text translated from the corresponding article in korean . july 2013 click show for important translation instructions . view a machine translated version of the korean article . google s machine translation is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the english wikipedia . do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality . if possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article . after translating translated ko must be added to the talk page to ensure copyright compliance . for more guidance see wikipedia translation . kumho petrochemical co. ltd. type public traded as krx 011780 industry chemicals founded 1970 founder park in chun headquarters seoul south korea area served worldwide key people park chan koo chairman & ceo kim seong chae president & ceo products synthetic rubbers synthetic resins specialty chemicals revenue 5 884 billion 2012 operating income 224 billion 2012 profit 126 billion 2012 total assets 4 062 billion 2012 owner park chan koo number of employees 1 358 2012 subsidiaries kumho p & b chemicals kumho polychem kumho mitsui chemicals kumho trading kumho t & l website kkpc.com eng yeosu synthetic rubber plant ii ulsan synthetic rubber plant ulsan synthetic resin plant this article contains korean text . without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of hangul and hanja . kumho petrochemical co. ltd. korean kkpc is multinational chemical company based in south korea with headquarters in seoul . it was founded in 1970 when kumho group struggled to secure raw materials for its bus and tire businesses . kumho petrochemical has a global market leadership in the manufacturing of synthetic rubbers with the world s largest production capacity based on sbr and br by iisrp 2012 . it focuses on synthetic rubbers synthetic resins specialty chemicals electronic chemicals energy building materials and advanced materials as its core business . 1 in 2011 kumho petrochemical was ranked at 1806th of the global 2000 by forbes . in 2013 it became a component of the kospi 100 index which tracks 100 major companies listed on the korea stock exchange . 2 it changed its name from korea kumho petrochemical to kumho petrochemical effective february 15 2012 . 3 it was spun off from kumho asiana group in december 2015 . 4 contents 1 products 2 management issues 3 affiliates 4 references 5 external links products edit synthetic rubbers kumho petrochemical s main business is synthetic rubbers . it has built up market leadership at general synthetic rubbers such as br butadiene rubber and sbr styrene butadiene rubber over 40 years . world s top tier tire makers are its long term customers . recently it also has developed and delivered eco friendly and high energy efficient synthetic rubbers such as s sbr solution styrene butadiene rubber and nd br neodymium polybutadiene rubber which eu tire label requires . 5 6 specialty chemicals kumho petrochemical has the world s second largest production capacity of 6ppd antioxidant products for industrial rubbers . it has created synergy effects through vertical integration of synthetic rubbers and specialty chemicals businesses . synthetic resins synthetic resins are another biggest businesses of kumho petrochemical based on sales revenue . it delivers general and high performance plastic materials such as ps polystyrene abs acrylonitrile butadiene styrene eps expandable polystyrene san styrene acrylonitrile ppg polypropylene glycol etc. others electronic chemicals combined heat and power plants carbon nano tube materials are other growing business of kumho petrochemical . it produces raw electronic materials for use in semiconductors and display components and operates combined heat and power plants to provide energy to its own affiliates . it is venturing into the future high tech carbon nano tube materials business . management issues edit at the end of 2012 kumho petrochemical ended its restructuring program under creditors supervision successfully with the highest credit rating a stable by korea investors service . 7 it was the first success case since kumho asiana group entered into a workout program to pay down the debt at the end of 2009 . it resulted from its independent management from its parent kumho asiana group based on the creditors agreement which park chan koo fourth son of founder and chairman of kumho petrochemical took responsibility for kumho petrochemical and its subsidiaries and park sam koo third son and kumho group chairman for kumho tire since february 2010 . 8 kumho petrochemical is struggling to separate the company and its affiliates from kumho asiana group . 9 affiliates edit kumho p & b chemicals provides bpa bisphenol a mibk methyl isobutyl ketone epoxy resin phenol and acetone . in terms of production capacity it is 5th bpa maker and 9th phenol maker in the world . founded in 1976 kumho polychem provides epdm ethylene propylene diene monomer with 4th largest production capacity in the world . founded in 1985 kumho mitsui chemicals provides mdi methylene diphenyl diisocyanate . founded in 1989 kumho trading founded in 2000 kumho t & l founded in 2009 references edit annual report 2012 kospi 100 constituents . krx . korea kumho petrochemical co. ltd. announces name change . reuters . 13 feb 2012 . http news1.kr articles 2514334 why s sbr matters to the tire industry . tire industry research . 8 july 2013 . kumho petrochemical accelerates its drive in expanding synthetic rubber business . maeil business newspaper . 15 oct 2012 . kumho petrochemical receives highest credit rating . maeil business newspaper . 30 may 2012 . four floors apart . forbes . 26 oct 2011 . no end in sight for divorce at kumho group . korea joongang daily . 7 jul 2011 . external links edit official 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