# SambarkLFT breaks ground on compounding plant in Yulchon, South Korea

SambarkLFT, a subsidiary of LOTTE Chemical, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new compounding plant in Yulchon Industrial Complex, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The plant will produce about 500,000 tons of compounding materials such as ABS and PC annually, with completion expected in 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-05-01
- Where: Yulchon Industrial Complex, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 500,000 tons per year
- Products: ABS, PC, advanced functional materials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SambarkLFT](https://endata.com/companies/77152.md)
- [Lotte Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2025.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lottechem.com](https://www.lottechem.com/en/media/news/920/view.do), 2024-05-01: "We will invest more than 300 billion KRW in Yulchon Industrial Complex until 2026 to complete Korea's largest compound production plant and grow into No. 1 advanced functional material producer in the world."

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