KG Chemical
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KG Chemical makes fertilisers and crop-protection products for farmers, water-treatment chemicals for municipal and industrial use, and a urea-based fluid that reduces nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel vehicles.
Its customers range from agricultural co-operatives and domestic farms to construction-materials buyers and industrial clients at home and abroad. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, the company operates across a wide range of business segments, including steel, automotive manufacturing, electronic payments, media, education, and food service, through a network of consolidated subsidiaries.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
KG Chemical is the parent of a broadly diversified Korean conglomerate whose subsidiaries include KG Mobility (an automaker), KG Steel (a steelmaker), and KG Inicis (an electronic-payments platform), making the chemical business only one part of a much larger group.
KG Chemical in five facts
What does KG Chemical do?
KG Chemical makes fertilisers and crop-protection products for farmers, water-treatment chemicals for municipal and industrial use, and a urea-based fluid that reduces nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel vehicles.
Where is KG Chemical listed and in which sector?
KG Chemical (Korean name: KG케미칼) trades under KRX code 001390 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Chemicals.
How large is KG Chemical?
Its market capitalisation was US$194.7M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were KG Chemical's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, KG Chemical reported revenue of US$6.9B, operating profit of US$230.7M and net income of US$184.1M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-05). Revenue was up 2.7% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-05
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersOct 1
- Change in shares held by the largest shareholderSep 10
- Treasury share disposal: results reportTreasury Shares · Sep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 10
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Sep 10
- [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)
KG Chemical updated the disclosed terms of a subsidiary's acquisition of K Car Co., Ltd., now worth US$286M.
M&A · Aug 28 - Material event report (treasury share disposal)
KG Chemical disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$640K, about 0.3% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Aug 14 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Chemical filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$1.82B (+18.34% year on year), operating profit of US$64.2M (+15.28% year on year) and net income of US$95.3M (+132.03% year on year).
Earnings · Aug 12 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)
KG Chemical updated the disclosed terms of a subsidiary's acquisition of K Car Co., Ltd., now worth US$259M.
M&A · Jun 29 · 3 versions - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Chemical filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$1.65B (+12.81% year on year), operating profit of US$44.4M (−39.39% year on year) and net income of US$63.2M (+25.28% year on year).
Earnings · May 7 - Treasury share acquisition: results reportTreasury Shares · May 6
- [Amended] Cash/in-kind dividend decision
KG Chemical updated its declared cash dividend of US$0.10 per share, equal to about 2.5% of the recent share price.
Dividend · Apr 30 · 2 versions - Material event report (treasury share acquisition)
KG Chemical disclosed a plan to buy back its own shares worth US$4M, about 2.1% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Apr 7 - Merger decision (subsidiary)M&A · Mar 10
- Merger decision (subsidiary)M&A · Mar 10
- Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Chemical filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$1.61B (+5.86% year on year), operating profit of US$28.1M (−47.14% year on year) and net income of US$52.1M (+3.16% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 26