Summary
Chemicals in South Korea industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2014-18, and forecast to 2023). 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 consists of speciality chemicals, commodity chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and other chemicals (which include products such as pharmaceutical chemicals).
- The South Korean chemicals market had total revenues of $85.3bn in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% between 2014 and 2018.
- The Commodity Chemicals segment was the market's most lucrative in 2018, with total revenues of $74.2bn, equivalent to 87.1% of the market's overall value.
- Rising oil prices helped the recovery of the chemical industry, in 2017, oil prices helped boost exports of petrochemicals by 23.6% with growth continuing throughout 2018.
Scope
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, 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 2018?
- What will be the size of the South Korea chemicals market in 2023?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Korea chemicals market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up South Korea's chemicals market?
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Table of 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
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 have been the most significant mergers and acquisitions over the last year?
7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. BASF SE
8.2. LG Chem Ltd
8.3. Lotte Chemical Corp
8.4. SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
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
Table 1: South Korea chemicals market value: $ billion, 2014-18
Table 2: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2018
Table 3: South Korea chemicals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2018
Table 4: South Korea chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2018-23
Table 5: BASF SE: key facts
Table 6: BASF SE: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 7: BASF SE: Key Employees
Table 8: LG Chem Ltd: key facts
Table 9: LG Chem Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: LG Chem Ltd: Key Employees
Table 11: Lotte Chemical Corp: key facts
Table 12: Lotte Chemical Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Lotte Chemical Corp: Key Employees
Table 14: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.: key facts
Table 15: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.: Key Employees
Table 17: South Korea size of population (million), 2014-18
Table 18: South Korea gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2014-18
Table 19: South Korea gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2014-18
Table 20: South Korea inflation, 2014-18
Table 21: South Korea consumer price index (absolute), 2014-18
Table 22: South Korea exchange rate, 2014-18
List of Figures
Figure 1: South Korea chemicals market value: $ billion, 2014-18
Figure 2: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018
Figure 3: South Korea chemicals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2018
Figure 4: South Korea chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2018-23
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2018
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2018
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2018
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2018
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2018
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the chemicals market in South Korea, 2018
