Global Top 50 Chemical Companies

This table shows the top 50 chemical companies from 2021. This list is based on the publication of C&EN and is used for determining the price for the Consortium Membership.

Position 2021 Position 2020

Company

 UNIFAC Consortium Member?
1 1 BASF Yes
2 2 Sinopec -
3 3 Dow Yes
4 6 Ineos -
5 4 SABIC Yes
6 5 Formosa Plastics -
7 12 LG Chem -
8 7 Mitsubishi Chemical Yes
9 10 Linde Yes
10 9 LyondellBasell -
11 8 ExxonMobil Yes
12 11 Air Liquide Yes
13 13 PetroChina -
14 14 DuPont -
15 26 Hengli Petrochemical -
16 17 Sumitomo Chemical -
17 15 Toray Industries -
18 19 Shin-Etsu Chemical -
19 18 Evonik Industries Yes
20 16 Reliance Industries -
21 20 Covestro Yes
22 22 Shell Chemicals Yes
23 21 Yara -
24 32 Braskem -
25 25 Mitsui Chemicals Yes
26 29 Syngenta -
27 27 Bayer Yes
28 24 Solvay Yes
29 34 Wanhua -
30 28 Indorama -
31 23 Lotte Chemical -
32 40 Johnson Matthey -
33 42 Umicore -
34 31 Asahi Kasei -
35 30 DSM Yes
36 33 Arkema -
37 38 Air Products -
38 39 Mosaic -
39 41 Hanwha Solutions -
40 36 Eastman Chemical Yes
41 35 Chevron Phillips Chemical -
42 42 Rongsheng Petrochemical -
43 37 Borealis -
44 43 Westlake -
45 48 Sasol Yes
46 45 Nutrien -
47 44 Lanxess Yes
48 46 Tosoh -
49 47 DIC -
50 50 Corteva -