Kumho Petro Chemical
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Kumho Petro Chemical makes synthetic rubber and synthetic resins, materials used in tyres, electronics casings, and a wide range of consumer goods, as well as specialty chemicals and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a conductive additive used in rechargeable batteries.
It supplies manufacturers across the automotive, electronics, and consumer-goods industries and is listed on KOSPI, South Korea's main stock exchange. Synthetic rubber is its largest revenue segment, with product prices closely tied to the cost of key raw materials such as butadiene and styrene monomer.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
A key subsidiary, Kumho P&B Chemicals, produces phenol and BPA, extending the group's chemical chain beyond rubber and resins into phenol derivatives.
Kumho Petro Chemical in five facts
What does Kumho Petro Chemical do?
Kumho Petro Chemical makes synthetic rubber and synthetic resins, materials used in tyres, electronics casings, and a wide range of consumer goods, as well as specialty chemicals and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a conductive additive used in rechargeable batteries.
Where is Kumho Petro Chemical listed and in which sector?
Kumho Petro Chemical (Korean name: 금호석유화학) trades under KRX code 011780 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Chemicals.
How large is Kumho Petro Chemical?
Its market capitalisation was US$2.1B on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's large-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Kumho Petro Chemical's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Kumho Petro Chemical reported revenue of US$5.2B, operating profit of US$205.2M and net income of US$219.6M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was down 3.4% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
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- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- Earnings release schedule notice (notice)Oct 15
- [Attachment amended] Material event report (treasury share trust terminated)Sep 29
- Share cancellation decisionSep 15
- Treasury share trust terminated: results reportSep 15
- Material event report (treasury share trust terminated)Sep 15
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Sep 8
- Change in shares held by the largest shareholderSep 3
- [quarterly, representative company] Large business group status disclosureAug 31
- [Attachment amended] Material event report (merger)M&A · Aug 12
- Material event report (merger)
Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. decided to absorb its wholly owned subsidiary K&H Special Gas Co., Ltd. in a small-scale merger with a merger ratio of 1.0000000:0.0000000 (no new shares issued), with a merger effective date of November 1, 2026, aimed at improving management efficiency and strengthening business competitiveness.
M&A · Aug 10 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kumho Petro Chemical filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$1.59B (+27.9% year on year), operating profit of US$238M (+419.7% year on year) and net income of US$211M (+420.36% year on year).
Earnings · Aug 7 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Kumho Petro Chemical filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$1.22B (−6.72% year on year), operating profit of US$40.8M (−50.75% year on year) and net income of US$66.2M (−22.86% year on year).
Earnings · May 7 - Cash/in-kind dividend decision
Kumho Petro Chemical declared a cash dividend of US$1.15 per share, equal to about 1.4% of the recent share price.
Dividend · Mar 11 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)Earnings · Jan 29
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)Earnings · Jan 29