SEOUL (Reuters) -- LG Chem reported a more than six-fold jump in quarterly operating profit on Wednesday, as demand for surgical gloves and consumer electronics driven by the COVID-19 pandemic boosted sales of raw materials such as chemicals.
The South Korean chemicals and battery maker, whose wholly-owned battery subsidiary LG Energy Solution supplies Tesla Inc and General Motors Co, posted operating profit of 1.4 trillion won ($1.26 billion) for the January-March period, versus 206 billion won a year earlier.
