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    LG Chem announces its Q3 2022 results

    • Last Update: 2023-01-04
    • Source: Internet
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    【Chemical Machinery and Equipment Network Star Enterprise】LG Chem recently released its third quarter 2022 results
    .

     
    Sales: 14.
    1777 trillion won
     
    Operating profit: KRW 901.
    2 billion
     
    Compared to the previous quarter, sales increased by 15.
    8% and operating profit increased by 2.
    6%.


     
    Compared to the same period last year, sales increased by 33.
    8% and operating profit increased by 23.
    9%.


     
    "Despite the deteriorating petrochemical market situation and reduced profitability due to the global economic recession, LG Chem CFO Dong-seok Che said, "Despite the further deterioration of the petrochemical market situation and the decrease in profitability due to the global economic recession, sales growth and profitability increased in the advanced materials and new energy business segments, resulting in solid overall performance
    .
    He also pointed out that "with the fourth quarter as the node, it is expected that the petrochemical market situation will gradually improve
    after that.
    " At the same time, we will continue to expand our battery materials business such as cathode materials to further expand our profitability
    .

     
    petrochemistry
     
    Sales: 5.
    4931 trillion won
     
    Operating profit: KRW 92.
    6 billion
     
    Profitability declined
    due to high oil prices and a continuous decrease in demand due to global inflation.

     
    The market is expected to remain in a difficult
    position in the fourth quarter due to continued sluggish global demand and increased supply.
    However, taking the second half of this year as the node, it is expected that the market will recover
    after that.

     
    Cutting-edge materials
     
    Sales: 2.
    5822 trillion won
     
    Operating profit: KRW 415.
    8 billion
     
    Sales continued to increase due to
    increased shipments of battery materials and rising selling prices.
    Even as the IT/semiconductor front-end market deteriorates, the proportion of cathode materials business and profitability continue to grow
    .

     
    Sales of cathode materials are expected to decline in the fourth quarter due to
    lower metal prices.
    However, with the increase in stable shipments, sales are expected to continue their growth trend
    .

     
    Life Sciences
     
    Sales: KRW 225.
    2 billion
     
    Operating profit: KRW 5.
    8 billion
     
    Although sales of major products such as growth hormone and Eucept continued to grow, profitability declined
    due to the delay in the recovery of the aesthetic medicine business in China and the increase in R&D expenses.

     
    Sales are expected to increase in the fourth quarter as shipments of major products such as vaccines and growth hormone expand, and R&D investment in clinical trials of new drugs is expected to increase globally
    .

     
    LG Energy Solution
     
    Sales: 7.
    6482 trillion won
     
    Operating profit: KRW 521.
    9 billion
     
    With the improvement of customer demand in Europe and North America, electric vehicle battery shipments increased, and the highest quarterly sales
    were achieved in the third quarter.
    Profitability also improved
    due to higher selling prices due to higher metal prices.

     
    In the fourth quarter, the company plans to accelerate business expansion, mainly in the rapidly growing North American market
    , mainly through the expansion of production capacity in North America and the construction of smart factories.

     
      Farm Hannong
     
    Sales: KRW 156.
    6 billion
     
    Operating loss: KRW 3.
    4 billion
     
    Sales and profitability improved
    year-on-year due to increased exports of crop protection agents such as Terrad'or and global sales growth.

     
    Annual sales and profitability are expected to continue to improve in the fourth quarter due to
    the expansion of overseas sales of crop protection agents and specialty fertilizer sales.

     
    Original: LG Chem announced its results for the third quarter of 2022
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