Best Specialty Chemicals Stocks in South Korea for 2026
Top-ranked Specialty Chemicals stocks in South Korea. Coatings, adhesives, and formulated-catalyst makers earn premium margins on know-how, not commodity scale; acquisition-driven Growth needs Health confirmation.
Specialty Chemicals businesses (coatings, adhesives, formulated catalysts) earn premium margins on application know-how rather than commodity scale. Composite scoring rewards the Quality pillar (gross margin, ROIC) and uses the Growth pillar carefully because acquisition-driven revenue growth needs the Health pillar to confirm balance-sheet sustainability.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Specialty Chemicals stocks in South Korea by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107590.KO | Miwon Holdings Co. Ltd | 68.5 |
| 2 | 000320.KO | Norooholdings | 66.7 |
| 3 | 000325.KO | Noroo Holdings Co Ltd | 64.7 |
| 4 | 090350.KO | Noroo Paint | 62.3 |
| 5 | 178920.KO | PI Advanced Materials Co. Ltd | 61.9 |
| 6 | 090355.KO | NOROO Paint & Coatings Co Ltd | 60.0 |
| 7 | 100250.KO | Chinyang Hold | 59.4 |
| 8 | 055490.KO | TAPEX INC | 58.1 |
| 9 | 011785.KO | Kumho Petro Chemical Co Ltd | 57.6 |
| 10 | 027410.KO | BGF Retail Co Ltd | 56.0 |
| 11 | 000390.KO | Samhwa Paint | 55.8 |
| 12 | 083420.KO | Kpx Green Chem | 54.2 |
| 13 | 000215.KO | DL Holdings Co Ltd Preferred | 53.4 |
| 14 | 004430.KO | Songwon Industrial | 53.3 |
| 15 | 007690.KO | Kukdo Chemical | 53.0 |
| 16 | 002760.KO | Bo Lak | 52.6 |
| 17 | 011780.KO | Kumho Petro Chemical | 52.0 |
| 18 | 000210.KO | DL Holdings CO. LTD. | 50.1 |
| 19 | 28513K.KO | SK Chemicals Co Ltd Pref | 46.9 |
| 20 | 010640.KO | Chinyang Poly | 46.7 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Specialty Chemicals industry, South Korea. Use the screener for the full ranked list.