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Company Headquarters: South Korea Founded: 1947 Workforce: ~ 14,691 Company Working: LG Chem Ltd is a Korea-based company principally engaged in the manufacture of petrochemical materials. The Company operates its business through five segments. The Petrochemistry Business segment is mainly engaged in the manufacture of basic materials which are mainly used for petrochemical industry, and the products include polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, low-density polyethylene (LDPE), poly styrene (PS), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The Battery Business segment mainly engages in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries for mobile phone, automobile and storage batteries. The Advanced Materials Business segment mainly manufactures optical materials for manufacturing polarizers, and electronic materials including liquid crystal display (LCD) materials and cathode materials. The Life Science Business segment engages in the bio pharmaceutical business. The Common and Other segment manufactures and sells crop protection agents, fertilizers and seeds. LG Chem is a leading global supplier of lithium-ion battery cathode materials. The company has a strong track record of innovation and has developed some of the most advanced cathode materials on the market. LG Chem is committed to providing its customers with the best possible battery performance and safety.

Company Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan Founded: 1965 Workforce: ~1,699 Company Working: LCY Chemical Corp. engages in the manufacturing of petrochemical products. The company integrates its operation into the business divisions of performance plastic, methanol & solvent, thermoplastic elastomer, bio-based, drum, and energy. Styrene butadiene styrene comes under the thermoplastic elastomer segment. It offers its SBS products for diverse applications that include adhesives, asphalt modifications, composite solutions, plastic modification, and footwear. The company has five manufacturing plants located in China, Qatar, and the USA. All the manufacturing plants are ISO 14001 certified.

Company Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea Founded: 1970 Workforce: ~1,350 Company Working: Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd is a manufacturer of synthetic rubbers and resins. The company business field includes synthetic resins, specialty chemicals, nanocarbon, energy, and building materials. It offers styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) under the segment of the synthetic rubber under the brand name KUMHO KTR. The company provides its SBS products for applications such as asphalt modifier, waterproof sheet, adhesives, compounding, and plastic modifier. The company operates sales offices in China, the US, Germany, Malaysia, Korea, and Indonesia and sells products to customers across six continents.

Company Headquarters: Texas, US Founded: 2009 Workforce: ~1,918 Company Working: Kraton Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets bio-based and specialty polymers. The company is the leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers (SBC) and pine chemicals. The company operates in two business lines that are polymer segment and chemical segment under the trade name KRATON, AQUATAC, CENTURY, CENWAX, SYLFAT, SYLVABLEND, SYLVACOTE, SYLVALITE, SYLVAPINE, UNIDYME, and ZONATAC, amongst other. It offers styrene butadiene styrene under the trade name KRATON D SBS/SBS OE. The company has a manufacturing facility in four continents – North America, South America, Europe and Asia, more than 800 customers across a diverse range of markets in over 70 countries globally.

Company Headquarters: Beijing, China Founded: 1999 Workforce: ~4, 76,223 Company Working: PetroChina is the global oil and gas producer and supplier. The company operates in exploration, development, refining of crude oil and petroleum products, production and sales of basic and derivatives chemical products and other chemical products, the marketing and trading of refined products, and transmission of natural gas, crude oil, and refined products. The company offers styrene butadiene styrene under the derivative petrochemicals segment. The company has oil and gas corporation in more than 30 countries and three international oil and gas operation hub.

Company Headquarters: Beijing, China Founded: 2000 Workforce: ~2, 49,142 Company Working: Sinopec, also known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation is a petroleum company engaged in upstream, midstream and downstream operations. The company’s petrochemical complex processes crude oil into synthetic fibers, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemicals, and petroleum products. The company operates through five business segments that include Petroleum Products; Trading of Petrochemical Products; Resins and Plastics; Intermediate Petrochemicals; and Synthetic Fibers. Styrene butadiene styrene product comes under the intermediate petrochemical segments. The company has its presence in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Europe, and the UAE.

Company Headquarters: Taiwan Founded: 1973 Workforce: ~1,500 Company Working: TSRC Corporation, also known as Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corp., is a leader in synthetic rubber and Styrenic Block Copolymer (SBC). The company’s business lines include synthetic rubber and advanced material. The annual production capacity of synthetic rubber has reached 805 kilotons per annum which include the production of styrene-butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber, nitrile butadiene rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, compounding, and other synthetic rubbers. The company has obtained QC 080000 and ISO 50001 international certifications for all of its manufacturing plants. The company has its business in China, Thailand, India, Vietnam, the USA, and Luxembourg.

