On July 26, the US "Chemical and Engineering News" (C&EN) released the list of the top 50 global chemical companies in 2021. The top three are still "old faces". Among the top ten, BASF is still the world's largest chemical manufacturer; Sinopec ranked second for the second consecutive year; third place is still Dow Chemical, Ineos ranked fourth, and Saudi Basic Industries Fifth, Formosa Plastics sixth, LG Chem, Linde and others followed.
It can be seen from the list that 7 Chinese chemical companies have entered the world's top 50, an increase of 1 from the previous year. It is worth noting that the rankings of Chinese companies are basically flat or rising, reflecting the vigorous development of China's chemical industry. Except for Sinopec and Formosa Plastics, China National Petroleum Corporation ranked 13th in the same position as last year; Hengli Petrochemical ranked 15th, up 11 places sharply; Sinochem's Syngenta ranked 26th; Wanhua Chemical ranked 29th . Rongsheng Petrochemical entered the top 50 for the first time this year, ranking 42nd.
According to reports, among the top 50 companies in the world, there are 10 in the United States, 8 in Japan, 5 in Germany, and 3 in South Korea and the United Kingdom.
The income threshold for the top 50 this year is US$6.4 billion. There is only one company with sales of more than US$50 billion, BASF; sales of 40-50 billion US dollars decreased by one, leaving only Sinopec; two companies with sales of 30-40 billion US dollars, Dow and Ineos; 20 billion- There are 10 companies with a value of US$30 billion and 17 companies with a value of US$10-20 billion.
