Seoul: Lotte Chemical Corp., the chemical arm of South Korea's retail conglomerate Lotte Group, on Wednesday reported its 2025 net loss of 2.49 trillion won (US$1.7 billion), remaining in the red compared with the previous year.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post an operating loss of 943.6 billion won for the year, compared with a loss of 914.5 billion won a year earlier. Sales fell 7.1 percent to 18.48 trillion won.