Business Segments
- Petro Chemicals : Olefin petrochemicals, such as ethylene, propylene, butadiene from Naphtha and aromatic petrochemicals, such as benzene.
- LG Energy Solution : Manufacture and supply batteries ranging from IT & New application batteries for mobile phones and laptop computers to automotive batteries for electric vehicles and ESS (Energy Storage System) batteries
- Advanced Materials : OLED films, semiconductor materials, OLED materials, battery materials and others and RO membranes
- Life Sciences : Human growth hormone ‘Eutropin,’ diabetes drug ‘Zemiglo,’ bovine somatotropin ‘Boostin,’ hyaluronic acid filler ‘YVOIRE’ and others, as well as fine chemical products, such as herbicide ‘PYANCHOR’ for rice farming and others.
- Common and Others : Common and other segments include operating segments not qualifying as a reportable segment, supporting divisions, as well as R&D divisions
Applications/End User Industries
- Petrochemicals
- Advanced Materials
- Automotive
- Energy Storage
- Healthcare
- Engineering Plastics
- Batteries
- Pharmaceuticals
- Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Electric Vehicles
- Energy Storage Systems
- Specialty Polymers
- Synthetic Resins
- Ethylene
- Propylene
- Synthetic Fibers
- Chemical Derivatives
- Biopharmaceuticals