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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.

Company Headquarters: Switzerland Founded: 2001 Workforce: 25,000 Company Working: Eurochem, an agrochemical company is primarily engaged in the production and sale of mineral fertilizers worldwide. It operates through five business divisions, namely, mining, oil & gas, fertilizers, logistics, and sales. It has a vertically integrated business model and offers argon under its industrial product segment. It produces gas and liquid argon by low-temperature rectification of tail gases obtained from ammonia production.

Company Headquarters: London, UK Founded: 1998 Workforce: ~7,000 Company Working: INEOS Group Holdings SA (INEOS) produces and sells petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and oil products worldwide. The company operates through three segments—olefins and polymers Europe, olefins and polymers North America, and chemical intermediates. Among these, the chemical intermediates segment includes the following key businesses including INEOS Oligomers, INEOS Nitriles, INEOS Oxide, and INEOS Phenol. Additionally, it offers technology licenses for polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinylchloride, vinyl chloride monomer, ethylene dichloride, and acrylonitrile to third parties. It serves the packaging, construction, automotive, white goods/durables, agrochemicals, and pharmaceutical industries. Its production network spans 171 sites in 24 countries throughout the world. Under its INEOS Oligomers division of chemical intermediates segment, the company offers specialty amines for custom H2S and CO2 removal applications through the GAS/SPEC business unit. The GAS/SPEC business unit is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with its major technical facility in Freeport, Texas.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1898 Workforce: 5,675 Company Working: Messer Group is the largest privately held specialist in industrial, medical, and specialty gases in the world. It offers a broad range of products including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, acetylene, shielding gases for industrial, food and beverage, and medical applications. The group is also engaged in providing automatic dry ice production machines, CO2 cylinder filling plants, CO2 vaporizers, dry ice blasting equipment, CO2 production plants and recovery systems, CO2 storage tanks, and other CO2 accessories. The group has more than 90 operating companies in 35 countries across Europe, Asia, America, and Algeria.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1879 Workforce: 57,605 Company Working: The Linde Group is one of the major players in the international gases market. The group comprises of two divisions, namely, gases and engineering. The group offers a broad range of compressed and liquefied gases applicable in the energy sector, steel production, chemical processing, environmental protection and welding, food processing, glass production, and electronics. It has gases and engineering operations in more than 100 countries globally. Argon is produced and distributed by the group’s gases division.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1907 Workforce: 26,461 Company Working: Praxair, Inc is the leading industrial gas company in North and South America. The company operates through two business segments, namely, industrial gases and surface technologies. Atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon) and process gases (carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, acetylene) are offered under the industrial gases segment. The company also designs and manufactures industrial gases producing equipment.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1940 Workforce: 15300 Company Working: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc is one of the leading industrial gases company in the world. The company engages in providing atmospheric and process gases, and related equipment to refining and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage markets. The products offered by the company serve the food and beverages, medical, energy, and transportation industries. Air products has its operational units in 50 countries with more than 750 production facilities globally.

Company Headquarters: France Founded: 1902 Workforce: 68,000 Company Working: Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies, and services for industrial and health sectors. The company operates in the market through three major business segments, namely, gas and services, global market and technologies, and engineering and construction. It offers liquid and gas argon under the gas and services business segment. Air Liquide has its presence in more than 80 countries globally and has 140 industrial production facilities throughout the US. The company offers liquid and gas argon products through its gas & services segment.

Company Headquarters: India Founded: 1994 Workforce: The company has employed more than 13400 employees. Company Working: JSW is a leading steel producer in India with a strong presence in the domestic market. The company produces a wide range of steel products used in various industries, such as automotive, construction, and energy. JSW is committed to sustainable production and has set targets to reduce its carbon emissions and water usage. The company is also focused on developing new products and technologies to improve the efficiency of its production processes.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 2003 Workforce: ~45,000 Company Working: JFE Steel Corporation is a manufacturer of steel products. It offers its products for various applications, including vehicles, shipbuilding, civil engineering, construction, containers and cans, consumer electronics and appliances, energy, and industrial machinery. The company operates through three segments, namely, steel, engineering, and trading. Plain carbon ERW tubes are offered under its steel segment. The engineering segment includes the construction of essential infrastructure, including waste-to-energy plant, water treatment plants, and bridges. The trading segment covers steel materials, non-ferrous metals, chemical fuels, equipment, marine vessels, and electronics. The company has major production and sales bases located in Japan, Egypt, India, China, Mexico, the US, Thailand, the UAE, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore. It has six major research and development centers in Japan.

