LG Chem's second-quarter results beats estimates, up 290per cent from year earlier Toggle share menu Advertisement LG Chem's second-quarter results beats estimates, up 290per cent from year earlier South Korea's LG Chem Ltd posted a second-quarter profit that beat market expectations, helped by settlement money from legal disputes between its rival SK Innovation Co Ltd that ended in April. The logo of LG Chem is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea, October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files 29 Jul 2021 03:05PM Share this content Bookmark SEOUL: South Korea's LG Chem Ltd posted a second-quarter profit that beat market expectations, helped by settlement money from legal disputes between its rival SK Innovation Co Ltd that ended in April.