Lotte Chemical Corporation (LCC) has announced plans to sell a 25% stake in its Indonesian subsidiary, Lotte Chemical Indonesia (LCI), through a Price Return Swap (PRS) agreement. The move aims to strengthen LCC’s financial position amid ongoing challenges in the petrochemical sector.
The move triggered swift retaliation from China, which raised tariffs by 10–15% on select US agricultural and food products. This triggered fears over potentially slower global economic activity and curbed energy demand.