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Largest chemical companies worldwide by revenue 2018
Largest chemical companies worldwide based on revenue in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows the 2018 ranking of the global top 10 chemical companies based on revenue. The values are based on the 2018 Financial Times Equity list of the leading global companies. The chemical company LyondellBasell was ranked third at that time, generating a revenue of approximately 27.1 billion U.S. dollars. Follow this link to get access to the top 100 chemical companies list.Leading chemical companies worldwide based on revenue
Chemical companies produce and develop industrial chemicals through the conversion of raw materials –organic and inorganic- into a wide variety of products. Chemical production is classified into two separate categories. There are specialty batch manufacturers that produce more expensive chemicals that are less commonly used within the chemical market. These performance chemicals are often produced by smaller manufacturers. On the other hand, commodity manufacturers tend to produce a large volume of basic and inexpensive compounds. The production of organic polymers for plastics, fibers, and elastomers are a rapidly growing sector of the chemical industry.
The chemical manufacturing industry in the United States is quite prominent, with companies such as Dow Chemical and LyondellBasell Industries. The chemical sector in Europe represents a great proportion of their manufacturing trade surplus. Europe is one of the largest chemical trading regions in the world. Three of Germany’s chemical companies are considered some of the largest in the world. German companies BASF, Bayer, and Linde generated revenues of 67.4 billion, 53.9 billion, and 19.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2016/2017, respectively. BASF operates on a global scale and maintains its operations in chemicals, plastics, performance products, functional and agricultural solutions, and oil and natural gas. With headquarters around the world, Bayer is known for marketing heroin in the past and branding aspirin. The Linde group is a large industrial gas and engineering company. The company produces many gas products such as atmospheric oxygen, nitrogen, and argon.
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This statistic shows the 2018 ranking of the global top 10 chemical companies based on revenue. The values are based on the 2018 Financial Times Equity list of the leading global companies. The chemical company LyondellBasell was ranked third at that time, generating a revenue of approximately 27.1 billion U.S. dollars. Follow this link to get access to the top 100 chemical companies list.
Leading chemical companies worldwide based on revenue
Chemical companies produce and develop industrial chemicals through the conversion of raw materials –organic and inorganic- into a wide variety of products. Chemical production is classified into two separate categories. There are specialty batch manufacturers that produce more expensive chemicals that are less commonly used within the chemical market. These performance chemicals are often produced by smaller manufacturers. On the other hand, commodity manufacturers tend to produce a large volume of basic and inexpensive compounds. The production of organic polymers for plastics, fibers, and elastomers are a rapidly growing sector of the chemical industry.
The chemical manufacturing industry in the United States is quite prominent, with companies such as Dow Chemical and LyondellBasell Industries. The chemical sector in Europe represents a great proportion of their manufacturing trade surplus. Europe is one of the largest chemical trading regions in the world. Three of Germany’s chemical companies are considered some of the largest in the world. German companies BASF, Bayer, and Linde generated revenues of 67.4 billion, 53.9 billion, and 19.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2016/2017, respectively. BASF operates on a global scale and maintains its operations in chemicals, plastics, performance products, functional and agricultural solutions, and oil and natural gas. With headquarters around the world, Bayer is known for marketing heroin in the past and branding aspirin. The Linde group is a large industrial gas and engineering company. The company produces many gas products such as atmospheric oxygen, nitrogen, and argon.
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Chemical companies produce and develop industrial chemicals through the conversion of raw materials –organic and inorganic- into a wide variety of products. Chemical production is classified into two separate categories. There are specialty batch manufacturers that produce more expensive chemicals that are less commonly used within the chemical market. These performance chemicals are often produced by smaller manufacturers. On the other hand, commodity manufacturers tend to produce a large volume of basic and inexpensive compounds. The production of organic polymers for plastics, fibers, and elastomers are a rapidly growing sector of the chemical industry.
The chemical manufacturing industry in the United States is quite prominent, with companies such as Dow Chemical and LyondellBasell Industries. The chemical sector in Europe represents a great proportion of their manufacturing trade surplus. Europe is one of the largest chemical trading regions in the world. Three of Germany’s chemical companies are considered some of the largest in the world. German companies BASF, Bayer, and Linde generated revenues of 67.4 billion, 53.9 billion, and 19.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2016/2017, respectively. BASF operates on a global scale and maintains its operations in chemicals, plastics, performance products, functional and agricultural solutions, and oil and natural gas. With headquarters around the world, Bayer is known for marketing heroin in the past and branding aspirin. The Linde group is a large industrial gas and engineering company. The company produces many gas products such as atmospheric oxygen, nitrogen, and argon.
