The market is dominated by domestic suppliers, as imports account for 41.6% of total market size in 2022. B2B drives market demand, with B2B spending representing 99.1% of total demand in 2022. South Korea has the fourth largest market size for basic chemicals regionally, with demand reaching USD68.8 billion in 2022. Sk Global Chemical Co Ltd is the largest company in South Korea, generating 8.9% of the industry’s total production value in 2022. The industry is fragmented, with the top five companies generating 30.3% of total production value in 2022. The total number of companies decreases in 2022, to 775 units. The costs of the industry decrease by 21.8% in 2022, largely driven by declining B2B costs. The industry’s profitability increases and stands at 7.1% of production value in 2022, the 16th highest regionally. The industry’s exports share increases in 2022 to 41.1% of total production output. With production value of USD65.4 billion, South Korea accounts for 8.2% of the Asia Pacific total in 2022.
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This Euromonitor industrial report provides unique information on Basic Chemicals in South Korea: ISIC 2411. With this industrial report, you’ll be able to explore the industry from its sources of supply to its buyers. The Basic Chemicals in South Korea: ISIC 2411 report includes: Industry datagraphics including production data, exports, imports, cost structure, and profitability
This is the aggregation of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, man-made fibers, paints and varnishes, pesticides and other agro-chemical products, photochemicals, explosives and other chemicals, plastic in primary forms and synthetic rubber.
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