LG Chem, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the petrochemicals, energy solutions, advanced materials, life sciences, and common and others businesses in South Korea, China, Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides olefin petrochemicals, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene from Naphtha; synthetic resin and synthetic components from olefin, and aromatic petrochemicals, such as benzene. The range of products includes propylene, polypropylene, bisphenol A, acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes, EP, polyvinyl chloride, plasticizers, acrylics, super absorbent polymers, synthetic rubber, and others.
The company also manufactures and supplies IT and new application batteries for mobile phones and laptop computers; automotive batteries for electric vehicles; and energy storage system batteries. In addition, it manufactures and supplies various IT materials, such as polarizers, automotive materials, glass substrates, OLED films, OLED materials, battery materials and others, and RO membranes. The product range further extends to semiconductor materials, and display and battery materials for LCD photoresist.
Further, the company offers human growth hormones, such as Eutropin; diabetes drugs, such as Zemiglo; bovine somatotropins, such as Boostin; vaccines; hyaluronic acid fillers, such as YVORIE, and others. It produces fine chemical products, such as herbicide PYANCHOR for rice farming, and provides crop protection products, seeds, fertilizers, and agricultural pesticides. Additionally, LG Chem offers pharmaceutical research services, facility management, and general cleaning services.
The company also manufactures and sells adhesives and electronic parts, sells pharmaceutical products, and water processing membranes. It is involved in agricultural pesticides licensing and invests in venture companies. LG Chem, Ltd. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
