Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co

What Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co does

Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co (대정화금(주)) is a Korean precision chemicals manufacturer headquartered in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The firm operates across three core product categories: laboratory and industrial reagents (시약), pharmaceutical raw materials (원료의약품), and electronic materials (전자소재). It serves a horizontal B2B customer base that includes industrial manufacturers, research institutions, and pharmaceutical producers, supplying inputs into their manufacturing and R&D workflows. The company supports these customers with regulatory-grade documentation, including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Certificates of Analysis (COA), which are standard requirements for regulated end-markets.

The company conducts business through a direct sales model, processing orders and quotations via dedicated phone lines (031-488-8822~8) and email ([email protected]), supplemented by an online inquiry system and KakaoTalk-based consultation. Its website also maintains a dedicated Investor Relations section with annual financial filings (currently in its 40th fiscal period), which suggests either public-market listing or active capital-markets engagement, though no ticker symbol was disclosed in the available data. The company lists CEO Song Young-joon (송영준) as Representative Director and reports a workforce of 251–500 employees.

Note on source conflicts: firmographics data reports a founding year of 1968, while the company-history section infers founding circa 1985 based on the 40th fiscal period filing. The 1968 date is taken as the primary figure given its presence in the firmographic record. Additionally, one input block references a "liquid metal particle (LMP) embedding method" and conductive-fiber heterostructure printing technology, which is inconsistent with the company's described chemicals-and-materials product lines and appears to be misattributed data; this is not corroborated by the company's own website or product disclosures and is excluded from the analysis.

Name

Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co

Legal name

대정화금(주)

Website

https://daejung.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co is a Korean precision chemicals manufacturer producing laboratory reagents, pharmaceutical raw materials, and electronic materials for B2B industrial, research, and pharmaceutical customers from its Siheung-si headquarters, supported by regulatory documentation and direct sales channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3259), Chemical Manufacturing (325), All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronic & High-Purity Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAD)

Keywords

• Chemical reagents
• Pharmaceutical raw materials
• Electronic materials
• Precision chemicals
• Laboratory reagents

Headquarters

HQ city

Sihung

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co is a South Korean precision chemical company that manufactures and sells three core product lines: laboratory reagents, pharmaceutical raw materials, and electronic materials. The company supplies these chemical products to industrial manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions, providing supporting documentation including Certificates of Analysis (COA) and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for quality and regulatory compliance.

Product overview

Daejung Chemicals & Metals Co (대정화금) operates as a precision chemical company engaged in the manufacturing and sales of three core product lines: Reagents (시약), Pharmaceutical Raw Materials (원료의약품), and Electronic Materials (전자소재). The company provides these products to industrial, research, and pharmaceutical customers, with support services including COA (Certificate of Analysis) and MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) documentation for chemical products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reagents (시약)
• Pharmaceutical Raw Materials (원료의약품)
• Electronic Materials (전자소재)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp. Spectrum Chemical is a US-based manufacturer and distributor of laboratory reagents, USP-grade chemicals, and pharmaceutical raw materials — a comparable reagent and pharma-intermediates producer operating at larger scale in regulated end markets.
• Honeywell Research Chemicals (Fluka/Honeywell): Honeywell offers a range of laboratory and specialty chemicals as part of its broader performance materials and technology portfolio, competing with Daejung in laboratory reagents and electronic materials within a much larger industrial conglomerate.
• Sigma-Aldrich (Merck KGaA): Sigma-Aldrich is the global leader in laboratory reagents and chemicals, serving the same B2B research and industrial customer base as Daejung, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach — a benchmark incumbent in Daejung's primary end market.
• Alfa Aesar (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Alfa Aesar is a research chemicals and reagent brand owned by Thermo Fisher, broadly comparable to Daejung's reagent and specialty chemical business but part of a much larger scientific instruments and life sciences portfolio.

Direct peers

• Kanto Chemical Co. Kanto Chemical is a Japanese reagent manufacturer producing laboratory reagents, specialty chemicals, and electronic materials, comparable in product portfolio and Asian B2B customer base to Daejung's three-line structure.
• Samchun Pure Chemicals: Samchun Pure Chemicals is a Korean manufacturer of reagents and laboratory chemicals, directly comparable to Daejung in product mix (reagents, specialty chemicals), customer base (B2B industrial and research), and South Korean market footprint.
• Soulbrain: Soulbrain is a South Korean specialty chemical producer focused on electronic materials (semiconductor and display chemicals), directly comparable to Daejung's 'electronic materials' product line and overlapping Korean customer base among electronics manufacturers.
• Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI): TCI is a Japanese specialty chemicals and reagent manufacturer serving research, pharma, and electronics customers globally — directly comparable to Daejung's reagent and specialty chemical offerings on a product and end-market basis, though with broader international reach.
• Duksan Pure Chemicals (Duksan Corp.): Duksan Pure Chemicals is a South Korean reagent and specialty chemical manufacturer with overlapping product lines in laboratory reagents, industrial chemicals, and electronic materials, making it the closest publicly listed Korean analog to Daejung.
• Junsei Chemical Co. Junsei Chemical is a Japanese manufacturer of laboratory reagents and specialty chemicals with similar product breadth to Daejung, including pharmaceutical intermediates and high-purity chemicals for industrial use.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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