Top 20 Key Players companies in Lactic acid by Most Patent Citation in the South Korea in 2021 – Discovery

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The Lactic acid top 20 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 20 Most Patent Citation Lactic acid Key Players in the South Korea. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

Lactic acid is an organic acid. It has a molecular formula CH₃CH(OH)CO₂H. It is white in solid state and it is miscible with water. While in liquid state (dissolved state) it is a colorless solution. Production includes both artificial synthesis as well as natural sources. Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) due to the presence of carboxyl group adjacent to the hydroxyl group. It is used as a synthetic intermediate in many organic synthesis industries and in various biochemical industries. The conjugate base of lactic acid is called lactate.

1	LG Chem Ltd.	South Korea	Petrochemical,Synthetic rubber,Health care, ...[+2]	patent citation: 357
2	Samyang Biopharmaceuticals Corp.	South Korea	Medicine,Medical equipment,Dermal Fillers, ...[+2]	patent citation: 258
3	BIONEER Corp.	South Korea	Medicine,Health care,Biochemistry, ...[+2]	patent citation: 215
4	Korea Food Research Institute	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Food industry,Health care	patent citation: 213
5	SunStar Co., Ltd.	Incheon, South Korea	Automation,Manufacturing engineering,Industrial engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 177
6	Il-Yang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Medicine,Gastrointestinal agent,Aluminum hydroxide gel, ...[+2]	patent citation: 146
7	Cell Biotech Co., Ltd.	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Probiotic,Functional food,Medicine, ...[+2]	patent citation: 126
8	Doosan Corp.	South Korea	Automation,Construction engineering,Desalination, ...[+2]	patent citation: 112
9	HY Co., Ltd. (Seoul)	Seoul, South Korea	Bottled water,Food industry,Nutraceutical, ...[+2]	patent citation: 111
10	CJ CheilJedang Corp.	South Korea	Sugar,Food processing,Food industry, ...[+2]	patent citation: 104
11	Ginseng Science, Inc.	Seoul, South Korea	Antibiotics,Pharmacy,Medicine	patent citation: 84
12	Daesang FNF Corp.	Seoul, South Korea	Pickled food,Snack foods,Food industry, ...[+1]	patent citation: 79
13	Amorepacific Corp.	South Korea	Cosmetics,Cleanser,Toothpaste, ...[+2]	patent citation: 77
14	LG H&H Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Health care,Physical fitness,Fabric softener, ...[+2]	patent citation: 75
15	CTC Bio, Inc.	Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea	Lifestyle drug,Functional food,Medicine, ...[+2]	patent citation: 73
16	Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Public transport,Automotive engineering,Truck, ...[+2]	patent citation: 72
17	GC Biopharma	South Korea	Over-the-counter,Medicine,Drug, ...[+2]	patent citation: 58
18	KCI Ltd.	South Korea	Chemical engineering,Polymer,Glucoside, ...[+2]	patent citation: 54
19	LG Electronics, Inc.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 53
20	Pulmuone Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Soy protein,Food industry,Snack foods, ...[+2]	patent citation: 53