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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: 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.

Hyundai Steel Company engage in manufacturing and selling of steel products in South Korea. The company was formerly known as INI Steel Company and changed its name to Hyundai Steel Company in March 2006.

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: 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.

Company Headquarters: Marktredwitz, GermanyFounded: 1903 Workforce: ~3,589 Company Working: CeramTec is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of advanced ceramic products. It operates through two business segments—medical and industrial. The medical segment is focused on BIOLOX ceramic components for medical implants due to their biocompatibility, high wear resistance, manufacturing precision, and quality. The industrial segment develops and supplies a broad range of specialized, high-performance critical components for applications in the automotive, aerospace & defense, machinery, electronics, medical, chemical, and other end-use industries. It has 20 production facilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It held assets worth USD 3,376.12 million in 2018.

Company Headquarters: Texas, US Founded: 1987 Workforce: ~66,000 Company Working: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC (BHGE LLC) operates as a subsidiary of General Electric, in which General Electric owns 62.5% shares of the company. It specializes in offering oilfield services and equipment services. The company operates through various business segments, which are oilfield services, oilfield equipment, turbomachinery & process solutions, and digital solutions. It offers oilfield products and services under its upstream, midstream, downstream, digital, and industrial business segments. The company's upstream business segment includes products for evaluation, production & optimization, subsea, drilling, completions, and well intervention. Additionally, it's well intervention services include coiled tubing systems and services for many well site operations. The company’s midstream business segment covers products for liquified natural gas and pipeline & storage. The downstream business segment covers products for refining and petrochemical & fertilizer processing. The industrial business segment covers products for power generation and specialty chemicals. BHGE LLC operates in more than 120 countries, worldwide. It offers oilfield services and oilfield equipment in various countries in the Middle East & Africa including Oman, the UAE, Angola, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia. The company heavily invests in the research and development of new products and services. Its invested USD 408 million, USD 352 million, and USD 501 million in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, for the development of advanced products. In 2018, the company launched more than 100 new products and issued more than 2,700 patents.

Company Headquarters: Snaith, UK Founded: 1925 Workforce: ~6037 Company Working: Croda International Plc (Croda) is a holding company for a group of companies that manufactures a diverse range of chemicals and chemical products, including oleochemicals and industrial chemicals. It supplies products to companies specializing in personal care, pharmaceutical, plastics, food processing, nutrition, fire prevention, engineering, and automotive industries. The company's adaptable structure enables it to create and supply novel, long-lasting chemicals that consumers can rely on in personal care, health care, lubricants, polymer additives, coatings & polymers, crop care, geotech, and home care, as well as industrial specialties. The company has a presence in more than 37 countries and works with 500 innovation partners.

Company Headquarters: Texas, United States Founded: 1999 Workforce: ~63,000 Company Working: ExxonMobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) is an American multinational oil & gas corporation. It performs crude oil refinement, makes lube base stocks and finished lubricants, transports, trades, and sells petroleum products. Additionally, the business produces and sells a wide range of specialty goods in addition to commodity petrochemicals such as olefins, aromatics, polyethylene, and polypropylene plastics. High-performance fuels and lubricant products made by ExxonMobil power global transportation, increase efficiency and lower the entire life-cycle emissions of our clients. It runs through a network of production facilities, transit hubs, and distribution facilities. North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are all operational regions for the company.

Company Headquarters: Kentucky, US Founded: 1924 Workforce: ~6,000 Company Working: Ashland is one of the leading providers of specialty chemical solutions, products, and resources across the globe. It serves a wide range of consumers and industries, such as energy, food and beverage, adhesives, architectural coatings, automotive, construction, personal care, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical. The company operates through three business units—intermediates and solvents, composites, and specialty ingredients unit. The company offers hydrate inhibitors under the specialty ingredients segment. These products are low-dose kinetic hydrate and can be used as an alternative to thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THI) or boosters to THI methods in other scenarios across the oil and gas industry. It has a vast geographical presence with over 100 offices across North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the rest of the world.

Company Headquarters: France Founded: 1978 Workforce: ~ 6,900 Company Working: SNF Group is a renowned multinational corporation specializing in the production and supply of high-performance mining chemicals. With an extensive history dating back to 1978, SNF has solidified its position as a leading player in the mining industry, offering innovative chemical solutions that enhance extraction processes, increase efficiency, and promote sustainable mining practices. SNF is a privately held, specialty chemical company based in the Rhone-Alpes region of France, with a long-standing presence on every continent. With 21 production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, and America, with a production capacity of 1,325,000 tonnes, SNF has the largest Mining Chemicals production capacity in the world. SNF products are sold into 130 countries, across every sector of the economy, with 70 subsidiaries located in more than 40 countries, in 3 major economic regions (The Americas, Europe, and Asia).

Company Headquarters: Luterbach, Switzerland Founded: 1962 Workforce: ~3,891 Company Working: Schaffner Holding AG (Schaffner), an international leader in the field of electromagnetic compatibility and power quality, provides solutions that ensure efficient and reliable operation of power electronic systems. The company operates through three divisions, namely electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), power magnetics, and automotive. The EMC division is the market leader in the production of EMC filters. It manufactures and develops standard and custom components that protect power electronic systems from EMI and safeguard their operation in power grids. It has four production facilities in China, Thailand, the US, and Hungary and has R&D and sales and application centers across Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe.

Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1883 Workforce: ~47,300 Company Working: PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes coatings, specialty materials, and glass products. It operates through two segments—performance coatings and industrial coatings segments. The performance coatings segment offers a variety of protective and decorative coatings, sealants, finishes, paint strippers, stains and related chemicals, transparencies, and transparent armors. The industrial coatings segment includes industrial coatings, automotive OEM coatings, specialty coatings and materials, and packaging coatings business units. The industrial coatings and automotive OEM coatings business unit provides adhesives, coatings, metal pretreatments and sealants for the consumer electronics, OEM, agricultural, appliances, construction equipment, building products, and transportation vehicles. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Asia-Pacific.