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Lotte Chemical Corporation

Lotte Chemical Corporation, a chemical company, manufactures and distributes polymers, monomers, basic petrochemical products, and megatrend products. The company operates through Monomer, Polymer, Basic Petrochemicals, and Others segments. It offers polymer products, including high density, low-density, and linear low-density polyethylene, as well as ethylene-vinyl acetate; transparent-impact resistance polypropylene, as well as polypropylene for injection and blow molding, yarns/fibers, and films; thermoplastic elastomers, adhesive resins, thermoplastic olefins, long fiber reinforced thermoplastics, and expanded polypropylenes; polycarbonates, polycarbonate resins, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins; and polyethylene terephthalates. The company also provides monomers, such as ethylene glycols/ethylene oxides; methoxy polyethylene glycols and polyethylene glycols, as well as VPEG, a raw material for third generation admixtures; glycole ethers; methyl methacrylates; purified isophthalic acids; and purified terephthalic acids. In addition, it offers basic petrochemicals comprising benzene, toluene, mixed xylene, meta-xylene, para-xylene, and ortho-xylene, as well as isoprene, dicyclopentadiene, piperylene, and styrene monomers; and water treatment membranes. Further, the company provides property lease and labor dispatch services. It conducts operations in the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the United States, Pakistan, China, and other regions. The company was formerly known as Honam Petrochemical Corporation and changed its name to Lotte Chemical Corporation in December 2012. Lotte Chemical Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.