Business Sites
1947
1
2022(Global 40 / Domestic 17)
57
Source of data : LG Chem 50 years history & Sustainability Report
Employees
1950
About 20
About 20
About 975
times
2022
About 19,500
About 19,500
Sales(Unit: KRW trillion)
-
1947
0.003
-
1976
0.05
-
1988
1.2
-
1995
3.3
-
2007
10.7
-
2022
51.9
Net Income(Unit: KRW billion)
-
1969
0.09
-
1976
2.1
-
1988
63.9
-
1995
91.2
-
2007
686
-
2022
2,996
Total Assets(Unit : KRW trillion)
-
1970
0.061
-
1980
0.17
-
1990
1.8
-
2000
6.5
-
2022
68
Petrochemical Production Capacity(Unit: thousand tons)
1976
5
PVC was the only product
About 5,047 times
2022
25,238
More than 40 products including ethylene, PO, ABS
R&D Expense(Unit: KRW Million)
2001
71
2010
280
2022
1,800
R&D Workforce(Unit: person)
-
2005
1,925
-
2010
2,131
-
2015
3,360
-
2022
3,091