Largest chemical companies by market capitalization

By Nicole Green

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Rank Logo Name Ticker Market Cap Price Today % Country
1 Linde LIN $221.50 B $472.39 0.45% UK
2 Air Liquide AI.PA $118.60 B $205.67 0.26% France
3 Wesfarmers WES.AX $68.12 B $60.02 1.11% Australia
4 Air Products and Chemicals APD $64.82 B $289.97 0.45% USA
5 Shin-Etsu Chemical 4063.T $55.73 B $29.76 0.27% Japan
6 Merck KGaA MRK.DE $54.61 B $126.65 1.00% Germany
7 Corteva CTVA $49.33 B $72.65 0.36% USA
8 SABIC 2010.SR $48.33 B $15.92 1.16% S. Arabia
9 BASF BAS.DE $46.12 B $51.36 1.41% Germany
10 Sika SIKA.SW $36.72 B $228.91 0.96% Switzerland
11 Henkel HEN3.DE $33.99 B $86.24 1.93% Germany
12 Bayer BAYN.DE $32.76 B $33.35 1.93% Germany
13 Dupont De Nemours DD $32.30 B $77.15 2.09% USA
14 Wanhua Chemical 600309.SS $28.61 B $9.14 0.82% China
15 PPG Industries PPG $24.74 B $109.64 0.41% USA
16 Borouge BOROUGE.AE $21.11 B $0.70 2.64% UAE
17 Industries Qatar IQCD.QA $20.94 B $3.45 0.32% Qatar
18 Ems-Chemie EMSN.SW $17.64 B $754.55 0.08% Switzerland
19 LyondellBasell LYB $17.46 B $54.30 0.20% USA
20 Dow DOW $16.94 B $23.91 0.08% USA
21 Nippon Sanso 4091.T $15.97 B $36.91 1.75% Japan
22 LG Chem 051910.KS $14.68 B $197.55 1.17% S. Korea
23 Barito Pacific BRPT.JK $12.54 B $0.13 0.00% Indonesia
24 Covestro 1COV.F $12.30 B $65.13 6.72% Germany
25 Sociedad Química y Minera SQM $12.15 B $44.26 1.33% Chile
26 AkzoNobel AKZA.AS $11.79 B $68.99 0.17% Netherlands
27 Westlake Chemical WLK $11.23 B $87.64 3.53% USA
28 Asahi Kasei 3407.T $11.16 B $8.22 0.74% Japan
29 PhosAgro PHOR.ME $10.95 B $84.81 0.32% Russia
30 Zhejiang NHU Co., Ltd. 002001.SZ $10.59 B $3.35 1.66% China
31 Toray Industries 3402.T $10.15 B $6.67 1.60% Japan
32 Nan Ya Plastics 1303.TW $9.96 B $1.26 1.16% Taiwan
33 Albemarle ALB $9.42 B $79.27 1.05% USA
34 Satellite Chemical 002648.SZ $9.35 B $2.76 1.24% China
35 Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong 000301.SZ $9.17 B $1.39 2.48% China
36 Yara International YAR.OL $9.11 B $35.61 0.47% Norway
37 Avantor AVTR $8.99 B $13.19 2.89% USA
38 Syensqo SYENS.BR $8.87 B $86.75 1.51% Belgium
39 Evonik Industries EVK.DE $8.78 B $18.75 0.56% Germany
40 Brenntag BNR.DE $8.71 B $60.35 0.00% Germany
41 POSCO Chemical 003670.KS $8.40 B $94.48 2.81% S. Korea
42 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings 4188.T $8.01 B $5.89 0.76% Japan
43 Sekisui Chemical 4204.T $7.97 B $19.29 0.85% Japan
44 PChem (Petronas Chemicals Group) 5183.KL $7.96 B $1.00 2.33% Malaysia
45 ICL Group ICL $7.89 B $6.09 0.65% Israel
46 Eastman Chemical EMN $7.87 B $68.60 1.52% USA
47 Formosa Plastics 1301.TW $7.87 B $1.24 1.05% Taiwan
48 Hualu Hengsheng 600426.SS $7.84 B $3.69 1.74% China
49 NewMarket Corp NEU $7.70 B $820.19 1.09% USA
50 UPL UPL.NS $6.66 B $7.91 0.27% India
51 Orica ORI.AX $6.54 B $13.75 1.40% Australia
52 PI Industries PIIND.NS $6.45 B $42.55 0.26% India
53 Yuhan 000100.KS $6.36 B $85.13 0.25% S. Korea
54 IMCD IMCD.AS $6.34 B $107.44 0.69% Netherlands
