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Table 2. Top Twenty Chemical Companies (2002)
| | Chemical Sales | (Billions $US) | Total Sales | (Billions $US) | Headquarters |
|---|
| Dow | 27. | 6 | 27. | 6 | United States |
| DuPont | 26. | 7 | 26. | 7 | United States |
| BASF | 25. | 2 | 30. | 4 | Germany |
| Total | 18. | 2 | 97. | 1 | France |
| Bayer | 17. | 7 | 28. | 0 | Germany |
| Exxon Mobile | 16. | 4 | 205. | 1 | United States |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 15. | 2 | 178. | 9 | Netherlands |
| British Petroleum | 13. | 1 | 179. | 0 | Great Britain |
| Degussa | 11. | 1 | 11. | 1 | Germany |
| Akzo Nobel | 9. | 4 | 13. | 2 | Netherlands |
| ICI | 9. | 2 | 9. | 2 | Great Britain |
| Mitsui Chemicals | 8. | 4 | 8. | 4 | Japan |
| SABIC | 8. | 0 | 9. | 0 | Saudi Arabia |
| China Petroleum and Chemical | 7. | 9 | 39. | 2 | China |
| Dainippon Ink and Chemicals | 7. | 7 | 7. | 7 | Japan |
| General Electric | 7. | 7 | 131. | 9 | United States |
| Mitsubishi Chemical | 7. | 6 | 15. | 1 | Japan |
| Air Liquide | 7. | 5 | 7. | 5 | France |
| Sumimoto Chemical | 7. | 3 | 8. | 9 | Japan |
| Huntsman Corporation | 7. | 2 | 7. | 2 | United States |
Source: Chemical and Engineering News, July 28, 2003, p 18.
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