This document provides statistics on the capacity of major petrochemical products by company in South Korea as of 2018. It lists the annual production capacity in metric tons for ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and several other petrochemicals. The largest producers are listed for each product, along with their total capacities by plant location in Daesan, Ulsan, Yeosu and other areas. The statistics indicate South Korea has a significant petrochemical industry concentrated among several major companies.
This document provides statistics on the capacity of major petrochemical products by company in South Korea as of 2018. It lists the annual production capacity in metric tons for ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and several other petrochemicals. The largest producers are listed for each product, along with their total capacities by plant location in Daesan, Ulsan, Yeosu and other areas. The statistics indicate South Korea has a significant petrochemical industry concentrated among several major companies.
This document provides statistics on the capacity of major petrochemical products by company in South Korea as of 2018. It lists the annual production capacity in metric tons for ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and several other petrochemicals. The largest producers are listed for each product, along with their total capacities by plant location in Daesan, Ulsan, Yeosu and other areas. The statistics indicate South Korea has a significant petrochemical industry concentrated among several major companies.
2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 04 / 05 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 06/ 07 STATISTICS 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 08/ 09 Capacity of Petrochemicals by Company (2018. 6) (Unit : 1,000 MTA) Product Company Capacity Location Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 1,095 Daesan Korea Petrochemical Ind Co., Ltd. 800 Onsan LG Chem Ltd. 1,160 / 1,040 Yeosu / Daesan Ethylene LOTTE Chemical Corp. 1,000 / 1,100 Yeosu / Daesan SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 860 Ulsan Yeochun NCC Co., Ltd. 1,950 Yeosu Total 9,005 GS Caltex Corp. 476 Yeosu Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 932 Daesan Hyosung Corp. 500 Ulsan Hyundai Oilbank Co., Ltd. 420 Daesan Korea Petrochemical Ind Co., Ltd. 510 Onsan LG Chem Ltd. 770 / 520 Yeosu / Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 520 / 550 Yeosu / Daesan Propylene SK Advanced Co., Ltd. 600 Ulsan SK Energy Co., Ltd. 620 Ulsan SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 500 Ulsan S-Oil Corp. 200 Onsan Taekwang Industrial Co.,Ltd. 300 Ulsan Yeochun NCC Co., Ltd. 1,111 Yeosu Total 8,529 Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 125 Daesan Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. 90 / 147 Ulasn / Yeosu LG Chem Ltd. 155 / 140 Yeosu / Daesan Butadiene LOTTE Chemical Corp. 140 / 190 Yeosu / Daesan SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 130 Ulsan Yeochun NCC Co., Ltd. 240 Yeosu Total 1,357 GS Caltex Corp. 930 Yeosu Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 1,267 Daesan Hyundai Chemical Co., Ltd. 430 Daesan Hyundai Cosmo Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 240 Daesan Korea Petrochemical Ind Co., Ltd. 180 Onsan LG Chem Ltd. 225 / 280 Yeosu / Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 110 / 216 / 240 Ulsan / Yeosu / Daesan Benzene OCI Company Ltd. 200 Kwangyang SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 603 Ulsan SK Incheon Petrochem Co., Ltd. 600 Incheon S-Oil Corp. 600 Onsan Ulsan Aromatics Co. , Ltd. 600 Ulsan Yeochun NCC Co., Ltd. 390 Yeosu Total 7,111 GS Caltex Corp. 170 Yeosu Korea Petrochemical Ind Co., Ltd. 70 Onsan LG Chem Ltd. 100 / 100 Yeosu / Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 90 / 120 Yeosu / Daesan Toluene OCI Company Ltd. 40 Gwangyang SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 894 Ulsan S-Oil Corp. 350 Onsan Yeochun NCC Co., Ltd. 230 Yeosu Total 2,164 GS Caltex Corp. 350 Yeosu Hyundai Chemical Co., Ltd. 1,000 Daesan Korea Petrochemical Ind Co., Ltd. 40 Onsan LG Chem Ltd. 50 / 40 Yeosu / Daesan Xylene LOTTE Chemical Corp. 69 / 60 Yeosu / Daesan SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 1,506 Ulsan S-Oil Corp. 450 Onsan Yeochun NCC Co., Ltd. 160 Yeosu Total 3,725 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 10/ 11
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Product Company Capacity Location Meta-Xylene LOTTE Chemical Corp. 160 Ulsan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 210 Ulsan Ortho-Xylene SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 200 Ulsan Total 410 GS Caltex Corp. 1,350 Yeosu Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 2,000 Daesan Hyundai Cosmo Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 1,180 Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 750 Ulsan Para-Xylene SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 830 Ulsan SK Incheon Petrochem Co., Ltd. 1,500 Incheon S-Oil Corp. 1,900 Onsan Ulsan Aromatics Co. , Ltd. 1,000 Ulsan Total 10,510 Capro Corp. 190 Ulsan Cyclohexane SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 160 Ulsan Total 350 Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 1,051 Daesan LG Chem Ltd. 505 / 180 Yeosu / Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 577 Daesan SM SKC Co., Ltd. 400 Ulsan SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 260 Ulsan Yeochun NCC Co., Ltd. 290 Yeosu Total 3,263 Hanwha Chemical Corp. 215 / 436 Ulsan / Yeosu EDC LG Chem Ltd. 640 Yeosu Total 1,291 Hanwha Chemical Corp. 264 / 386 Ulsan / Yeosu VCM LG Chem Ltd. 750 / 230 Yeosu / Daesan Total 1,630 Hanwha Chemical Corp. 120 / 327 Ulsan / Yeosu Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 435 Daesan LDPE LG Chem Ltd. 180 / 260 Yeosu / Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 130 Daesan Total 1,452 Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. 160 Yeosu Hanwha Chemical Corp. 355 Yeosu Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 125 Daesan LG Chem Ltd. 86 Daesan L-LDPE LOTTE Chemical Corp. 290 Daesan SABIC SK Nexlene Company Pte. Ltd. 230 Ulsan SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 180 Ulsan Total 1,426 Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. 290 Yeosu Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 175 Daesan Korea Petrochemical Ind Co., Ltd. 530 Ulsan HDPE LG Chem Ltd. 380 / 170 Yeosu / Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 630 Yeosu SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 210 Ulsan Total 2,385 GS Caltex Corp. 180 Yeosu Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 717 Daesan Hyosung Corp. 550 Ulsan Korea Petrochemical Ind Co., Ltd. 470 Ulsan PP LG Chem Ltd. 380 Daesan LOTTE Chemical Corp. 600 / 500 Yeosu / Daesan SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. 390 Ulsan Polymirae Company Ltd. 700 Yeosu Total 4,487 STATISTICS 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 12/ 13 STATISTICS 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 14 / 15 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 16/ 17 Petrochemical Complexes in Korea 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 18/ 19 Petrochemical Complexes in Korea 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 20/ 21 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 22/ 23 Member Companies 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 24/ 25 Member Companies 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 26/ 27 Member Companies 2018 Petrochemical Industry in Korea | 28/ 29 6th FI. Yeojundo-building, 190, Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea Tel +82-2-3668-6100 Fax +82-2-743-1887 URL www.kpia.or.kr E-mail kpia@kpia.or.kr