Chemicals Industry Competitors

Begun in 1832 as a wholesaler of dyestuffs, the Nagase & Co. is now a major Japanese trader, developer, and manufacturer of chemical products. Although chemicals, plastics, and related production machinery account for much of its sales, Nagase also produces and distributes electronics, medical supplies, and health care and beauty products....

DuPont Mexico provides a wide range of products for the residents of Mexico. Its product lines include chemicals, textiles, health products, and polymers, as well as coolants, construction materials, and graphic arts and painting products. DuPont Mexico is a subsidiary of E....

Floridienne, originally named for its mining activities in Florida, now focuses on inorganic chemistry, food, and the life sciences. The holding company's agro-food division specializes in French seafood, snails, and truffles, as well as international food products....

LG Petrochemical is an expert in naptha cracking. The company uses this process to develop a variety of petrochemical products such as ethylene, propylene, butadien, phenol, BPA (Bis-Phenol A), and HDPE. LG Petrochemical has recently expanded its naptha cracking facility, which produces about 860,000 tons of ethylene annually....

Should you use crude oil or gas as a raw material to make chemicals? We know what Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) would say. The company makes chemicals through four major units. Its Natural Gas Chemicals unit is primarily engaged in producing methanol, formaldehyde, and ammonia....

Polaquímia is one of four companies that makes up the Polak Group -- no joke. Specializing in chemical manufacturing, Polaquímia, makes specialty chemical for use in the agricultural and industrial sectors. The company's agricultural division produces chemicals that include the active ingredients for use in herbicides, in additional to formulated herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and fertilizers....

The InterTech Group likes to interweave a wide variety of technology-driven manufacturing businesses with other activities, such as business services (image marketing, financial transaction services) and entertainment. The group, a holding company with more than 100 businesses worldwide, puts its primary focus on polymer- and elastomer-based fiber products, including industrial protective wear and fabrics used by firefighters and astronauts (through its PBI Performance Products subsidiary)....

If you be a chemical and construction company, Ube Industries. The Japanese industrial concern operates more than 100 subsidiaries in several core businesses: specialty chemicals and plastics, including polyolefins, synthetic rubber, nylon, and pharmaceutical chemicals; construction materials and cement; machinery and metal forming; and energy and the environment (primarily coal but it also operates a wood biomass plant)....

If you want to avoid severe fire damage, you better get Ansul-ated. A division of ADT Worldwide (formerly called TYCO Fire and Security Services), Ansul manufactures fire protection products for commercial, industrial, and marine applications....

The pharmaceutical and the biodiesel industries don't seem like they have much in common, but they both use the chemicals produced by Codexis. The company develops biocatalysts -- chemicals used to make other chemicals in a way that's easy on the environment....

Elekeiroz's customers are hooked on toxic substances. The company's annual output of 468,000 tons of chemicals is divided evenly between organic and inorganic products. The organic chemicals it produces include alcohol-based solvents, formaldehyde, and sulfur; its inorganic chemicals include components for drying agents and dyes, additives for pesticides, and plasticizers used in the manufacture of PVC and other plastics....

Catering primarily to South East Asia, highly diversified Jebsen & Jessen specializes in seven core operating segments through its some 40 subsidiaries. JJ-Degussa Chemicals is a chemical producer, armed with a portfolio of more than 500 products, while Jebsen & Jessen Communications offers telephony products and services....

Orica USA (formerly Energetic Solutions) belongs to a big, loud family. The company makes explosives and is part of Australian chemicals and explosives behemoth Orica Limited. It's a leading supplier of commercial explosives and detonating systems to the mining, quarrying, and construction markets....

Established in in 1977, Petroflex Indústria e Comércio (Petroflex) trades on resiliency, like its many products. Specializing in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber, Petroflex has an installed capacity of 442,000 tons, making it the largest elastomer (synthetic rubber) producer in Latin America....

Süd-Chemie Inc. (SCI) is a catalyst for many things. The company's catalysts are used in gases (by ammonia plants making fertilizers and methanol plants for fuel additives), hydrogenation (for the cosmetics and consumer products industries), and in the refining and petrochemical processes....

Tosoh America is a holding company for several chemical and specialty materials subsidiaries of Tokyo-based parent company Tosoh Corporation. Tosoh America provides corporate services for its Japanese parent's American operations....

Virotec International develops and manufactures chemicals to minimize the negative impact of industrial activity on the environment. The company offers products based on its Bauxsol technology that treat, neutralize, convert, or recycle sewage (ViroSewage), wastewater (ViroFlow), acidic soil (ViroSoil), and contaminated mine waste (ViroMine)....

It's an old saw, but Wausau Chemical does what its name says it does. It manufactures and distributes chemical products from its base in Wausau, Wisconsin. The company acts as a retailer and wholesaler. Its products include chemicals used for carwashes, boiler treatment, dairy cleaners, hay treatment, janitorial supplies, and laundry detergents....