KPX Chemical
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KPX Chemical makes polypropylene glycol (PPG), a chemical building block used to produce foam for car seats and furniture, insulation for home appliances and buildings, and cold-insulation materials for liquefied-natural-gas carriers.
It supplies manufacturers across these industries as an upstream materials producer. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, the company operates entirely within a single PPG business line, with all subsidiaries focused on the same product.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
KPX Chemical has established manufacturing and sales subsidiaries across China, the United States, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia to serve local customers directly.
KPX Chemical in five facts
What does KPX Chemical do?
KPX Chemical makes polypropylene glycol (PPG), a chemical building block used to produce foam for car seats and furniture, insulation for home appliances and buildings, and cold-insulation materials for liquefied-natural-gas carriers.
Where is KPX Chemical listed and in which sector?
KPX Chemical (Korean name: KPX케미칼) trades under KRX code 025000 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Chemicals.
How large is KPX Chemical?
Its market capitalisation was US$196.2M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were KPX Chemical's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, KPX Chemical reported revenue of US$610.1M, operating profit of US$20.7M and net income of US$39M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was down 11.5% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- Change in shares held by the largest shareholderOct 20
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersOct 20
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Oct 20
- Executives/major shareholders' securities trading planSep 10
- Cash/in-kind dividend decision
KPX Chemical declared a cash dividend of US$0.65 per share, equal to about 2.1% of the recent share price.
Dividend · Jul 3 - Cash/in-kind dividend decision
KPX Chemical declared a cash dividend of US$2.25 per share.
Dividend · Feb 12