Youngbo Chemical
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Youngbo Chemical makes crosslinked polyolefin foam, a lightweight, cushioning plastic material used in automotive interiors and industrial packaging.
Its automotive customers include major Korean carmakers, where the foam is used in headliners, door buffers, sealing parts, and pillar components; its industrial customers use it for device cushioning, packaging, bag inserts, footwear, and stationery. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, the company earns the majority of its revenue from the automotive segment, with a smaller general-materials segment supplying high-value-added thin foam for IT applications.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
The company consolidates a Chinese subsidiary, SEKISUI YOUNGBO HOO (WUXI), whose sales growth has driven the automotive segment's revenue expansion.
Youngbo Chemical in five facts
What does Youngbo Chemical do?
Youngbo Chemical makes crosslinked polyolefin foam, a lightweight, cushioning plastic material used in automotive interiors and industrial packaging.
Where is Youngbo Chemical listed and in which sector?
Youngbo Chemical (Korean name: 영보화학) trades under KRX code 014440 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Chemicals.
How large is Youngbo Chemical?
Its market capitalisation was US$71.4M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Youngbo Chemical's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Youngbo Chemical reported revenue of US$90.7M, operating profit of US$14.6M and net income of US$12.7M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was up 2.2% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
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- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.