========== CHEMICALS ==========
(statistics in parentheses are from previous years)
| B lbs '97 | $/lb '95-8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Organics | (285.9) | ||
| Inorganics | (464.1) | ||
| Plastics | 78.3 | ||
| Sulfuric acid | 95.6 | .04 | |
| Nitrogen | 82.6 | ||
| Oxygen | 64.7 | ||
| Ethylene | 51.1 | .23 | |
| Lime | 42.6 | .03 | |
| Ammonia | 38.4 | .09 | |
| Propylene | 27.5 | .17 | |
| Phosphoric acid (P2O5) | 26.8 | .40 | |
| Ethylene dichloride | 26.3 | .17 | |
| Sulfur | 26.2 | .18 | |
| Chlorine | 26.0 | .12 | |
| Sodium carbonate | 22.9 | .33 | |
| Sodium hydroxide | 22.7 | 1.42 | |
| Nitric acid | 18.1 | .17 | |
| Methyl t-butyl ether | (17.7) | ||
| Ammonium nitrate | 16.5 | .08 | |
| Benzene | 16.5 | .13 | |
| Urea | 15.5 | .11 | |
| Vinyl chloride | (15.0) | .18 | |
| LD polyethylene | 14.6 | .46 | Thermoplastics |
| PVC | 14.1 | .30 | Thermoplastics |
| Polypropylene | 13.3 | .38 | Thermoplastics |
| Ethylbenzene | 12.7 | (.27) | |
| HD polyethylene | 12.5 | .39 | Thermoplastics |
| Styrene | 11.4 | .29 | |
| Methanol | (11.3) | .06 | |
| Xylene | (9.4) | .11 | |
| Hydrochloric acid | 8.4 | .12 | |
| Ethylene oxide | 8.2 | .47 | |
| Formaldehyde | (8.1) | .34 | |
| Terephthalic acid | (8.0) | .29 | |
| p-Xylene | 7.8 | .23 | |
| Toluene | (6.7) | .11 | |
| Polystyrene | 6.6 | .41 | Thermoplastics |
| Cumene | 6.1 | .18 | |
| Ammonium sulfate | 5.6 | .02 | |
| Ethylene glycol | (5.2) | .24 | |
| Acetic acid | (4.7) | .36 | |
| Polyester | 4.3 | -- | thermoplastics |
| Phenol | (4.2) | .41 | |
| Polyester | 4.1 | .74 | Fibers |
| Butadiene | 4.1 | .19 | |
| Propylene oxide | (4.0) | .64 | |
| Phenol/tar acid | 3.6 | -- | thermosets |
| Acrylonitrile | 3.3 | .53 | |
| Carbon black | (3.3) | .29 | |
| Isobutylene | (3.2) | .31 | |
| Potash (K2O) | 3.2 | .48 | |
| Titanium dioxide | 3.0 | 1.01 | |
| Vinyl acetate | (2.9) | .45 | |
| Acetone | (2.8) | .39 | |
| Nylon | 2.8 | -- | fibers |
| Butyraldehyde | (2.7) | .48 | |
| Polyolefin | 2.5 | -- | fibers |
| Aluminum sulfate | 2.4 | .12 | |
| Urea | 2.3 | -- | thermosets |
| Sodium silicate | (2.2) | .25 | |
| Cyclohexane | (2.1) | .18 | |
| Styrene-butadiene | 2.1 | -- | rubbers |
| Hydrogen | 2.0 | ||
| Adipic acid | (1.8) | .69 | |
| Nitrobenzene | (1.7) | .33 | |
| Polyester | 1.6 | .74 | Thermosets |
| Bisphenol A | (1.6) | .94 | |
| Isopropyl alcohol | 1.5 | .34 | |
| Calcium Chloride | (1.4) | .14 | |
| Sodium chlorate | 1.3 | .23 | |
| Sodium sulfate | 1.3 | .06 | |
| Aniline | 1.3 | .49 | |
| Polybutadiene | 1.2 | -- | rubbers |
| Nylon | 1.2 | -- | thermoplastics |
| o-Xylene | 1.1 | .14 | |
| 2-Ethylhexanol | 0.8 | .56 | |
| Epoxy | 0.7 | -- | thermosets |
| Hydrogen peroxide | (0.7) | .70 | |
| EP | 0.7 | -- | rubbers |
| Bromine | 0.6 | .56 | |
| Acrylic | 0.5 | -- | fibers |
| Rayon & Acetate | 0.5 | -- | fibers |
