Kumyang
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Kumyang makes blowing agents, chemical additives that cause plastics and rubber to expand into a foam structure, used in products such as automotive interior parts and other industrial materials.
It also trades related chemical additives and is developing battery materials, including processed lithium hydroxide for electric-vehicle batteries, zirconium additives to improve battery performance, cylindrical rechargeable batteries, and hydrogen fuel cells. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, the company's core business remains blowing agents while it is actively expanding into battery-related materials and energy businesses. It sources key raw materials from an affiliated subsidiary in China.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Kumyang consolidates eleven subsidiaries, one domestic and ten overseas, spanning China, the United States, Germany, Pakistan, and Mongolia, under its group structure.
Kumyang in five facts
What does Kumyang do?
Kumyang makes blowing agents, chemical additives that cause plastics and rubber to expand into a foam structure, used in products such as automotive interior parts and other industrial materials.
Where is Kumyang listed and in which sector?
Kumyang (Korean name: 금양) trades under KRX code 001570 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Chemicals.
How large is Kumyang?
Its market capitalisation was US$478M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Kumyang's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Kumyang reported revenue of US$77.6M, an operating loss of US$33.7M and a net loss of US$52.1M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-06). Revenue was down 33.1% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-06
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- Results of extraordinary shareholders' meetingOct 19
- [Amended] Material event report (spin-off)M&A · Oct 12 · 7 versions
- [Amended] DisclosureOct 7
- Proxy solicitation reference documentOct 2
- Notice of general shareholders' meetingOct 2
- [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
Kumyang updated the terms of a private placement (third-party allotment) to raise US$298M, about 64.0% of its market value.
Capital raise · Sep 30 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
Kumyang updated the disclosed terms of an acquisition of CHARLIZE RESSOURCES SAS, now worth US$19.8M.
M&A · Sep 22 - [Amended] Resolution to convene a general shareholders' meetingSep 22
- Shareholder register closure / record date setSep 9
- Resolution to convene a general shareholders' meetingSep 9
- Other market noticeSep 2
- DisclosureSep 2
- [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
Kumyang updated the terms of a private placement (third-party allotment) to raise US$262M, about 64.0% of its market value.
Capital raise · Jun 30 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
Kumyang updated the disclosed terms of an acquisition of CHARLIZE RESSOURCES SAS, now worth US$17.3M.
M&A · Jun 24 - [Amended] Supply contract signed
Kumyang updated a previously disclosed supply contract with Nanotech Energy, Inc., now worth US$55.1M, about 53.39% of its recent annual revenue.
Supply contract · Apr 30 - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
Kumyang updated the terms of a private placement (third-party allotment) to raise US$269M, about 64.0% of its market value.
Capital raise · Mar 31 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
Kumyang updated the disclosed terms of an acquisition of CHARLIZE RESSOURCES SAS, now worth US$17.8M.
M&A · Mar 25 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Kumyang reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$70.8M (−33.1% year on year), an operating loss of US$30.8M and a net loss of US$47.4M.
Earnings · Mar 3 - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
Kumyang updated the terms of a private placement (third-party allotment) to raise US$281M, about 64.0% of its market value.
Capital raise · Feb 19 - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)Capital raise · Jan 14