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Chemical Plants in South Korea
South Korea has 14 chemical plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 11th-largest fleet of the 80 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 14 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Korea Petrochemical Ind Co Ltd (2), LG Chem (2) and Lotte Chemical Corp (2) — Korea Petrochemical Ind Co Ltd alone is named on 14% of them. They account for 4% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in South Korea.
14
Chemical Plant in South Korea
#11
of 80 countries
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Who owns South Korea's chemical plants
- Korea Petrochemical Ind Co Ltd2 14%
- LG Chem2 14%
- Lotte Chemical Corp2 14%
- Lotte MCC2 14%
- Yeochun NCC Co Ltd2 14%
- GS Caltex1 7%
- Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co Ltd1 7%
- Hyundai Oilbank Co1 7%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How South Korea compares · chemical plants by country
- 1. China365
- 8. Japan17
- 9. Saudi Arabia17
- 10. Indonesia15
- 11. South Korea14
- 12. Malaysia11
- 13. Taiwan9
- 14. Pakistan8
Frequently asked
- How many chemical plants are there in South Korea?
- OverWatts maps 14 chemical plants in South Korea — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 11th-largest national fleet of the 80 countries with any.
- Who owns the chemical plants in South Korea?
- Korea Petrochemical Ind Co Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 14 (14%). Next are LG Chem (2), Lotte Chemical Corp (2) and Lotte MCC (2).