Company Headquarters: Milanese, Italy Founded: 1983 Workforce: ~5,224 Company Working: Versalis S.p.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Eni chemical company operates in the basic and intermediates chemicals globally. It has a total production of around 9.5 million tons in 2018. The company’s product portfolio includes intermediates, polyethylene, styrenics, elastomers, and biotech. The company offers styrene butadiene styrene under the elastomers segment. The production plants for elastomers are located in Ravenna, Ferrara and Porto Torres in Italy, and Grangemouth, UK. The plants comply with UNI EN ISO 14001 (Environmental management), BS OHSAS18001 (Health and Safety management) and UNI EN ISO 9001 (Quality management) standards. The company has its sales network globally.

Company Headquarters: Houston, Texas, US Founded: 2007 Workforce: ~ 19,300 Company Working: LyondellBasell Industries NV engages in the refinery and production of plastic resins and other chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Olefins and Polyolefins-Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins-Europe, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology. The Olefins and Polyolefins-Americas segment produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene, and polypropylene. The Olefins and Polyolefins-Europe, Asia, International segment also offer olefins and polyolefins. The Intermediates and Derivatives segment includes propylene oxide and its derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals. The Advanced Polymer Solutions segment produces and markets compounding and solutions, such as polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, colors and powders, engineered composites, and advanced polymers. The Refining segment refines heavy, high-sulfur crude oil and other crude oils of varied types and sources. The Technology segment develops chemical and polyolefin process technologies and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts.

Company Headquarters: Alxa League, China Founded: 1998 Workforce: ~4,500 Company Working: Inner Mongolia Lantai Industrial Co., Ltd (Inner Mongolia Lantai Industrial) is an integrated enterprise engaged in the production and sale of salt, salt chemicals, medicine, and healthcare products. The major business segments of the company are salt chemical, salt, pharmaceutical, and others. The company's product portfolio includes sodium methoxide, sodium metal, sodium chlorate, sodium carbonate, and trichloroisocyanuric acid. It also offers remove-calcium wash salt, wash and vacuum iodic salt, secondary salt, and original big salt. The medical health products offered by the company include Cistanche Yishen Granules, Compound Licorice Tablets, and Salmonella. The annual production capacity for sodium methoxide is 4,500 tons.

Company Headquarters: Mesaieed, Qatar Founded: 1969 Workforce: ~1,500 Company Working: Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) is a joint venture between Industries Qatar (IQ) and Yara Netherland, with 75% and 25% shares, respectively. It is one of the major producers and exporters of ammonia and urea in the global market. The QAFCO complex comprises six completely integrated units for production of ammonia and urea; QAFCO-1 (1973), QAFCO-2 (1979), QAFCO-3 (1997), QAFCO-4 (2004), QAFCO-5 (2011), and QAFCO-6 (2012). In 2019, it produced 3.7 million metric tonnes and 5.77 million metric tonnes of ammonia and urea, respectively. It has 2 subsidiaries, Gulf Formaldehyde Company and Qatar Melamine Company.

Company Headquarters: New Delhi, India Founded: 1967 Workforce: ~1,000 Company Working: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) is one of India's biggest cooperative society which is an amalgamation of over 36,000 Indian Cooperatives. The company operates 5 production units, namely, Kalol, Kandla, Aonla, Paradeep, and Phulpur. It has an annual production capacity of around 2.5 million tons of ammonia. The ammonia produced at these facilities is used to produce urea, diammonium phosphate, ammonium phosphate sulfate, and other nitrogen fertilizers. It operates 20+ sales offices in India.

Company Headquarters: Togliatti, Russia Founded: 1979 Workforce: 6,000 Company Working: Togliattiazot is one of Russia’s largest producers of chemicals and is among the top three producers of ammonia in Russia and the top ten worldwide. The company operates 7 ammonia production units and 2 for urea, on a site covering over 200 hectares. It has a production capacity of 3 million tonnes of ammonia annually, accounting for 11% of global ammonia exports.

