Petrochemical industry

The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals. A major part is constituted by the plastics (polymer) industry. It directly interfaces with the petroleum industry, especially the downstream sector.

Companies

The top ten global petrochemical companies based on the 2008 revenues – excludes state-owned companies:[1]

CompanyCountry2008 revenues $ (billion)
BASFGermany62.30
Dow ChemicalUS57.51
ExxonMobil ChemicalUS55
LyondellBasell IndustriesNetherlands51
INEOSUK47
SABICSaudi Arabia37.66
Formosa Plastics CorporationTaiwan31.5
Sumitomo ChemicalJapan16.65
DuPontUS31.83
Chevron PhillipsUS13

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Technology

Conferences

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