BASF AB supplies raw materials to paper, chemicals, and construction industries. Its products include construction chemical, crop protection products, dispersions and pigments, plastics, polyurethane systems and coating products. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden.

Bayer AG engages in the development, manufacture and distribution of products in the areas of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, Crop Science, Animal Health and Covestro. The Pharmaceuticals segment engages in the development, production and marketing of prescription products for cardiology and women's health care; specialty therapeutics in the areas of oncology, hematology and ophthalmology; diagnostic imaging equipment and the necessary contrast agents. The Consumer Health segment manufactures and markets products in the dermatology, dietary supplement, analgesic, gastrointestinal, cold, allergy, sinus and flu, foot care and sun protection categories. The CropScience segment includes seeds and plant traits, crop protection and nonagricultural pest control. The Animal Health segment offers prescription and nonprescription veterinary products. The Covestro segment provides raw materials for polyurethanes; polycarbonate granules and sheets; raw materials for coatings, adhesives and sealants; and by-products of polyether production and of chlorine production and use. The company was founded by Friedrich Bayer and Johann Friedrich Westkott on August 1, 1863 and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany.

Covestro Deutschland AG engages in the production and distribution of polymers. It also sells paints and adhesive raw materials. The company was founded on April 8, 2002 and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany.

General Electric Company offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide. It operates in various segments, including power and water, oil and gas, energy management, aviation, healthcare, transportation, appliances and lighting, GE capital, and more. Its power and water segment offers gas, steam and aeroderivative turbines, nuclear reactors, generators, combined cycle systems, controls, and related services; wind turbines; and water treatment services and equipment. Its oil and gas segment provides surface and subsea drilling and production systems, equipment for floating production platforms, compressors, turbines, turboexpanders, reactors, industrial power generation, and auxiliary equipment. The company’s energy management segments offers plant automation hardware, software, and embedded computing systems. Its aviation segment offers jet engines; aerospace systems and equipment; and replacement parts and repair and maintenance services. The healthcare segment provides medical imaging, software and information technology (IT), patient monitoring and diagnostics, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, and performance improvement solutions. Its transportation segment offers freight and passenger locomotives, and diesel engines for rail, marine, and stationary power applications; railway signaling and communications systems; underground mining equipment; motorized drive systems; IT solutions; and replacement parts and value added services. The appliances and lighting segment manufactures home appliances; and lighting products for commercial and industrial applications. Its capital segment offers commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. General Electric Company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. manufactures and sells petrochemicals and industrial inorganic chemical products. It operates through the following segments: Mobility, Healthcare, Food and Packaging, Base Material, and Others. The Mobility segment covers the new product development support business (solution business) for elastomers, functional compounds, functional polymers, polypropylene compounds, automobiles and other industrial products. The Healthcare segment includes vision care material, non-woven fabric, dental material, and personal care material. The Food and Packaging segment handles the coating and functional materials, functional films and sheets, and agricultural chemicals. The Base Material segment covers the ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, catalysts, phenols, high-purity terephthalic acid, PET resins, polyurethane materials, and industrial chemicals. The Others segment comprises of other related businesses. The company was founded on July 1, 1955 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that produces and markets various types of chemicals. The company’s business sectors include petrochemicals and plastics, energy and functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health and crop sciences, and pharmaceuticals. Its portfolio of products includes propylene oxide, caprolactam, polypropylene, polyethylene, methyl methacrylate polymer, alumina, aluminum, resorcinol, synthetic rubber, polarizing films, photoresists, super engineering plastics, lithium-ion secondary battery materials, crop protection chemicals, feed additives, products for control of infectious diseases, and more. The firm manages two companies in the pharmaceutical sector: Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., engaged in the prescription pharmaceuticals business; and Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., engaged in the diagnostic pharmaceuticals business. Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of organic and inorganic chemicals, petroleum-derived chemicals, and its related products. It operates through the following segments: Natural Gas Chemicals, Aromatic Chemicals, Functional Chemicals, Specialized Functional Materials, and Others. The Natural Gas Chemicals segment produces and sells methanol, ammonia, amines, methacrylate, polyol, enzyme, functional food materials, and crude oil. The Aromatic Chemicals segment engages in the manufacture and sale of xylene isomers and xylene derivatives. The Functional Chemicals segment deals with the production and sale of industrial inorganic chemicals, electronic chemicals, and engineering plastics. The Specialized Functional Materials segment manufactures and sells printed circuit boards and oxygen absorbers. The Others segment covers the real estate business. The company was founded on January 15, 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. engages in oil, basic chemicals, and renewable energy businesses. It operates through the following segments: Petroleum Products, Petrochemical Products, Resources, and Others. The Petroleum Products segment covers the production and sale of fuel oil and lubricants. The Petrochemical Products segment provides basic chemicals as raw materials for various petrochemical products, as well as solvents and various functional materials. The Resources segment carries out the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, coal, uranium, and geothermal resources. The Others segment includes engineering, electronic materials, insurance, and agricultural biotechnology businesses. The company was founded by Sazo Idemitsu on June 20, 1911 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