Company Headquarters: Jonava, Lithuania Founded: 1962 Workforce: ~1,315 Company Working: AB "Achema" is a leading manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers and chemical products in Lithuania and the Baltic states. The company is primarily engaged in the production of urea, ammonia, ammonium nitrate, liquid nitrogen fertilizers (UAN), calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), AdBlue, formalin, urea formaldehyde resins, and others. Its annual production capacity of ammonia is around 1 million tons. Around 21% of its products are marketed in the country and rest are exported to Germany, the UK, France, Benelux, Scandinavia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Australia, and others. It operates as a subsidiary of Koncernas „Achemos grupė “.

Company Headquarters: Kentucky, US Founded: 1866 Workforce: ~7,900 Valvoline Inc. (Valvoline) is engaged in the production, marketing, and supply of engine & automotive maintenance products and services and is one of the leading players in the US automotive coolant market. It operates through three segments, namely Core North America, Quick Lubes, and International. Under its Core North America segment, the company produces and sells Valvoline and other branded engine and automotive maintenance products for sale in the US and Canada. It offers automotive coolants to the North American market, under this operating segment. Under the International segment, the company sells Valvoline and other branded engine and automotive maintenance products through its wholly owned affiliates, joint ventures, and independent distributors in over 140 countries across the globe, for the maintenance of consumer and commercial vehicles and equipment. The key international markets include Latin America (Mexico and Central and South America); Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA); and Asia-Pacific (Australia, India, and China).

Company Headquarters: Switzerland Founded: 1906 Workforce: ~1,134 Company Working: Oerlikon group is engaged in the manufacturing of advanced materials, surface engineering, and polymer processing. The company operates mainly in two business divisions, namely surface solutions, and man-made fibers. The surface solutions segment includes brands such as Oerlikon Balzers, Oerlikon Metco, and Oerlikon AM, and its man-made fiber segment includes brands such as Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag, and Oerlikon Nonwoven. The company provides ceramic coating products under the Oerlikon Metco brand. It offers a wide range of products to diverse industries, including aerospace, general industries and tooling, automotive, power generation, and apparel & industrial textiles. The company has around 236 production sites, 77 sales offices, and 39 regional offices in 37 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Windsor, UK Founded: 1856 Workforce: ~8,560 Company Working: Morgan Advanced Materials is engaged in the manufacturing of a range of carbon and ceramic components. The company’s product portfolio includes thermal ceramics, molten metal systems, electrical carbon, seals and bearings, and technical ceramics. Under the technical ceramics segment, the company offers advanced ceramic coating products with name engineered coatings. It offers its products to a broad range of industries that include industrial, transportation, chemical and petrochemical, semiconductor and electronics, energy, security and defense, and healthcare. The company has established its manufacturing sites in the UK, the US, Russia, and Germany and has widespread presence across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Kety, Poland Founded: 1953 Workforce: ~200 Company Working: Alumetal S.A. is a holding company, which develops and manufactures secondary aluminum casting alloys. Its products include aluminum master alloys, aluminum for steel deoxidation, and fluxes and salts. Currently, the company collectively produces 233,000 tons of products annually in its four manufacturing plants. The company’s prominent clientele is from tier-1 automotive manufacturers such as VW and Nemak Group. Almost 90% of the company’s revenue is generated by the automotive industries at home and overseas. Nearly 60% of the company’s products are exported to overseas markets.

Company Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands Founded: 2006 Workforce: ~2,982 Company Working: Advanced Metallurgical Group, N.V., is engaged in manufacturing and marketing specialty metals and metallurgical vacuum furnace systems and the provision of engineering services. It operates through two business segments, namely, AMG critical materials and AMG engineering. The AMG critical materials segment is involved in developing and producing specialty metals, alloys, and materials. The AMG engineering segment is engaged in designing, engineering, and producing vacuum furnace systems and operating vacuum heat treatment facilities, primarily to cater to the aerospace and energy industries. Under the critical materials segment, the company produces a wide range of master alloys, which includes common aluminum master alloys to specialty master alloys. The segment accounted for over 80% of the overall revenue in 2019. The company has operations in more than 30 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Hanau, Germany Founded: 1851 Workforce: ~15,000 Company Working: Heraeus holding is an international family-owned company engaged in the production of precious metals and technology. The company operates in businesses that include precious metals, medical components, quartz glass products, sensors, specialty light sources, and products and services used in electronics, chemicals, and photovoltaics applications. It has 11 production sites located in the US, South Africa, and countries in Europe and Asia with a sales network in around 100 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Antwerp, Belgium Founded: 1872 Workforce: ~10,000 Company Working: Sibelco is among the oldest manufacturers of quartz sand in the market. More than 140 years old, Sibelco initially started in Belgium and extended its presence to the UK and many other countries across the globe. Currently, it operates in more than 40 countries with around 200 production sites globally. It manufactures magnetite, olivine, silica, kaolin, quartz, chromite, bentonite, glass cullet, and Wollastonite, among others. Its operating business segments are built environment, glass solutions, energy solutions, water & environmental solutions, coatings, polymers & chemical solutions, Covia, and others. Kaolin is manufactured under the glass solutions segment. The products manufactured by the company are sold across many end-use industries, including agriculture, ceramics, construction, and glass.

