LG Chem

LG Chem Ltd., often referred to as LG Chemical, is the largest Korean chemical company and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It was the 10th largest chemical company in the world by sales in 2017. It was first established as the Lucky Chemical Industrial Corporation, which manufactured cosmetics.

LG Chem Ltd. manufactures petrochemicals, IT & electronic materials and energy solution materials. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Petrochemicals, IT & Electronic Materials, and Batteries. The Petrochemical division offers naphtha cracking centers and polyolefins, synthetic rubbers and specialty polymers, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and engineering plastics, and acrylates, and plasticizers. The IT & Electronic Material division offers optical and display materials namely polarizers, phosphors, organic light emitting diode, photosensitive materials for liquid crystal display; printed circuit materials such as flexible materials, halogen free materials, integrated circuit packaging materials, epoxy resin system materials, high speed materials, and build-up materials; toners such as color toners, black laser printer toners, and black copier toners. The Battery division provides lithium-ion cylindrical batteries, lithium-ion polymer batteries, lithium-ion prismatic batteries, and medium, and large batteries. The company was founded on April 1, 2001 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.