Global Top 50 Chemical Companies

This list shows the top 50 chemical companies from 2023 and is based on the publication of C&EN. Members of the UNIFAC consortium are marked accordingly.

Position 2023 Position 2022

Company

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