Samyang N&Chem achieved its highest annual results by increasing the share of semiconductor photoresist materials. Samyang N&Chem said on Tuesday it posted 2025 revenue of 125.4 billion won and operating profit of 17.6 billion won. Revenue rose 14 percent from a year earlier and operating profit gained 64 percent. Net profit increased 66 percent to 14.9 billion won.

The company said the improvement came from a higher share of high value-added products. It proactively reshaped its product portfolio, moving away from a focus on KrF PR materials for NAND and increasing the share of ArF and EUV materials for DRAM.

As the artificial intelligence (AI) market shifted to inference models, demand also increased for AI servers and high-performance computing. DRAM shipments also rose and NAND processes advanced. Through this, the company expanded supply to major global customers and improved both revenue and profitability.

This year, it plans to establish itself as a supplier of high-specification materials targeting the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market. The company said it is pushing to expand HBM revenue based on its material competitiveness that can support the relevant processes.

It is also speeding up development of PR materials for glass substrates. The company expects demand for glass substrates to grow as AI and high-integration semiconductors spread. It plans to broaden the possibility of supplying materials for next-generation glass substrates based on its experience in semiconductor process materials.

Samyang N&Chem CEO Hoe-sik Jeong (정회식) said, "As the semiconductor market is rapidly recovering, the shift to a portfolio centered on high value-added products and expanded supply to major global customers led to solid earnings growth." He added, "We will focus on expanding our business areas to respond to advancing semiconductor processes and developing materials for next-generation substrates such as glass substrates, and work to secure mid- to long-term growth drivers."