Company Headquarters: Paris, France Founded: 1880 Workforce: ~16,305 Company Working: Imerys is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of mineral-based specialty solutions for a wide variety of industries from process manufacturing to consumer goods. The company has two major business segments—minerals, and high-temperature materials and solutions. The high-temperature materials and solutions segment is further broken down into refractory, abrasives & construction, and high-temperature solutions business areas. Under the refractory, abrasives & construction section the company has refractory producers, building & infrastructure, and abrasives. Under the building & infrastructure section, kaolin is produced along with other minerals such as ball clay, bentonite, calcium aluminate-based binders, graphite, metakaolin, perlite, and talc. Imerys has its presence across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific.

Company Headquarters: Illinois, US Founded: 1932 Workforce: ~2,250 Company Working: Stepan Company (Stepan) is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of specialty and intermediate chemicals. It operates through the segments, namely surfactants, polymers, and specialty products. Surfactants segment offers oilfield biocides along with a wide range of surfactant chemicals such as anionic, cationic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants. The polymers segment produces polyester polyols and phthalic anhydride. The specialty products are chemicals used in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications.

Company Headquarters: Selangor, Malaysia Founded: 1968 Workforce: ~2,800 Company Working: Scientex Berhad manufactures PVC leather cloth and sheeting, industrial stretch films, PP strapping bands, FIBC bags, form-fill & seal bags, woven bags, and raffia products. The company operates through two business segments, namely manufacturing and property development. Under the manufacturing segment, it deals with various product categories such as stretch films, custom films, specialty products, and converting. It provides artificial leather for automobile applications under its specialty products category. The company offers its products to a wide customer base by exporting them to more than 60 countries. Scientex Berhad has manufacturing plants in Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the US. Apart from its manufacturing business, the company is also a prominent property developer with presence in Johor, Melaka, Perak, Selangor, and Penang, Malaysia.

Company Headquarters: Hanover, Germany Founded: 1871 Workforce: ~ 243,226 Company Working: ContiTech AG (ContiTech) is a multinational producer and distributor of several systems and functional parts made from rubber, metals, polyamide, and textile. It also offers electronic components for plant and machine engineering, as well as the automotive and mining industries. The company mainly has two groups, namely the rubber group and automotive group, through which it sells its products. The rubber group is further sub-divided into Tires and ContiTech. The ContiTech division is further segmented into seven units. Under the surface solutions unit, ContiTech offers artificial leather. The company has operation in 544 locations in over 60 countries, across regions including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Founded: 1926 Workforce: ~9,089 Company Working: Kuraray Co. Ltd (Kuraray) is a manufacturer and supplier of plastics, chemicals, elastomers and rubber, fabric, nonwoven fabric, man-made leather, hook and loop fasteners, and materials and products used in the dental industry. The company operates through six business segments, namely isoprene, vinyl acetate, functional materials, trading, fibers and textiles, and others. The man-made leather offered by the company is used in the manufacturing of garments, shoes, bags, consumer electronics, and furniture. It sells its products in various countries including Japan, China, Belgium, Germany, the US, and Singapore. It invested USD 0.19 billion in research and development in 2017.

Company Headquarters: Italy Founded: 1927 Workforce: 3556 Company Working: SOL Spa is one of the major Italy-based companies engaged in applied research, production, and distribution of industrial, medical, pure, and high purity technical gases. It offers technical and medical gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, acetylene, high purity gases, nitrous oxide, and food gases, among others. The products offered by the company are used in chemical, electronics, iron and steel, and foodstuff industries. The company has a global presence in 24 European countries, India, Morocco, Turkey, and Brazil.