CROW's Top 3 Polyolefin Producers

ExxonMobil

Headquarters: Irving, Texas, U.S.
Website: www.exxonmobilchemical.com
Revenue: Approx. $290 Billion (2018)
Main Products (Chemical Business): Polyolefin & tackifier resins, plasticizers, solvents & fluids, butyl, EPDM rubber, other chemicals

About: Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) is an American multinational oil, gas and chemical company headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and was formed in 1999 by the merger of Exxon and Mobil (both formerly the Standard Oil Company). The company is one of the largest producers of polyolefins offering a large range of high-quality polyethylene and polypropylene resins including LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, iPP as well as a number of copolymers (EAA, EMA, EVA, EnBA).

 

LyondellBasell

Headquarters: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Website: https://www.lyondellbasell.com
Revenue: Approx. $33 Billion (2015)
Main Products: Chemicals, plastics, petrochemical products, diesel, and gasoline

About:Lyondell Basell is one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies incorporated in the Netherlands, and with U.S. operations headquartered in Houston, Texas, and global operations in London, UK. The company was formed in December 2007 by the acquisition of Lyondell Chemical Company by Basell Polyolefins for $12.7 billion. LyondellBasell is the world’s largest producer of polypropylene resins and polypropylene compounds including PP homopolymers, PP impact copolymers and PP random copolymers, and one of the top worldwide producers of polyethylene (HDPE, LLDPE, LDPE).

 

DOW

Headquarters: Midland, Michigan, USA
Website: https://www.dow.com
Revenue: Approx. $50 Billion (2018)
Main Markets: Plastic industry (general), consumer & packaging, health & hygiene, automotive, electronics, energy, building & construction etc.

About: Headquartered in Midland, Michigan, Dow Corporation is an American multinational chemical company with pro forma net sales of $50B in 2018.¹ The company provides polyethylene resins, plastic additives, elastomeric products and a large number of basic and performance chemicals. It offer a broad range of high-quality polyethylene resins including HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, MDPE, and U/VLDPE.

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¹Dow Inc. ("Dow") separated from DowDuPont Inc. on April 1, 2019.