CROW's Top 3 Polystyrene Producers

BASF

Headquarters: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Website: https://www.basf.com
Revenue: Approx. $68.6 Billion (2018)
Main Products (Chemical Business): Intermediates, monomers, catalysts, petrochemicals, plastic resins

About: Headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, BASF is a German multinational chemical company. It is one of the largest producer of chemicals, coatings, intermediates and plastics and was the first company to produce polystyrene on an industrial scale. In 2016, BASF employed more than 113,000 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 $68.6 billion in 2018.

 

INEOS

Headquarters: Rolle, Switzerland
Website: www.ineos-styrolution.com
Revenue: $ 60 billion
Main Markets: Packaging, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, textiles, consumer goods, building & construction, and automotive & transportation

About: The INEOS Group is a multinational chemicals company headquartered in Rolle, Switzerland. The company operates in 24 countries across the world, has 171 sites, employes over 19,000 people, and generated about US$ 60 billion sales in 2018. INEOS produces plastics, resins and intermediates for many markets and is one of the largest producer of polystyrene and polystyrene copolymers in the world which it markets under the trade names Styrolution (PS), Novodur (ABS), Luran (ASA), StyLight (SAN), Zylar (MABS) to name only a few.

 

LG Chemical

Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
Website: www.lgchem.com
Revenue: Approx. $24.9 Billion (2016)
Main Products: petrochemicals; plastics, synthetic rubbers, specialty polymers, IT & electronic products, batteries 

About: Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, LG Chemical is the largest Korean chemical company. The company is a major producer of petrochemicals, polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, synthetic rubbers and specialty polymers and is also a major producer of IT & electronic products / materials, and batteries. In 2019, the company had annual sales of nearly $25 billion and employed approximately 15,000 people worldwide.

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