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LOTTE Fine Chemical | Sustainability Performance

https://www.lottefinechem.com/

Manufactures and markets chemical products including basic materials, solvents, and specialty chemicals. Its offerings serve industries ranging from agriculture to electronics. Activities cover research, production, and global distribution.

1964

South Korea

501 - 1,000 employees

Chemicals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$25M - 100M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12090
Overall
#177
in South Korea
#334
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

307 out of 403

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Renewable energy

10% 2025
Aligned

Waste generated

101.1K tonnes, 2025
Critical

Female employees

24% 2024
Laggard

Externalities

47.7M $, 2025
Aligned

Market cap

1.2T $, 2026▼23.5% YoY

Revenue

1.7T $, 2024▲5.9% YoY

R&D intensity

1.21% 2024

Renewable energy

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10%2025

Industry rank: 57 out of 403


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 57 out of 403

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

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Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

2.7K

B/M 1.6K


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
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Waste

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101.1K2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


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  • LOTTE Fine Chemical Co Ltd, Korean specialty chemicals (Lotte Group), has faced sustained Korean Ministry of Environment enforcement scrutiny over emissions at multiple Korean specialty chemicals operations including the contested historic legacy Hwasung incidents, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of Asian chemicals customer concentration affecting Korean institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Air pollution

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

1.2T $, 2026▼23.5% YoY

Revenue

1.7T $, FY2024▲5.9% YoY

EBITDA

61.8B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

3% Industry: 5▲190.2% YoY

P/E ratio

27.6 Industry: 21▼70.5% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.7TFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
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Net margin

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Free cashflow

-38.1B 2024▼426% YoY

Capex

198.1B 2024▼49.5% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.1 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

1.2%FY2024

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

1.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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2.5K

▼ 2.5%

2022

1.8K

▼ 3.6%

2023

1.7K

▼ 2.4%

2024

1.9K

2027

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Workplace health & safety policy

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36%
Independent Directors

4 out of 11 incl. management

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Overall score

82

Environment

92

Social

99

Governance

54

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Firearms

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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