Lotte, Hyundai to Merge Some Petrochem Units to Fight Oversupply

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Lotte Chemical and HD Hyundai Chemical are merging some of their petrochemical units to combat oversupply and weak margins in the South Korean petrochemicals industry.

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Lotte Chemical and HD Hyundai Chemical agreed to combine part of their naphtha-cracking facilities as South Korea’s top petrochemicals producers respond to a prolonged oversupply and weakening margins.

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Original article published by Bloomberg on November 26, 2025.
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