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  • (LEAD) Lotte Chemical Q4 net more than doubles on robust demand

    • February 8, 2021
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    (LEAD) Lotte Chemical Q4 net more than doubles on robust demand (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chemical Corp., a major South Korean petrochemical company, said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit more doubled from a year earlier on strong demand for its petrochemical products. The petrochemical unit
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  • Oil Refining Companies Shifting Focus to Eco-friendly Businesses

    • February 5, 2021
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    Oil Refining Companies Shifting Focus to Eco-friendly Businesses Daesan Plant of Hyundai Oilbank   South Korean oil refining companies are expanding their business portfolios to cover more eco-friendly products with China, the European Union and the United States aiming to achieve carbon neutrality. Last year, the companies went through one of the worst years in
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  • S. Korean exports show double-digit growth for second straight month

    • February 4, 2021
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    S. Korean exports show double-digit growth for second straight month S. Korean exports rise by 11.4% in January, increasing by over 20% in the US, China and EU Cargo containers filled with export products are loaded onto ships at a dock in the Port of Busan, in the city’s Nam District. (Yonhap News) In defiance
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  • Lotte chemical firms aim for carbon neutral growth by 2030

    • February 3, 2021
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    Lotte chemical firms aim for carbon neutral growth by 2030 Lotte Chemical CEO and President Kim Gy-hyun, center, and company employees announce the ″Green Promise 2030,″ on Tuesday. [LOTTE CHEMICAL] (Korea JoongAng Daily) Lotte Group’s four chemical subsidiaries are aiming for carbon neutral growth and 6 trillion won ($5.38 billion) in accumulated revenue from ecofriendly
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  • S Korea’s Hanwha Total to shut LPG-fed cracker in Mar to expand ethylene capacity by 50%

    • February 3, 2021
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    S Korea's Hanwha Total to shut LPG-fed cracker in Mar to expand ethylene capacity by 50% HIGHLIGHTS Expansion to raise ethylene production capacity by half Hanwha Total's naphtha cracker currently operating at 100% capacity SINGAPORE — South Korea's petrochemical maker Hanwha Total plans to shut down its LPG-fed steam cracker in Daesan from March for 45
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  • SK Group’s exports exceed domestic sales in 2017

    • February 4, 2018
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    SK Group's exports exceed domestic sales in 2017 SK Group said Sunday the proportion of exports in its total sales reached a record high last year, on the back of the brisk performance of its energy and chip businesses. South Korea's third-largest business group booked combined sales of 139 trillion won ($127.9 billion) in 2017.
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  • LG Chem obtains approval for sale of biosimilar etanercept in Japan

    • January 27, 2018
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    LG Chem obtains approval for sale of biosimilar etanercept in Japan LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading chemical company, said Friday that it has obtained Japanese approval to sell its biosimilar etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved LG Chem's new drug, which is biosimilar
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  • Seoul shares end higher on tech, chemical gains, Korean won rises to 3-year high

    • January 19, 2018
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    Seoul shares end higher on tech, chemical gains, Korean won rises to 3-year high South Korean stocks advanced Tuesday, the first trading session of 2018, as large cap tech and chemical shares gained ground, analysts said. The Korean won sharply rose against the US dollar to reach an over three-year high. The benchmark Korea Composite
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  • Petroleum refinery industry increasing investment, diversifying portfolio

    • December 25, 2017
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    Petroleum refinery industry increasing investment, diversifying portfolio South Korea's petroleum refinery industry is making large scale investments and diversifying their portfolios amid solid growth this year, market watchers said Monday. Observers said that the move comes as companies want to capitalize on recent gains and better insulate themselves from uncertainties going forward. S-Oil Corp., which
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  • SK completes acquisition of Dow Chemical packaging business

    • December 18, 2017
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    SK completes acquisition of Dow Chemical packaging business SK Global Chemical on Friday completed its acquisition of Dow Chemical’s packaging product business, the company said in a statement Monday. SK Global Chemical, the chemical unit of SK Innovation, signed a deal with Dow Chemical to acquire the US chemical firm’s polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) unit in
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