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Kumho Petrochemical Co. reported a 29.7% year-on-year rise in Q3 operating profit to 84.4 billion won, driven by improved performance in synthetic rubber and resin segments, despite a decline in revenue.
At least #COVID19 prevented the spead of a huge plague among #rubber trees which would've fucked up everything even harder...
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And yes, #SyntheticRubber is something that #MaterialScience has been working on since before #WW2!
Kumho Petrochemical's Q2 operating profit plunged 45% year-on-year to 65.2 billion won, missing forecasts as tariff uncertainty hit synthetic rubber margins and phenol derivatives swung to a loss.
Kumho Petrochemical Group is accelerating R&D investment to overcome industry headwinds, focusing on eco-friendly and high-value products to secure new growth drivers amid global demand weakness and Chinese oversupply.
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