Companies

Companies with Agrochemical Roots

• Dow: $28 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• Union Carbide: Subsidiary of Dow (2001)

• BASF: $25 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• American Cyanamid: Subsidiary of BASF (2000)

• Monsanto: $3.1 billion in chemical sales (2002)

Companies with Explosive Roots

• DuPont: $26.7 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• Akzo Nobel: $9.4 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• ICI: $9.2 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• Nobel Enterprises: Subsidiary of ICI (1926)

• Dynamit-Nobel: Merged with IG Farben (1926). Split into AGFA, BASF, Bayer, Hoeschst (1951)

Companies with Roots in Atmospheric Gases

• Air Liquide: $7.4 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• BOC: $6.0 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• Praxair: $5.1 billion in chemical sales (2002)

• Air Products: $5.1 billion in chemical sales (2002)