Lg Chem (051910.KS)

Overall impact
B (63)

Commentary

Lg Chem is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 62.8 for overall impact (69th percentile compared to all companies), Lg Chem ranks 10th out of 37 industry peers, behind GelTech Solutions, Trecora Resources, Happiness Biotech and 6 others, and ahead of Minerals Technologies, Solvay, Linde and 24 others. On top material causes for Lg Chem's industry (Chemicals), Lg Chem performs well in Accountable Institutions (85.4 score), Humane Treatment of Animals (96.1) and Healthy Oceans (86.2) and performs poorly in Sanitation Access (27.7 score) and Clean Water Access (22.8).
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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051910.KS Price
$357,000.00
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Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Sub-industry
Diversified Chemicals
SASB industry
Chemicals
Headquarters
South Korea
Share classes
051910.KS
Description
LG Chem, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the petrochemicals, energy solutions, advanced materials, life sciences, and common and others businesses in South Korea, China, Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides olefin petrochemicals, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene from Naphtha; synthetic resin and synthetic components from olefin, and aromatic petrochemicals, such as benzene. The range of products includes propylene, polypropylene, bisphenol A, acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes, EP, polyvinyl chloride, plasticizers, acrylics, super absorbent polymers, synthetic rubber, and others. The company also manufactures and supplies IT and new application batteries for mobile phones and laptop computers; automotive batteries for electric vehicles; and energy storage system batteries. In addition, it manufactures and supplies various IT materials, such as polarizers, automotive materials, glass substrates, OLED films, OLED materials, battery materials and others, and RO membranes. The product range further extends to semiconductor materials, and display and battery materials for LCD photoresist. Further, the company offers human growth hormones, such as Eutropin; diabetes drugs, such as Zemiglo; bovine somatotropins, such as Boostin; vaccines; hyaluronic acid fillers, such as YVORIE, and others. It produces fine chemical products, such as herbicide PYANCHOR for rice farming, and provides crop protection products, seeds, fertilizers, and agricultural pesticides. Additionally, LG Chem offers pharmaceutical research services, facility management, and general cleaning services. The company also manufactures and sells adhesives and electronic parts, sells pharmaceutical products, and water processing membranes. It is involved in agricultural pesticides licensing and invests in venture companies. LG Chem, Ltd. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Material causes
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