Summary
Chemicals in South Korea industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2012-16, and forecast to 2021). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Findings
- 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
Synopsis
Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the South Korea chemicals market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.
Reasons To Buy
- What was the size of the South Korea chemicals market by value in 2016?
- What will be the size of the South Korea chemicals market in 2021?
- 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?
Key Highlights
The chemicals market consists of speciality 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 2015 annual average exchange rates.
The South Korean chemicals market is expected to generate total revenues of $160.4bn in 2016, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.3% between 2012 and 2016.
As is the case across the globe, commodity chemicals dominate the South Korean market. These chemicals tend to be produced in bulk at low cost, which suits the expansion of the South Korean market and the relative lack of technology and expertise.
The commodity chemicals segment is expected to be the market's most lucrative in 2016, with total revenues of $50.5bn, equivalent to 31.5% of the market's overall value.
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Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market Segmentation
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
BASF SE
LG Chem, Ltd.
Lotte Chemical Corporation
The Dow Chemical Company
Macroeconomic Indicators
Country data
Methodology
Industry associations
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Table 1: South Korea chemicals market value: $ billion, 2012-16(e)
Table 2: South Korea chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016(e)
Table 3: South Korea chemicals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2016(e)
Table 4: South Korea chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 5: BASF SE: key facts
Table 6: BASF SE: key financials ($)
Table 7: BASF SE: key financials (€)
Table 8: BASF SE: key financial ratios
Table 9: LG Chem, Ltd.: key facts
Table 10: LG Chem, Ltd.: key financials ($)
Table 11: LG Chem, Ltd.: key financials (KRW)
Table 12: LG Chem, Ltd.: key financial ratios
Table 13: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key facts
Table 14: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 15: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key financials (KRW)
Table 16: Lotte Chemical Corporation: key financial ratios
Table 17: The Dow Chemical Company: key facts
Table 18: The Dow Chemical Company: key financials ($)
Table 19: The Dow Chemical Company: key financial ratios
Table 20: South Korea size of population (million), 2012-16
Table 21: South Korea gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2012-16
Table 22: South Korea gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2012-16
Table 23: South Korea inflation, 2012-16
Table 24: South Korea consumer price index (absolute), 2012-16
Table 25: South Korea exchange rate, 2012-16
BASF SE
LG Chem, Ltd.
Lotte Chemical Corporation
The Dow Chemical Company