DuPont offers sustainable solutions for agriculture, electronics, communications, construction, transportation, and apparel markets. Their products and services include construction materials, fabrics, packaging materials, medical devices, electronic solutions, and adhesives for markets. They provide specialized construction materials to create and maintain roads, bridges, telecommunications, power, and water plants.

Manufactures chemicals

Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British chemical company and was, for much of its history, the largest manufacturer in Britain. It was formed by the merger of leading British chemical companies in 1926. Its headquarters were at Millbank in London, and it was a constituent of the FT 30 and later the FTSE 100 indices.

Hoechst AG produced specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical products. It products ranged in areas of heart cycle, thrombose, central nervous system, onkologie, diabetes, metabolic illnesses, internal medicine and vaccines. Founded in 1863, the company was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Wanhua Chemical’s main business segments consists of four parts: Polyurethane, Petro-Chemicals, Performance Solutions and Special Chemicals. The main business of Wanhua Chemical is the R&D, production and sales of PU series products, like isocyanate and polyol; the series petrochemical products, like PO/AE; the functioning materials of water-based coatings and the specialty chemicals.

Daicel Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical products. It operates through the following segments: Cellulosic Derivatives, Organic Chemicals, Plastics, Pyrotechnic Devices, and Others. The Cellulosic Derivatives segment engages in the production of various cellulosic derivatives such as cellulose acetate, acetate tow for cigarette filters, and water-soluble polymers. The Organic Chemicals segment offers various solvents and fine chemicals; acetic acid, and chiral columns used for separation of optical isomers. The Plastic segment develops unique products for numerous industrial sectors such as engineering plastics, polymer alloys and cyclic-olefin copolymers; and also develops a variety of plastic processed products such as polystyrene sheets, formed trays, and functional films. The Pyrotechnic Devices segment provides motor vehicle safety devices, airbag inflators, aerospace and defense systems. The Others segment includes membrane and warehousing business. The company was founded on September 8, 1919 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Societe Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs SA manufactures and sells energetic materials and specialty chemicals. The firm specializes in the research, development, production, commercialization of pyrotechnic and composite materials mainly for the aerospace, defense and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells petrochemicals. Its products include organic chemicals, thermo plastics & synthetic resins, and solvents. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Ltd., a subsidiary of Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd., is a company headquartered in Ningbo, China. The firm manufactures and distributes polyurethane additives and related chemicals. Zhe Zhou is the current CEO of the firm.

Dow manufactures and sells chemicals, plastic materials, and agricultural services. They deliver products and services to customers in electronics, water, energy, coatings, and agriculture. They specialize in materials science to deliver solutions for customers in packaging, infrastructure, and consumer care.

Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. manufactures organic and industrial chemicals. It provides coating materials, latexes, pharmaceutical and food additives, explosives, photopolymers and platemaking systems, separation and ion-exchange membranes, cling film, storage bags, plastic film, sheet, and foam. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.