# LG Chem to expand IPA production at Yeosu plant

LG Chem is considering an investment of several hundred billion won to expand isopropyl alcohol (IPA) production facilities at its Yeosu plant, converting a neopentyl glycol (NPG) production site. The expansion will increase IPA capacity by tens of thousands of tonnes annually.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-10
- Where: Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
- Status: announced
- Capacity: tens of thousands of tonnes annually
- Products: isopropyl alcohol (IPA), semiconductor cleaning materials
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [LG Chem](https://endata.com/companies/2456.md)

## Sources

- [mk.co.kr](https://www.mk.co.kr/en/business/12204241), 2026-11-10: "LG Chem Ltd. will invest several hundred billion won to convert a basic materials plant hit by oversupply from China into a plant producing new materials for semiconductors."

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