55 LB Group (LomonBillions) 002601.SZ $6.27 B $2.63 1.41% China
56 Linde India LINDEINDIA.NS $6.23 B $73.11 0.19% India
57 Bachem BANB.SW $5.92 B $79.00 1.92% Switzerland
58 Formosa Chemicals & Fibre 1326.TW $5.48 B $0.94 1.03% Taiwan
59 Fuchs Petrolub FPE.F $5.47 B $36.54 0.64% Germany
60 SOL S.p.A. SOL.MI $5.43 B $59.18 1.40% Italy
61 Sumitomo Chemical 4005.T $5.25 B $3.21 4.00% Japan
62 Arkema AKE.PA $5.08 B $66.88 2.47% France
63 Celanese CE $5.08 B $46.43 4.01% USA
64 Dottikon ES DESN.SW $5.02 B $363.60 1.92% Switzerland
65 Valvoline VVV $4.95 B $38.96 1.56% USA
66 Yanbu National Petrochemical 2290.SR $4.87 B $8.55 1.35% S. Arabia
67 Nissan Chemical 4021.T $4.86 B $35.95 0.38% Japan
68 Mitsui Chemicals 4183.T $4.75 B $25.40 0.48% Japan
69 Sasa Polyester SASA.IS $4.70 B $0.11 1.99% Turkey
70 FMC FMC $4.65 B $37.29 0.62% USA
71 Croda International CRDA.L $4.61 B $32.81 1.05% UK
72 Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company MPHC.QA $4.61 B $0.36 0.97% Qatar
73 Sasol SSL $4.35 B $6.91 3.09% South Africa
74 Johnson Matthey JMAT.L $4.32 B $25.80 0.26% UK
75 Cabot Corporation CBT $4.31 B $81.02 0.78% USA
76 Gujarat Fluorochemicals FLUOROCHEM.NS $4.21 B $38.40 0.05% India
77 NOF Corporation 4403.T $4.15 B $18.04 0.34% Japan
78 Indorama Ventures IVL.BK $3.78 B $0.67 0.93% Thailand
79 PTT Global Chemical PTTGC.BK $3.74 B $0.83 0.93% Thailand
80 Kingboard Holdings 0148.HK $3.71 B $3.35 1.00% Hong Kong
81 Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) 2310.SR $3.69 B $5.01 0.74% S. Arabia
82 Wacker Chemie WCH.F $3.63 B $72.90 0.24% Germany
83 Azelis Group AZE.BR $3.54 B $14.54 0.97% Belgium
84 Hawkins HWKN $3.52 B $168.69 1.25% USA
85 Saudi Industrial Investment Group 2250.SR $3.43 B $4.99 1.37% S. Arabia
86 Solvay SOLB.VI $3.34 B $31.84 1.09% Belgium
87 Sumitomo Chemical India SUMICHEM.NS $3.29 B $6.60 0.49% India
88 Clariant CLN.SW $3.29 B $9.98 0.50% Switzerland
89 Perimeter Solutions PRM $3.26 B $22.28 1.23% USA
90 Sumitomo Bakelite Company 4203.T $3.00 B $34.31 2.69% Japan
91 HEXPOL AB HPOL-B.ST $3.00 B $8.72 0.37% Sweden
92 Kansai Paint 4613.T $3.00 B $17.04 0.02% Japan
93 Petro Rabigh 2380.SR $2.96 B $1.76 0.60% S. Arabia
94 Olin OLN $2.76 B $24.08 3.21% USA
95 Deepak Nitrite DEEPAKNTR.NS $2.73 B $19.91 0.31% India
96 Tata Chemicals TATACHEM.NS $2.72 B $10.68 0.32% India
97 Bayer Crop Science BAYERCROP.NS $2.64 B $58.18 0.33% India
98 Chambal Fertilisers CHAMBLFERT.NS $2.59 B $6.33 0.06% India
99 Ashland ASH $2.47 B $54.24 0.15% USA
100 Quaker Houghton KWR $2.45 B $141.13 4.80% USA

*This list highlights the leading companies in this category, ranked by their market value. Only publicly traded companies are included, since private companies don’t share enough financial details to estimate their value.

Market capitalization (or market cap) is the total value of a public company. It’s usually calculated by multiplying the company’s share price by the number of shares available.

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