Unichem
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Unichem processes animal hides into finished leather fabric used in handbags and car seat upholstery.
It supplies this leather to luxury handbag brands and to Korean automakers for their vehicle interiors. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, the company is shifting its product mix away from mid-range handbag leather toward higher-value automotive seat leather, which now represents a growing share of its business. Raw hides are largely imported, making profitability sensitive to global hide prices.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Unichem supplies automotive leather directly to Hyundai, Kia, and Renault Samsung, making it a tier-one materials supplier to Korea's major car manufacturers.
Unichem in five facts
What does Unichem do?
Unichem processes animal hides into finished leather fabric used in handbags and car seat upholstery.
Where is Unichem listed and in which sector?
Unichem (Korean name: 유니켐) trades under KRX code 011330 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector, Auto Parts.
How large is Unichem?
Its market capitalisation was US$50.4M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Unichem's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Unichem reported revenue of US$80.2M, an operating loss of US$432.8K and a net loss of US$4.9M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-05). Revenue was up 55.7% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-05
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
Unichem updated the disclosed terms of a subsidiary's acquisition of Loomia Technologies,Inc., now worth US$6.38M.
M&A · Oct 16 · 4 versions - [Amended] Proxy solicitation reference documentOct 13
- [Amended] Notice of general shareholders' meetingOct 13
- [Amended] Corporate governance reportSep 29
- [Amended] Resolution to convene a general shareholders' meetingSep 28
- [Amended] Proxy solicitation reference documentSep 28
- [Amended] Notice of general shareholders' meetingSep 28
- Proxy solicitation reference documentSep 22
- Notice of general shareholders' meetingSep 22
- [Amended] Resolution to convene a general shareholders' meetingSep 21
- Shareholder register closure / record date setAug 31
- Resolution to convene a general shareholders' meetingAug 31
- Merger decision (voluntary) (subsidiary)
Unichem's subsidiary Unichem Merger Sub, Inc. (to be established) will merge into US company Loomia Technologies, Inc. in a reverse triangular merger, with Unichem paying the consideration to acquire Loomia (maximum enterprise value USD 6,300,000) for business diversification, targeting a merger date of October 15, 2026.
M&A · Aug 5 - Results of rights offering or equity-linked bond issuance (voluntary)
Unichem completed a third-party-allotted rights offering of 1,000,000 shares at US$3.52 per share for total proceeds of US$3.52M, with payment made on 2026-07-30; the new shares are expected to list on 2026-08-18 and will be held in escrow at the Korea Securities Depository for one year.
Capital raise · Jul 30 - [Amended] Material event report (rights offering)
Unichem updated the terms of a private placement (third-party allotment) to raise US$3.38M, about 12.1% of its market value.
Capital raise · Jul 21 · 3 versions - Supply contract signed
Unichem disclosed a supply contract, worth US$12.7M, about 17.7% of its recent annual revenue, running through Nov 2026.
Supply contract · Apr 13 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Unichem reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$74.2M (+55.7% year on year), an operating loss of US$395K and a net loss of US$3.82M.
Earnings · Feb 27 - Treasury share acquisition: results reportTreasury Shares · Feb 24