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  • dotp kyung petrochemicals for south korea market Serbia
  • dotp kyung petrochemicals for south korea market Serbia
  • dotp kyung petrochemicals for south korea market Serbia
  • Why is the petrochemicals industry struggling in South Korea?
  • This challenge was mainly because of the cross-shareholding structure of South Korean conglomerates, a vertical integration of value chains within groups, and an expectation that the petrochemicals industry’s profitable period would come soon, considering the cyclical nature of the industry.
  • Does South Korea have a petrochemical market?
  • In the past, South Korea’s domestic chemicals market enjoyed reliable growth driven by demand from customers who preferred local suppliers. This demand contributed to growth in petrochemicals similar to GDP growth, and about 150 percent of GDP growth in specialty chemicals from 2000 to 2020.
  • Are South Korean petrochemicals fading?
  • For example, China’s long reliance on South Korean petrochemicals drastically declined as China expanded its domestic production capacity. South Korean chemicals companies understand their advantages are fading. So far, however, they have been slow to respond. South Korean chemicals companies understand their advantages are fading.
  • Why do petrochemicals demand growth in China?
  • China has entered an era of lower GDP growth and therefore petrochemicals demand growth during a time when it is pushing hard towards much greater petrochemicals self-sufficiency.
  • Why are South Korean chemical companies eroding their market advantages?
  • Market entrants from the Middle East with favorable feedstock prices and economies of scale are eroding the cost advantages of the South Korean chemicals companies. Increased sophistication and operating expertise among competitors, along with waning regional demand, is also eating away at South Korean companies’ market advantages.
  • Are Korean chemicals companies accumulating economic losses?
  • Just four of 30 Korean chemicals companies are in the top quintile, and only 16 companies (53 percent) create value. Strikingly, companies in the bottom two quintiles of the power curve are still accumulating economic losses, illustrating the importance of retaining a position in the upper half of the power curve (exhibit).

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