- CEO
- Dong-Hoon Lee
- Full Time Employees
- 176
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Address
- Ansan-si South Korea
- IPO Date
- Jul 27, 2015
- Business
- Chemtros Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based specialty fine chemical company primarily engaged in the research, development, and manufacturing of advanced electronic materials, secondary battery materials, pharmaceutical intermediates, and industrial functional chemicals. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, the company operates manufacturing and research facilities across Ansan and Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, serving domestic and global customers in the semiconductor, display, energy storage, electric vehicle, and pharmaceutical sectors. Chemtros structures its operations into four primary business divisions: Secondary Battery Materials, Semiconductor and Display Materials, Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemicals, and Industrial Specialty Chemicals. The company's core product offerings comprise secondary battery electrolyte functional additives, including vinylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, ethylene sulfate, and propane sultone, formulated to enhance energy density, thermal stability, cycle life, and safety in lithium-ion and next-generation battery cells; advanced semiconductor materials, including photoacid generators for extreme ultraviolet, argon fluoride, and krypton fluoride lithography photoresists, as well as chemical mechanical planarization additives and anti-reflective coating precursors; display materials, encompassing optical clear adhesives, functional monomers, and specialty formulation components for organic light-emitting diode and liquid crystal display modules; active pharmaceutical ingredients, advanced drug intermediates, and custom synthesis and manufacturing services for commercial pharmaceuticals; and industrial specialty chemicals, including high-performance crosslinking agents, silane compounds, curing agents, and functional polymers used in specialty coatings, sealants, and adhesive formulations. In recent developments, Chemtros has expanded production capacity for high-purity electrolyte additives and novel battery binders through operational investments at its Jincheon manufacturing complex to support accelerating demand from global electric vehicle battery manufacturers. The company has also advanced commercialization initiatives for domestically developed EUV photoacid generators and high-performance lithography materials to reinforce localized semiconductor supply chains, while expanding strategic research partnerships and participation in national technology initiatives focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage conversion technologies and solid-state battery material solutions.