Chemicals in South Korea

April 2026 | 48 pages | ID: CD14436AED2EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Chemicals in South Korea industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The chemicals market is segmented into commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, agriculture chemicals, and others. Market values represent a country's consumption of chemical products at the producer's selling price (PSP).
• The South Korean chemicals market recorded a revenue of $118.4 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% between 2020 and 2025.
• The commodity chemicals segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $90.3 billion, equivalent to 76.3% of the market's overall value.
• The South Korean chemicals market grew during 2020-25 as demand rose for healthcare-related chemicals, including antibacterials, antiseptic agents, and pharmaceutical ingredients used in drug formulation.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the chemicals market in South Korea
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the chemicals market in South Korea
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key chemicals market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Korea chemicals market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the South Korea chemicals market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the South Korea chemicals market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Korea chemicals market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• How large is South Korea’s chemicals market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
2.3. Regulatory landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.3. What is the impact of the Iran-Israel war on the South Korean chemicals market?
7.4. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. LG Chem Ltd
8.2. Lotte Chemical Corp
8.3. SK Innovation Co Ltd
8.4. Hanwha Solutions Corp

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South Korea chemicals market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 3: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 4: South Korea chemicals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 5: South Korea chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 6: LG Chem Ltd: Key Facts
Table 7: LG Chem Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: LG Chem Ltd: Key Employees
Table 9: Lotte Chemical Corp: Key Facts
Table 10: Lotte Chemical Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: Lotte Chemical Corp: Key Employees
Table 12: SK Innovation Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: SK Innovation Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: SK Innovation Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 15: SK Innovation Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 16: SK Innovation Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 17: SK Innovation Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 18: Hanwha Solutions Corp: Key Facts
Table 19: Hanwha Solutions Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 20: Hanwha Solutions Corp: Key Employees
Table 21: South Korea Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 22: South Korea Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 23: South Korea GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 24: South Korea Inflation, 2021-25
Table 25: South Korea Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 26: South Korea Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: South Korea chemicals market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 3: South Korea chemicals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: South Korea chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2025