Chemicals in South Korea

Chemicals in South Korea industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2010-14, and forecast to 2019). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the South Korea chemicals market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

The chemicals market consists of specialty chemicals, commodity chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and other chemicals (which includes products such as pharmaceutical chemicals). Market values are taken at producer selling price (PSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2013 annual average exchange rates.

The South Korean chemicals market generated total revenues of $163.4bn in 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7% between 2010 and 2014.

The commodity chemicals segment was the market's most lucrative in 2014, with total revenues of $49.6bn, equivalent to 30.3% of the market's overall value.

The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.1% for the five-year period 2014 – 2019, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $199.8bn by the end of 2019.

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

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the South Korea economy

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What was the size of the South Korea chemicals market by value in 2014?

What will be the size of the South Korea chemicals market in 2019?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Korea chemicals market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Companies mentioned

BASF SE, LG Chem, Ltd., Lotte Chemical Corporation and The Dow Chemical Company

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 2

Market value 2

Market value forecast 2

Category segmentation 2

Geography segmentation 2

Market rivalry 2

Market Overview 7

Market definition 7

Market analysis 7

Market Data 8

Market value 8

Market Segmentation 9

Category segmentation 9

Geography segmentation 10

Market Outlook 11

Market value forecast 11

Five Forces Analysis 12

Summary 12

Buyer power 13

Supplier power 14

New entrants 15

Threat of substitutes 16

Degree of rivalry 17

Leading Companies 18

BASF SE 18

LG Chem, Ltd. 22

Lotte Chemical Corporation 25

The Dow Chemical Company 28

Macroeconomic Indicators 32

Country Data 32

Appendix 34

Methodology 34

Industry associations 35

Related MarketLine research 35

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South Korea chemicals market value: $ billion, 201014 8

Table 2: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2014 9

Table 3: South Korea chemicals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2014 10

Table 4: South Korea chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 201419 11

Table 5: BASF SE: key facts 18

Table 6: BASF SE: key financials ($) 20

Table 7: BASF SE: key financials (€) 20

Table 8: BASF SE: key financial ratios 20

Table 9: LG Chem, Ltd.: key facts 22

Table 10: LG Chem, Ltd.: key financials ($) 23

Table 11: LG Chem, Ltd.: key financials (KRW) 23

Table 12: LG Chem, Ltd.: key financial ratios 23

Table 13: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key facts 25

Table 14: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key financials ($) 26

Table 15: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key financials (KRW) 26

Table 16: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key financial ratios 26

Table 17: The Dow Chemical Company: key facts 28

Table 18: The Dow Chemical Company: key financials ($) 29

Table 19: The Dow Chemical Company: key financial ratios 30

Table 20: South Korea size of population (million), 201014 32

Table 21: South Korea gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 201014 32

Table 22: South Korea gdp (current prices, $ billion), 201014 32

Table 23: South Korea inflation, 201014 33

Table 24: South Korea consumer price index (absolute), 201014 33

Table 25: South Korea exchange rate, 201014 33

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: South Korea chemicals market value: $ billion, 201014 8

Figure 2: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2014 9

Figure 3: South Korea chemicals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2014 10

Figure 4: South Korea chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 201419 11

Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2014 12

Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2014 13

Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2014 14

Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2014 15

Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2014 16

Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2014 17

Figure 11: BASF SE: revenues & profitability 21

Figure 12: BASF SE: assets & liabilities 21

Figure 13: LG Chem, Ltd.: revenues & profitability 24

Figure 14: LG Chem, Ltd.: assets & liabilities 24

Figure 15: Lotte Chemical Corporation: revenues & profitability 27

Figure 16: Lotte Chemical Corporation: assets & liabilities 27

Figure 17: The Dow Chemical Company: revenues & profitability 30

Figure 18: The Dow Chemical Company: assets & liabilities 31

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