Companies

Table 2. Top Twenty Chemical Companies (2002)

 Chemical Sales (Billions $US)Total Sales (Billions $US)Headquarters
Dow27.627.6United States
DuPont26.726.7United States
BASF25.230.4Germany
Total18.297.1France
Bayer17.728.0Germany
Exxon Mobile16.4205.1United States
Royal Dutch Shell15.2178.9Netherlands
British Petroleum13.1179.0Great Britain
Degussa11.111.1Germany
Akzo Nobel9.413.2Netherlands
ICI9.29.2Great Britain
Mitsui Chemicals8.48.4Japan
SABIC8.09.0Saudi Arabia
China Petroleum and Chemical7.939.2China
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals7.77.7Japan
General Electric7.7131.9United States
Mitsubishi Chemical7.615.1Japan
Air Liquide7.57.5France
Sumimoto Chemical7.38.9Japan
Huntsman Corporation7.27.2United States

Source: Chemical and Engineering News, July 28, 2003, p 18.