LG Chem has commenced local production of engineering plastics in India at its Sri City facility, marking the start of domestic manufacturing for its Engineering Plastics Business Unit under the name LGCAP. The move is intended to improve supply responsiveness and shorten delivery timelines for customers in automotive, electronic and electric, and other industrial segments.
The Sri City plant has been set up as a dedicated production hub designed to meet the specific material requirements of Indian customers. Local manufacturing will enable faster delivery, real-time responsiveness and the development of solutions tailored to domestic operating conditions.
The facility will support the company’s plans to expand market coverage across southern, western and northern India. This expansion is to be supported by regionally tailored technological solutions aimed at strengthening customer engagement in key industrial clusters.
“A new era of LG Chem India Engineering Plastics Plant has started.
We are already ready to supply qualified materials,” said Peter EungSoo Kim, Head of EP in India, LG Chem.
The start of engineering plastics production in Sri City comes as LG Chem continues to broaden its manufacturing and community engagement footprint in India through its Indian subsidiary, LG Polymers. Through new investments, the company is operating an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) compound plant at Sri City with an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes.
“The new plant is more than just a manufacturing site — it will function as a dedicated production hub adapted to meet the specific material needs of Indian customers,” said Kwanbeom Choi, Engineering Plastics. Customer Experience Team Assistant Manager, LG Chem.
Alongside manufacturing expansion, LG Chem has stepped up corporate social responsibility initiatives linked to its Indian operations. On 19 September 2025, the company announced that its subsidiary, LG Polymers, had established the “LG India CSR Foundation” in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, as a dedicated social contribution organisation. The foundation is intended to expand customised community support programmes and support long-term trust-building with local residents following the 2020 gas leak incident at the LG Polymers plant. LG Chem said it has provided living support funds to about 6,000 households in villages near the site of the 2020 incident. Last year, the company announced additional support measures worth INR 1.2 billion following meetings with the Andhra Pradesh state government and local residents. The company has also deposited more than KRW 20 billion in escrow in line with directions from authorities.
LG Chem is a South Korea-based chemical company with operations spanning petrochemicals, advanced materials and life sciences. In India, the company operates manufacturing facilities through LG Polymers and has been expanding local production and downstream capabilities to support domestic industrial demand.
