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Chemical Manufacturing

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Industry Description

The US chemicals industry includes about 10,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $700 billion. Major companies include Dow, DuPont, Eastman Chemical, ExxonMobil Chemical, and Huntsman. The US industry is concentrated: the 50 largest firms generate more than half of industry revenue.

SIC: 2823, 2824, 2833, 2834, 2835, 2836, 2841, 2842, 2843, 2844, 2851, 2861, 2865, 2869, 2873, 2874, 2875, 2879, 2891, 2892, 2893, 3087, 3861, 2822, 2821, 2819, 2812, 2813, 2816
NAICS: 325998, 325992, 325920, 325991, 325910, 325620, 325613, 325612, 325611, 325520, 325510, 325414, 325413, 325412, 325411, 325320, 325314, 325312, 325311, 325222, 325221, 325110, 325120, 325131, 325132, 325181, 325182, 325188, 325191, 325192, 325193, 325199, 325211, 325212
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
INEOS EUROPE LTD20,081.49MStaines, Middx
SASOLCHEM (PTY) LTD15,978.86MJohannesburg, Gp
SASOL CHEMIESE NYWERHEDE LTD15,978.86MDurban, Kn
Jinan Resin Chemicals Company10,936.00MJinan, China
Xinjiang Guanghui Industry Investment (Group) Co., Ltd.8,080.00MWulumuqi, China
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Industry Indicator

US nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments of chemical products, an indicator of chemicals production, rose 8.6 percent in the first eleven months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Trade Agreements to Boost Exports  - Major trade agreements signed in October 2011 are expected to increase US exports by billions of dollars per year. Bilateral deals with South Korea, Columbia,...
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