Company Headquarters: Maharashtra, India Founded: 1907 Workforce: ~6,95,000 Company Working: Tata Steel is one of the largest steel producers around the world. It supplies high-quality steel products for applications in the packaging, automotive, construction, and engineering industries. The company offers a wide range of OCTG to clients all over the world under Tata Steel Europe. It operates through four segments, namely, manufactured goods, automotive, construction, and packaging. Tata Steel Europe provides OCTG under the tubes division in the construction segment. Some of the other products offered by the company include packaging steel, organic coated, metallic coated, hot rolled, cold rolled, building products, and others. Tata Steel has its manufacturing operations in several countries including the US, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, India, Sweden, Belgium, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, and Canada. In India, it has manufacturing facilities in Jamshedpur and Kalinganagar. Unitol SAS (France), NatSteel Asia Pte. Ltd (Singapore), Bsr Pipeline Services Limited (UK), Tata Steel Maubeuge SAS (France), Layde Steel S.L. (Spain), Tata Steel Nederland Tubes BV (Netherlands), and Oremco Inc. (US) are some of the company’s subsidiaries.

Company Headquarters: China Founded: 1997 Workforce: The company has employed more than 33000 employees. Company Working: HBIS Group is a leading steel producer in China. The company produces a wide range of steel products, including flat and long steel products used in various industries, such as construction, automotive, and energy. HBIS Group is committed to sustainable production and has set targets to reduce its carbon emissions and water usage. The company is also focused on developing new products and technologies to meet the changing needs of its customers.

Company Headquarters: South Korea Founded: 1968 Workforce: The company has employed more than 600000 employees. Company Working: POSCO is a South Korean multinational steel manufacturing company. It is one of the largest steel producers in the world and produces a wide range of steel products used in various industries, such as automotive, construction, and energy. POSCO is committed to sustainable production and has set targets to reduce its carbon emissions and water usage. The company is also focused on developing new products and technologies to improve the efficiency of its production processes.

Company Headquarters: Ohio, US Founded: 2005 Workforce: 5,200 Company Working: Hexion is engaged in the manufacturing of advanced specialty chemicals and performance materials. It is a leading manufacturer of adhesives and epoxy resins and coatings. It operates through business segments, namely epoxy, phenolic and coating resins, and forest products resins. The epoxy, phenolic and coating resins segment accounted for around USD 2,052 million by the end of 2017. The company serves diverse markets, such as architectural and industrial paints, packaging, consumer goods, automotive coatings, aviation, energy, oil & gas, and electrical composites. Hexion has a worldwide network with production facilities in more than 90 countries severing to over 3,000 customers. Its global customers include Akzo Nobel N.V., 3M, BASF, Bayer, Dow, Monsanto, PPG Industries, Owens Corning, Valspar, and Weyerhaeuser.

Company Headquarters: Beijing, China Founded: 2000 Workforce: 423,543 Company Working: China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp) is engaged in the epoxy resin production and distribution business, it is an integrated chemical and energy company in China. The company operates through five business segments, namely exploration and production; refining; marketing and distribution; chemicals; and corporate & others. Sinopec Corp has integrated upstream, midstream, and downstream operations. It is one of the largest suppliers of refined oil products in China, and in terms of ethylene production capacity, it is the leading player in China with an established distribution network of chemical products across the globe. The company has more than 100 subsidiaries engaged in several businesses such as refining, oil & gas exploration and production, chemicals, R&D, foreign trade, and marketing. The prime operation areas are east, south, and mid-China. By the end of 2017, the company's total share was 121.1 billion, which included 95.6 billion domestic and 25.5 billion overseas.

Company Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan Founded: 1958 Workforce: ~33,415 Company Working: Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Nan Ya Plastics) is one of the leading Chinese companies that manufactures plastic processing products, petrochemicals, electronic materials, polyesters, fibers, and textile materials. The company operates through four segments, namely electronic materials, plastic materials, fiber products, and plastic products. Its products serve various applications in major industries, such as plastic, chemical, electronics, textile, and machinery and switchgear. Artificial leather is offered under the plastic products segment, which finds applications in car interiors, car seats, electronic product decoration, sports equipment, bike seat, furniture, yoga mats, CMP polish pad, wall decoration, and sports gloves (baseball, golf, etc.). It has manufacturing units across China and distribution channel spread across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Founded: 1856 Workforce: 800 Company Working: SPOLCHEMIE is a chemical and metallurgical producing company. Its production facility is fully integrated and environmentally friendly, it uses its own patented technology to produce epoxy resin. The company serves the electronics, energy, construction, paints, and agricultural industries. SPOLCHEMIE exports around 80% of its products to around 80 countries located in five regions, particularly in Western Europe.

Company Headquarters: United States Founded: 1970 Workforce: ~7,000 Company Working: Huntsman Corporation is a global specialty chemical company that produces a wide range of products used in various industries such as adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction, electronics, footwear, healthcare, paints and coatings, packaging, personal care, and textiles. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products and Advanced Materials. It offers a diverse range of chemical formulations and products that are marketed worldwide to various industrial and building product manufacturers. Our customer base primarily consists of these manufacturers. Huntsman Corporation's product portfolio includes polyurethane foam systems, specialty epoxy resins, coatings, and adhesives, amines, surfactants, textile chemicals, and dyes, among others. The company is also a leading producer of MDI, a key raw material used in the production of polyurethanes. The company operates across three divisions featuring over 60 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries. Huntsman Corporation has announced that it has secured all regulatory approvals required to complete the sale of its Textile Effects division to Archroma, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners.

