The company has remained in the red for four straight years since 2022, citing oversupply of commodity petrochemical products from China.
In the fourth quarter, revenue totaled 4.7099 trillion won and the operating loss was 433.9 billion won. Its basic materials business — Lotte Chemical Basic Materials, LC Titan, LC USA and Lotte GS Chemical — reported revenue of 3.3431 trillion won and an operating loss of 395.7 billion won. Revenue slipped 1.2% from the previous quarter, and profitability weakened due to the startup of Lotte Chemical Indonesia (LCI) and seasonal off-peak demand.
The advanced materials business posted revenue of 929.5 billion won and operating profit of 22.1 billion won. Profitability declined from the previous quarter as sales volumes fell amid seasonal weakness and year-end inventory adjustments by customers.
Subsidiary Lotte Fine Chemical reported revenue of 439.1 billion won and operating profit of 19.3 billion won. Lotte Energy Materials posted revenue of 170.9 billion won and an operating loss of 33.8 billion won.
Lotte Chemical said it plans to pursue a strategy centered on two tracks this year: reducing the share of commodity petrochemicals in its business portfolio and building a foundation for future growth.
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