Industrial Chemical Manufacturing
Industry Description
The US industrial chemical manufacturing industry includes about 1,400 companies with combined annual revenue of about $200 billion. Large companies include divisions of Dow, DuPont, and Occidental. The US industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate about 70 percent of revenue. Specific market segments are often dominated by just a handful of competitors. As few as eight companies account for almost all revenues in the petrochemical and carbon black sectors, for example.
SIC: 2812, 2813, 2816, 2819, 2861, 2865, 2869
NAICS: 325110, 325120, 325131, 325132, 325181, 325182, 325188, 325191, 325192, 325193, 325199
NAICS: 325110, 325120, 325131, 325132, 325181, 325182, 325188, 325191, 325192, 325193, 325199
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Top 5 Companies
| Company | Sales | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corporation | 253,706.00M | San Ramon, CA |
| BASF SE | 84,644.50M | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation | 38,213.43M | Tokyo, Japan |
| Saudi Basic Industries Corporation | 27,465.97M | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A. | 26,320.57M | Madrid, Spain |
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Environmentalism - Increasing awareness of environmental issues such as climate change...
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US nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments of chemical products, an indicator of industrial chemicals production, rose 8.6 percent in the first eleven months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
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Chemical Manufacturers Face Inventory Reductions - With the US economy struggling and the European debt crisis looming, manufacturers are reducing their chemical stocks and delaying new orders. Leading chemical manufacturers BASF...
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