Company Headquarters: ‎Warsaw, Poland Founded: 1945 Workforce: 3,871 Company Working: CIECH S.A. is engaged in the production and distribution of epoxy resin. The company primarily operates through four business segments, namely soda, organic, silicates & glass, and other activities. It offers soda ash that finds application in the production of soaps, detergents, glass, as well as in the chemical, metal processing, and many other industries. Under the organic segment, it offers polyurethane foams, epoxy resins, and polyester resins. These products are used in various industries such as automotive, paints, and electronics. The silicates & glass segment offers glassy sodium silicate and sodium water glass. These products are used by the construction industry and in the production of detergents. The company generated net income of around USD 47.43 Million in 2018. It operates as a subsidiary of KI Chemistry s.a.r.l.

Company Headquarters: Gujarat, India Founded: 1947 Workforce: 5,403 Company Working: Atul Ltd is the largest producer and distributor of epoxy resins and curing agents in India. It offers multifunctional resin for advanced composite application in the aerospace and automotive industries. It operates through two business segments—life science chemicals and performance and other chemicals. The performance and other chemical segment is divided into four sub-segments, namely bulk chemicals and intermediates, colors, and polymers. The polymer segment produces epoxy resins, reactive diluents, curing agents, sulfones, adhesives based on epoxy, synthetic rubber, protective paints, cyanoacrylate, and polyurethane. The sales revenue of the performance and other segment was around USD 366 million, i.e., 66% of the total sales, in 2018. The company manufactures over 900 products, owns 114 brands, and serves around 6000 customers across 92 countries. It has three production facilities in India, subsidiary companies with production facilities in the UK, and operates through a retail network of 38,000 retail outlets in India. It has invested around USD 4 million in research and development between 2018 and 2019.

Company Headquarters: Gwacheon, South Korea Founded: 1957 Workforce: 6,700 Company Working: Kolon Industries, Inc (Kolon) is engaged in the production of epoxy resin. The company functions through five business segments, namely industrial materials, chemicals, film, fashion, and others. The industrial materials segment offers functional fibers, high-performance fibers, non-woven fabrics, and engineering plastic. The chemical segment deals with hydrocarbon resin, phenolic resin, and epoxy resin. The film segment includes polyester film and electronics material. The company manufactures sportswear as well as apparels under the fashion segment. The others segment includes polyester chip and yarn for clothes. Moreover, the company operates a retail platform that connects individuals, brands, and local communities. The company has manufacturing facilities as well as marketing & distribution network in various countries such as China, Germany, South Korea, Indonesia, as well as North American countries.

Company Headquarters: Mumbai, India Founded: 1947 Workforce: 10,000 Company Working: Aditya Birla Chemicals (Aditya Birla) is a producer and distributor of specialty chemicals. It is the leading producer of epoxy resin across the globe. The company’s product portfolio includes epoxy resin, sulfites, peroxides, fluorine chemicals, phosphates & phosphoric acid, and chlorine derivatives. On 1 April 2015, Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Limited ("ABCIL") merged with Grasim. The company operates as a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited. The company operates through five business segments—viscose, chemicals, cement, financial services, and others. The fiber and pulp business segment offers viscose staple fiber and wood pulp. The company manufactures epoxy resin under the chemical segment. The chemical segment also offers caustic soda and allied chemicals. The cement business segment offers grey cement, white cement, and allied products. The others segment mainly comprises textile business. Aditya Birla Chemicals manufactures high-quality epoxy that finds application in the construction, automotive, electronics, food and beverage, coatings, adhesives, energy, and aerospace industries. The chemical business has around 16 manufacturing sites located in India, Thailand, China, and Germany. In 2018, Aditya Birla invested USD 19.3 million in research and development.

Company Headquarters: Wiesbaden, GermanyFounded: 1913 Workforce: ~5,100 Company Working: SGL Carbon (SGL) operates as a holding company, which is engaged in the manufacturing of carbon and graphite products. It operates through two segments, namely composites-fibers & materials and graphite materials & systems. It operates 30 production sites and serves customers in over 100 countries. It held assets worth USD 1,814.94 million as of 2018. The products offered by the company are used in the automotive, aerospace, energy, compound semiconductor and LED, and process technology industries.

Company Headquarters: Heuchelheim, GermanyFounded: 1913 Workforce: ~8,500 Company Working: Schunk GmbH (Schunk) is an international technology group that operates through its subsidiaries. It operates through its five subsidiaries, namely, Schunk Carbon Technology, Weiss Technik, Schunk Sinter Metals, Schunk Sonosystems, and OptoTech. It has 80 locations in 29 countries across the globe. The Schunk Carbon Technology division develops and manufactures components made of carbon, graphite, carbon fiber-reinforced carbon, silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, and quartz. This division has operations in 40 locations worldwide.