| Phosphorus | (0.5) | 1.25 | |
| Melamine | 0.3 | -- | thermosets |
| Nitrile | 0.2 | -- | rubbers |
| Polychloroprene | 0.2 | -- | rubbers |
| Lithium | 0.006 | 39.05 | |
| Sodium | -- | 1.55 |
========== CHEMICAL COMPANIES ==========
(statistics in parentheses are from previous years)
| $M 97 Sales | 98 R&D | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BASF (Ger) | 27,047 | (1213) | |
| Merck | 23,637 | (1684) | |
| Dupont | 21,295 | 1100 | |
| Bayer (Ger) | 19,178 | (915) | |
| Dow Chemical | 19,056 | 789 | |
| Bristol-Meyers Squibb | 16,701 | (1385) | |
| Hoechst (Ger) | 16,294 | (527) | |
| SHELL (UK) | 14,252 | ||
| Exxon | 14,024 | (177) | |
| 3M | (13,460) | (1002) | |
| ICI (UK) | 13,349 | ||
| Pfizer | 12,504 | (1928) | |
| Abbott Labs | 11,884 | -- | |
| Akzo Nobel (Neth) | 9,998 | (323) | |
| Elf Aquitaine (Fr) | 9,954 | (291) | |
| Rhone-Poulenc (Fr) | 9,869 | -- | |
| Eli Lilly | 8,518 | (1382) | |
| Sumitomo Chem (J) | 8,197 | ||
| Warner-Lambert | 8,180 | -- | |
| Dainippi I&C (Jap) | 7,421 | ||
| Veba (Ger) | (7,029) | -- | |
| Clariant (Switz) | 7,017 | (241) | |
| Norsk Hydro (Nor) | 6,874 | ||
| Schering-Plough | 6,778 | (847) | |
| Huls (Ger) | 6,751 | (183) | |
| Mitsubishi Chem (J) | 6,740 | (62) | |
| General Electric | 6,695 | ||
| Pharmacia & Upjohn | 6,586 | ||
| Union Carbide | 6,502 | 166 | |
| SABIC (Saudi) | 6,415 | (94) | |
| Toray Indust (Jap) | 6,343 | ||
| Henkel (Ger) | 6,186 | (151) | |
| DSM (Neth) | 6,122 | (226) | |
| BOC (UK) | 6,018 | (132) | |
| Amoco | 5,941 | ||
| Solvay (Belg) | 5,906 | (126) | |
| Novartis (Switz) | 5,738 | (506) | (Ciba/Sandoz merger) |
| ENI (Ital) | 5,668 | (97) | |
| Air Liquide (Fr) | 5,458 | ||
| Ciba Specialties (Switz) | 5,390 | (208) | |
| British Petr (UK) | 5,115 | ||
| Huntsman Corp | 5,000 | ||
| Celanese | 4,950 | ||
| Total (Fr) | 4,889 | ||
| BASF | 4,860 | ||
| Praxair | 4,735 | 83 | ('92 Carbide spin-off) |
| Shell Oil | 4,725 | ||
| Eastman Chemical | 4,678 | 190 | (Kodak spin-off) |
| ICI Americas | 4,615 | ||
| Asahi Chem (Jap) | 4,591 | ||
| Unilever (UK) | (4,572) | ||
| Occidental Petr. | 4,349 | ||
| Degussa (Ger) | 4,274 | -- | |
| Allied Signal | 4,254 | (349) | |
| Air Products | 4,122 | 113 | |
| Zeneca (UK) | 4,121 | ||
| Formosa Plastics (T) | 4,050 | ||
| Ashland | 4,047 | ||
| Rohm and Haas | 3,999 | 205 | |
| Arco Chemical | 3,995 | 79 | |
| Showa Denko (Jap) | 3,979 | -- | |
| Solutia | 3,969 | 56 | ('97 Monsanto spinoff) |
| Roche (Switz) | 3,949 | (233) | |
| Sekusi Chem (J) | 3,863 | ||
| Reliance Industries (Ind) | 3,691 | (10) | |
| Mitsui Petrochem (J) | (3,673) | ||
| Mitsui Toatsu (Jap) | (3,663) | ||
| Chevron | 3,632 | ||
| Phillips Petroleum | 3,528 | ||
| W.R. Grace | 3,313 | 96 | |
| Mobil | 3,251 | ||
| Monsanto | 3,126 | (939) | |
| Millenium | 3,048 | ||
| IMC Global | 2,989 | ||
| Dow Corning | 2,643 | -- | |
