Lg Chem (051910.KS)

Overall impact
B (63)

Commentary

Lg Chem is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 62.8 for overall impact (69th percentile compared to all companies), Lg Chem ranks 10th out of 37 industry peers, behind GelTech Solutions, Trecora Resources, Happiness Biotech and 6 others, and ahead of Minerals Technologies, Solvay, Linde and 24 others. On top material causes for Lg Chem's industry (Chemicals), Lg Chem performs well in Accountable Institutions (85.4 score), Humane Treatment of Animals (96.1) and Healthy Oceans (86.2) and performs poorly in Sanitation Access (27.7 score) and Clean Water Access (22.8).
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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051910.KS Price
$357,000.00
Last available end-of-day price. Full disclosure
Revenue
$35.24 billion
Market cap
$14.17 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Founded
1947
Employees
14,011
Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Sub-industry
Diversified Chemicals
SASB industry
Chemicals
Headquarters
South Korea
Share classes
051910.KS
Description
LG Chem, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the petrochemicals, energy, advanced materials, and life science businesses in Korea, China, Asia/Oceania, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, acrylate, alcohol, bisphenol a, butadiene rubber, caustic soda, expandable polystyrene, ethylene vinyl acetate, high density polyethylene, nitrile butadiene rubber latex, neopentyl glycol, polycarbonate, polyolefin elastomer, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, plasticizers, polymer catalysts, styrene acrylonitrile copolymer, super absorbent polymer, styrene butadiene latex, styrene butadiene styrene, solution styrene butadiene rubber, metallocene pe, base oils, and process catalysts, as well as COMPOSTFUL, a compostable material solution. The company also offers anode binders, wafer backside grinding tapes, copper clad laminate/pre preg, carbon nanotubes, cathode materials, die attach films, dispersant for conductive agent, display strippers, double-sided tapes, thermoplastic elastomers, engineering plastic based on polyoxy methylene, engineering plastic compounds, m polyphenylene oxide, engineering plastic based on polycarbonate, high-functional engineering plastic compounds, high-functional engineering plastic based on polybutylene terephthalate, high-temperature-resistant thermoplastic engineering plastic compound based on polyphenylene sulfide and syndiotactic polystyrene, OLED Materials, reverse osmosis membranes, separators, and thermal pads. In addition, it provides life sciences products, such as growth hormone, vaccine, antidiabetic, agricultural chemicals, and others; LG energy solutions, including mobile batteries, automotive batteries, electricity storage batteries, and other products; and crop protection agents, fertilizers, and seeds, as well as general management services. LG Chem, Ltd. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Lg Chem, based on its industry sub-industry Diversified Chemicals. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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