LG Chem is the leading chemical company in Korea. It is the mother company of LG Group. LG Chem manufactures a wide range of products from petrochemical goods to high-value added plastics, and high performance industrial materials. It also expands its chemical expertise to high-tech materials for electronics such as rechargeable batteries and TFT-LCD display materials. It conducts global management through its manufacturing affiliates, research centers, and marketing branches in major countries around the world. Moscow Representative Office of LG Chem was opened on September 1, 2004 due to increasing demand for LG Chem products from customers of Russia and CIS countries, as well as for better and more convenient service and company willingness to develop and investigate Russian market.