CROW's Top 3 Polyamide (Nylon) Resin Manufacturers
BASF
Headquarters: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Website: https://www.basf.com
Revenue: Approx. $66.1 Billion (2019)
Main Products (Chemical Business): Intermediates, monomers, catalysts, petrochemicals, plastic resins
About: BASF is a German multinational chemical company founded in 1865 and headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The company is one of the largest plastics and resin supplier and has one of the most comprehensive plastics portfolios including polamides which it markets under the trade name Ultramid. It also provides a large number of other products including chemicals, dyes, pharmaceutical ingredients and agricultural products. In 2019, BASF employed more than 117,000 people in over 200 countries with over 50,000 in Germany alone and 39,000 in the plastic and resin industry. It generated sales of about US$66.1 billion in 2019.
Solvay
Headquarters: Neder-Over-Heembeek, Belgium
Website: https://www.solvay.com
Revenue: Approx. US$11.3 Billion (2018)
Main Products: Consumer chemicals, advanced materials, performance chemicals, and functional polymers
About: Solvay S.A. is a Belgian chemical company founded in 1863, headquartered in Neder-Over-Heembeek, Brussels, Belgium. It employed about 24,500 people in 61 countries and generated net sales of US$ 11.3 billion in 2018. Its products serve diversified markets worldwide including consumer chemicals, advanced materials, performance chemicals, and functional polymers. The company is also a major producer of engineering plastics and offers a large range of high-quality polyamide resins which it markets under the trade name Technyl.
Evonik
Headquarters: Essen, Germany
Website: https://www.vestamid.com
Revenue: Approx. $15.9 Billion (2017)
Main Products: Speciality chemicals, advanced intermediates, coating additives, performance plastics
About: Evonik Industries is a specialty chemicals company headquartered in Essen. The company has more than 36,000 employees, is active in more than 100 countries and operates production plants in 24 countries. It generated sales of around US$ 15.9 billion and achieved an adjusted EBITDA of almost € 2.7 billion in fiscal 2017. It serves customers across a wide range of industries from food and animal feed, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to electronic materials. The company is one of the largest speciality chemicals companies in the world and a major producer of polyamide resins which it markets under the trade name Vestamid.
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