| Akzo-Nobel | 2,605 | ||
| National Starch | 2,455 | ||
| Lyondell Petrochem. | 2,346 | ||
| Rhône-Poulenc | (2,300) | ||
| FMC | 2,254 | 166 | |
| Solvay America | 2,200 | ||
| Witco | 2,187 | 78 | |
| Amer. Home Prod. | 2,119 | (1558) | (bought Cyanamide, '94) |
| Elf Atochem | 2,000 | ||
| Hercules | 1,866 | 56 | |
| Potash Corp. Sask. | 1,826 | ||
| Henkel America | 1,800 | ||
| Morton International | 1,681 | 63 | |
| Lubrizol | 1,674 | 90 | |
| PPG Industries | 1,647 | 254 | |
| Ciba Specialty Chem | 1,565 | ||
| Zeneca Inc. | 1,550 | ||
| Crompton & Knowles | 1,540 | 55 | |
| Engelhard | 1,513 | ||
| Nalco Chemical | 1,434 | 42 | |
| CF Industries | 1,432 | ||
| Cabot | 1,430 | 85 | |
| International Flavors | 1,427 | (94) | |
| Olin | 1,340 | 30 | |
| Arcadian Partners | (1,314) | ||
| Great Lakes Chem. | 1,311 | ||
| H. B. Fuller | 1,307 | (28) | |
| BetzDearborn | 1,295 | 42 | |
| Cytec | 1,291 | 44 | (Cyanamide spin-off) |
| Borden Inc. | 1,291 | ||
| Farmland Industries | 1,264 | ||
| Geon | 1,250 | 18 | |
| Wellman | 1,083 | ||
| Ethyl | 1,064 | 72 | |
| Fina | 1,059 | ||
| DSM | 1,000 | ||
| Courtalds | 1,005 | ||
| Georgia Gulf | 996 | ||
| Freeport-McMoRan | (920) | ||
| Sterling Chemical | 909 | ||
| BF Goodrich | 905 | ||
| Sigma-Aldrich | 902 | ||
| Aristech | 897 | ||
| NL Industries | 894 | ||
| Degussa | 871 | ||
| BP America | 842 | ||
| Albemarle | 830 | (31) | ('94 Ethyl spin-off) |
| Terra Industries | 802 | ||
| Loctite | (800) | ||
| Kerr-McGee | 760 | ||
| Union Camp | 758 | ||
| Intl. Specialty Prod. | 749 | -- | |
| Borden Chemicals | 737 | ||
| Alum. Co. of Amer. | 670 | ||
| Vulcan Materials | 628 | ||
| GenCorp | 615 | ||
| Rexene | (588) | ||
| Stepan | 582 | ||
| Ferro | 566 | ||
| Sun Co. | 565 | ||
| Creanova | 550 | ||
| Hüls America | (550) | ||
| Laporte | 531 | ||
| Mississippi Chemical | 521 | ||
| Lonza | 520 | ||
| General Chemical | 519 | ||
| Bush Boake Allen | 491 | ||
| Albright & Wilson | 487 | ||
| ChemFirst | 446 | (8) | |
| Unocal | 439 | ||
| Baker-Hughes | 417 | ||
| Cambrex Corp. | 380 | ||
| Georgia-Pacific | (356) | ||
| Petrolite | (342) | (15) | |
| Mallinckrodt | 335 | ||
| Terra Nitrogen | 335 | ||
| McWhorter Tech | 332 | ||
| Calgon Carbon | 328 | ||
| Westvaco | 326 | ||
| Asarco | 324 | ||
| Minerals Tech | 299 | ||
| Kemira | (293) | ||
| Procter & Gamble | -- | 1282 |
=== (Grain of Salt) ====
The information above has been collected from various published sources with no cross checking of the numbers. Chemical prices are an average of spot checks over different years. There may be inaccuracies in this information, but I'm offering it for use more to provide a ballpark idea of the volume/size and price/research effort of the major chemicals and chemical companies, rather than as an authoritative reference.
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