Lotte Chemical, an ambitious South Korean company, is counting on mergers and acquisitions to help them expand during the coronavirus outbreak.

Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin had been pursuing an ambitious plan to triple the conglomerate's revenue from its chemicals business over a 10-year period, putting it in competition with the likes of Dow and ExxonMobil Chemical, after years of turmoil punctuated by a family feud and a brief stint in jail for bribery. This was until the coronavirus appeared. Given the widespread damage caused by the pandemic, it's likely that Shin wi....