The latest top 50 global chemical industry released

[China Epoxy Industry Online] August 10, 2006: The total chemical sales of the world's top 50 chemical companies in 2005 were 665.
6 billion US dollars, an increase of 15% over the previous year; the total investment increased by 27.
6% over the previous year.
Reached 31.
5 billion U.
S.
dollars.
For the past five years, Dow Chemical, BASF and DuPont have been occupying the top 3 of the top 50 global chemical companies.
However, this pattern changed in 2005.
According to the 2006 ranking of the top 50 global chemical companies released by the US "Chemical and Engineering News" on July 24, Dow Chemical and BASF still ranked first and second with chemical sales of US$46.
31 billion and US$43.
68 billion in 2005.
But as the third runner-up, DuPont dropped to sixth place, with chemical sales of US$25.
33 billion.
Overtaking DuPont are the chemical divisions of three large petroleum companies, namely Shell, Exxon Mobil, and Total's chemical companies, with chemical sales of 35 billion U.