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South Korean chemical company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lotte Chemical Corporation (Korean: 롯데케미칼 주식회사) is a chemical company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Lotte Chemical is one of the largest chemical companies in the world by revenue.[2] Lotte Chemical manufactures synthetic resins and other chemical products used for various industrial materials.[3]
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History
Lotte Chemical was established as Honam Petrochemical in 1976 and became part of Lotte Group after three years. After being integrated into Lotte, the company acquired various companies for business expansion. In 2010, Honam took over Malaysia's Titan Chemicals for US$1.27 billion to expand its business to the Southeast Asian market. In 2012, Honam merged with KP Chemical and was renamed Lotte Chemical.[4][5] Lotte Chemical acquired Samsung's chemical businesses, including Samsung SDI's chemical unit, Samsung Fine Chemicals, and Samsung BP Chemicals for 3 trillion won in 2016.[6][7]
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Products
Lotte Chemical produces ethylene, polyethylene, and polypropylene by using naphtha extracted from crude oil.[8]
Subsidiary
- Lotte Chemical Titan
- Lotte Energy Materials
- Lotte Chemicals U.S.A.
- Hantok Chemicals
- Lotte Fine Chemicals
- KP Camtech
Corporate governance
As of 7 April 2023.
History slogans
- Honam Petrochemical Creating a prosperous future through petrochemical industry (1983)
- Honam Petrochemical creates new technologies through advanced research and development (1994 ~ 1996)
- Life value Creator (2012 ~ 2018)
- The Global Player (2018 ~ 2019)
- Chemizing Thoughts into the Future (2019 ~ 2021)
- Adding Momentum to the World with Chemistry (2021 ~ Present)
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