TABLE-S.Korea LG Chem Q3 net profit hits record high

SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Non-consolidated earnings figures
for South Korea's LG Chem (051910.KS), which makes products
ranging from petrochemicals and plastics to rechargeable
batteries, for the July-September period. (in billions of won
unless specified):

Q3 2009 Q3 2008

NET PROFIT 543.0 297.0

OPERATING PROFIT 655.9 442.9

SALES 3.80 trln 4.06 trln

Note: Q3 2008 figures include contributions from LG Hausys
(108670.KS) before its spinoff from LG Chem on April 2, 2009.
($1=1168.8 Won)

(Reporting by Cho Meeyoung; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)