- Business
- SK Discovery Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company overseeing subsidiaries in environmentally friendly materials, vaccines and pharmaceuticals, energy and chemicals, and real estate development primarily in South Korea and internationally. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea, the company holds stakes in key affiliates including SK chemicals, which provides green chemicals such as bio-materials, composites, high-performance materials, and energy-saving materials including PET resin and PETG resin; SK plasma and SK bioscience, which deliver healthcare solutions encompassing vaccines, plasma-derived products like albumin, tablets, patches, and treatments for diagnosis, prevention, and therapy; SK gas, which manages LPG storage, tank terminals, and power generation; and SK D&D, which develops commercial facilities, office buildings, hotels, urban and luxury housing, as well as renewable energy projects like solar and wind power. Geographically, operations span domestic markets with growing international reach through subsidiaries' exports and partnerships. In recent developments, SK chemicals targets a specialty strategy in 2025 with organizational restructuring around green materials and recycling businesses, product innovation in copolyesters, and customer expansion; SK Biopharmaceuticals, an affiliate, in-licenses a second radiopharmaceutical therapy candidate from Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in November 2025 following its 2024 asset and supply agreements for Actinium-225, while forming a joint venture Mentis Care with Eurofarma in October 2025 for AI-based epilepsy management.