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- Overview
The most important statistics
- 2018 ranking of the global leading chemical companies based on revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)2018 global list of leading chemical companies based on revenue
- 2018 ranking of the leading global chemical companies based on net income (in billion U.S. dollars)2018 global list of top chemical companies based on net income
- Market capitalization of the leading chemical companies worldwide in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Global leading chemical companies based on market capitalization 2018
- Leading chemical companies worldwide based on enterprise value in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Global chemical companies based on enterprise value 2018
- Revenue
The most important statistics
- BASF's revenue from 1999 to 2018 (in million euros)Revenue of BASF 1999-2018
- Revenue of DowDuPont from 2005 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)DowDuPont's revenue 2005-2018
- LyondellBasell's revenue from 2008 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)LyondellBasell's revenue 2008-2018
- Net sales of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation from 2005 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation net sales 2005-2017
- Total revenue of Air Liquide from 2000 to 2018 (in million euros)Air Liquide's total revenue 2000-2018
- Segments
The most important statistics
- Distribution of BASF's revenue from 2013 to 2018, by segmentDistribution of BASF's revenue by segment 2013-2018
- DowDuPont's net sales in 2018, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)DowDuPont's net sales by segment 2018
- LyondellBasell's revenue from 2016 to 2018, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)LyondellBasell's revenue by segment 2016-2018
- Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's revenue in FY 2017, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)*Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's revenue by segment 2017
- Air Liquide's revenue from 2014 to 2018, by division (in million euros)Air Liquide's revenue by division 2014-2018
- Net income
The most important statistics
- BASF's net income from 2005 to 2018 (in million euros)BASF's net income 2005-2018
- Net income of DowDuPont from 2005 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)DowDuPont's net income 2005-2018
- LyondellBasell's income from 2011 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)*LyondellBasell's income 2011-2018
- Net income of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation from 2005 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's net income 2005-2017
- Net profit of Air Liquide from 2000 to 2018 (in million euros)Air Liquide's net profit 2000-2018
- Company valuation
The most important statistics
- BASF's total assets from 1999 to 2018 (in million euros)Total assets of BASF 1999-2018
- Total assets of DowDuPont from 2014 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)DowDuPont's total assets 2014-2018
- LyondellBasell's total assets from 2011 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)LyondellBasell's total assets 2011-2018
- Total assets of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation from FY 2005 to FY 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's total assets 2017
- Market capitalization of Air Liquide from 2004 to 2018 (in million euros)Air Liquide's market capitalization 2004-2018
- Employees
The most important statistics
- Number of employees at BASF from 2002 to 2018*BASF's number of employees 2002-2018
- Number of employees at DowDuPont from 1999 to 2018DowDuPont number of employees 1999-2018
- LyondellBasell's number of employees from 2011 to 2018LyondellBasell's number of employees 2011-2018
- Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's number of employees from 2005 to 2017*Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's number of employees 2005-2017
- Number of employees at Air Liquide from 2003 to 2018Air Liquide's number of employees 2003-2018
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- 2018 ranking of the global leading chemical companies based on revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)
- 2018 ranking of the leading global chemical companies based on net income (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Market capitalization of the leading chemical companies worldwide in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Leading chemical companies worldwide based on enterprise value in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- BASF's revenue from 1999 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Revenue of DowDuPont from 2005 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- LyondellBasell's revenue from 2008 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Net sales of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation from 2005 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Total revenue of Air Liquide from 2000 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Distribution of BASF's revenue from 2013 to 2018, by segment
- DowDuPont's net sales in 2018, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)
- LyondellBasell's revenue from 2016 to 2018, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)
- Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's revenue in FY 2017, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Air Liquide's revenue from 2014 to 2018, by division (in million euros)
- BASF's net income from 2005 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Net income of DowDuPont from 2005 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- LyondellBasell's income from 2011 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Net income of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation from 2005 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Net profit of Air Liquide from 2000 to 2018 (in million euros)
- BASF's total assets from 1999 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Total assets of DowDuPont from 2014 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- LyondellBasell's total assets from 2011 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total assets of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation from FY 2005 to FY 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Market capitalization of Air Liquide from 2004 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Number of employees at BASF from 2002 to 2018*
- Number of employees at DowDuPont from 1999 to 2018
- LyondellBasell's number of employees from 2011 to 2018
- Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's number of employees from 2005 to 2017*
- Number of employees at Air Liquide from 2003 to 2018
- Changes in revenue of the top 10 foreign chemical companies in the U.S. market from 2008 to 2009 (in percent)
- Largest U.S. chemical companies according to revenue 2009 (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Japan's largest chemical companies 2009, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)*
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- Alpek's energy consumption in 2017, by source (in petajoules)
- Total revenue of AkzoNobel from 2009 to 2018, by business area (in million euros)
- Number of employees of the leading fifteen Italian manufacturers of chemical products* in Italy in 2017
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- Annual personnel costs of the chemicals and chemical products manufacturing industry in the Czech Republic from 2008 to 2014 (in million euros)
- Production volume of aniline in India from FY 2013 to FY 2017 (in thousand metric tons)
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