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Company Overview

We are in the business of building a more prosperous future.
  • Chemistry in Life the chilly morning air My day starts early but full of energy
  • 06:00 AMI wake up to the chilly morning air. My day starts early but full of energy. EVAEVA is an eco-friendly material with elasticity and softness which makes it ideal to be used as soles of sneakers. Its properties of transparency, flexibility and low-temperature sealability make it an ideal material for laminating films and solar-module sheets.
  • 09:00 AMAs always, people hurry their steps onto the subway to go to work. CACaustic soda is used in wide range of industries, such as paper, textiles, detergents, metals, food, and electrical generation. In particular, Chlorine is used to produce polycarbonates.
  • 02:00 PMA cup of coffee cheers me up in the middle of a hectic day. PEA polymer with outstanding physical properties and environmental stability, it is found in many different forms of plastic items we use every day. Polyethylene coating in paper cups prevent leakage.
  • 06:00 PMTime to wrap up! The red taillights on congested roads tell me it’s time to go home. TDIsTDI is a feedstock for PU resin and adhesives. Flexible foams are used in shoes, furniture, automotive components, bedding, and toys, while semi-rigid foams are used in car interior materials.
  • 11:00 PMTime to rest up for a fresh start tomorrow. Survived another day, good job! PVCPVC has a wide range of applications in the home, such as wallpapers, flooring materials, window frames, cable sheathing, stationary and toys.

Overview

Since our establishment in 1965, Hanwha Chemical has been at the forefront of the advancement of Korea’s chemical industry. Starting with
Korea’s first production of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), we have been producing a full array of basic petrochemical products including LDPE
(Low Density Polyethylene), LLDPE (Linear Low Density Polyethylene), and CA (Chlor-Alkali), all of which serve as the foundation of an extensive
range of industries. Our products exist in people’s daily lives in various forms and contribute to improving the quality of life as a whole.

Based on our leadership in the petrochemical market, Hanwha Chemical is now pursuing sustainable growth as a creative and competitive
chemical company, expanding our assets to include Polysilicon, a core feedstock for solar PV cells, as well as specialty products like CPVC
(Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride) and hydrogenated resins.

Hanwha Chemical Basic Information
Company Name Hanwha Chemical Corporation Date of IPO June 19, 1974 CEO Kim Chang-bum
Business Manufacturing Capital KRW 829,665 million Fiscal Year-end December 31
Total Equities KRW 4,233,927 million HQ Address Hanwha Building, 86 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • Date of Establishment 1965. 8. 25
  • Sales 34,828 (Unit : billion KRW)
  • Number of Employees 2,386 (As of 2017)
  • CA Business No. 1 (in Korean Market Share)
  • Shareholder Status 36.13Hanwha Corp (Unit : %)
  • Credit Rating A+ (Korea Ratings, NICE Ratings)

Vision

With the vision of becoming a creative and competitive global chemical leader, it is our top priority to mutually grow with our customers.
Our main strategy is to strengthen the fundamentals of our general-purpose products by expanding the range of specialty products and
improving our business structure.

Corporate Logo

A core design element and reference point to symbolically visualize Hanwha’s identity in a consistent manner, the corporate symbol consists of three circles that evolves, expands, and grows infinitely into the universe through ceaseless transformation and innovation.
The symbol reflects a company creating a better tomorrow for its customers, society, and humanity and thereby growing into a global enterprise. It is a harmonious rendering of the dynamic energy of the three circles expanding and infinitely growing.

Business Areas

PO (Polyolefin)
PO has the most extensive range of applications.
It is used in the production of all types of packaging materials, container lids, and plastic bags. Hanwha Chemical continues to develop globally competitive
PO products, including EVA for shoe soles and solar cell sheets.
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
PVC is the most widely used type of plastics, with
a variety of applications from industrial materials to household items. Hanwha Chemical was the first
Korean company to produce PVC in 1966, and has been leading the Korean PVC industry ever since.
CA
CA stands for Chlor-Alkali and refers to inorganic compounds of Chlorine and Alkali used in many industrial fields, such as paper, textile, detergent,
metal, and electrical generation.
TDI
TDI, the basic material for synthesizing polyurethane alongside MDI and polyol, is widely used in the production of foams, water-proof paints, and synthetic leather. With the TDI business as a start, Hanwha Chemical continues to expand the scope of business and develop high-value-added products to secure global competitiveness in the polyurethane industry.
Polysilicon
A raw material for solar energy, an eco-friendly energy resource free from carbon emission and noise pollution. Hanwha Chemical’s technologies and know-how built up in the petrochemical industry serves as the stepping stone for our Polysilicon business essential for a future that is clean and sustainable for our next generation.
Head Office
Address (04541) Hanwha Building, 86 Cheonggyechen -ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Main Phone +82.2.729.2700