Catalyst Businesses in Several Global Chemical Companies

In a previous blog, I showed the reporting segment names used by 38 global chemical companies.  (Click here to see that blog.)   Four of the 38 companies have catalyst in one, or more, of their reporting segment names (Albemarle, BASF, Clariant, and Umicore).   

In this blog, I show in the table below details on what those four companies (Albemarle, BASF, Clariant, and Umicore) indicate in their annual reports about their catalyst businesses.  I also reviewed  the annual reports of the other 34 companies as to what catalyst businesses they have, even though they have no catalyst reporting business segments.  The other companies that indicate catalyst businesses are also presented in the table, along with what these companies indicate in their annual reports about their catalyst businesses.  Twenty-seven of the 38 companies report no catalyst businesses and are not listed in the table below.

 

company	catalyst businesses
albemarle	hydro-processing catalysts	alkylation catalysts	fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts	organometallic performance catalysts
asahi kasei	acrylonitrile catalysts
basf	olefin production catalysts	styrene production catalysts	exhaust catalysts	catalyst recycling
clariant	styrene, olefin, and propylene production catalysts	ammonia and hydrogen production catalysts	dehydrogenation catalysts	methanol production catalysts	phthalic anhydride production catalysts
dow	polyolefin production catalysts
evonik	sodium methylate catalysts	polyurethane production catalysts	activated nickel catalysts	precious metal powder  catalysts	oil & hydrogenation catalysts	alkoxides catalysts for biodiesel production
huntsman	urethane production catalysts
lyondellbasell	polyolefin catalysts
mitsui	olefin polymerization catalysts
shin-etsu	photocatalyst coatings
umicore	environmental emissions catalysts	battery catalysts	fuel cell catalysts	catalyst recycling

 

The catalyst businesses pursued by these eleven companies (the ones in the table above) are  impressive.  These businesses are based on active research and development (R&D) programs.  The results of these R&D programs contribute significantly to society. 

Some further conclusions about these company catalyst businesses are: 

• Catalysts are important in the production of many chemicals;
• Two companies – BASF and Umicore – are working on catalyst recycling: and
• FASF, Evonik, and Umicore are working on catalyst technologies related to renewable energies (batteries, biodiesel production, fuel-cells, and precious metal catalysts).

 

 

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Additive Businesses in Several Global Chemical Companies

In a previous blog, I showed the reporting segment names used by 38 global chemical companies.  (Click here to see that blog.)   Four of the 38 companies have additives in one, or more, of their reporting segment names (Clariant, Eastman, Evonik, and Lanxess).   

In this blog, I show in the table below details on what those four companies (Clariant, Eastman, Evonik, and Lanxess) indicate in their annual reports about their additive businesses.  I also reviewed  the annual reports of the other 34 companies as to what additive businesses they have, even though they have no additive reporting business segments.  The other companies that indicate additive businesses are also presented in the table, along with what these companies indicate in their annual reports about their additive businesses.  Twenty-two of the 38 companies report no additive businesses and are not listed in the table below.

 

company	additive businesses
albemarle	additives used in fluidized catalytic cracking to reduce emissions	additives to increase olefin yields
arkema	surfactant additives	additives used in poly urethane foam manufacturing	concrete additives to reduce water needed	additives in asphalt production
basf	plastic additives	fuel and refinery additives	lubricant additives	concrete additives	food industry additives
celanese	gasoline additives
clariant	more ecologically friendly additives	additives based on renewable raw materials	flame retardant additives	new additives for foundry operations	additives for use in sorting machines
dow	resin additives used in packaging and plastics	lubricant additives	paint and coatings additives
dsm	cow feed additives to reduce methane emissions	other feed additives
eastman	tire additives	ink additives
evonik	polyurethane	oil additives	printing ink additives	silane additives for tires
lanxess	polymer additives	lubricant additives	flame retardant additives
lyondellbasell	gasoline additives
mitsui	lubricant additives
olin	differentiated epoxy resins and additives
shin-etsu	silicone-based additives	anti-smudge additives for glass surface coatings
solvay	additives to enhance corrosion resistance on metal surfaces
wacker	silicone additives for concrete and cement production	food additives	polymer additives

 

The additive businesses pursued by these sixteen companies (the ones in the table above) are  impressive.  These businesses are based on active research and development (R&D) programs.  The results of these R&D programs contribute significantly to society.

Segment Names Used by Thirty-eight Global Chemical Companies

Presented below are two tables showing the reporting segment names used by 38 global chemical companies.  Table 1 lists the information alphabetically by reporting segment name.  Table 2 lists the information alphabetically by company name.

 

table 1 company	segment technologies		table 2 company	segment technologies
celanese	acetate tow		air products	industrial gases
celanese	acetyl chain		akzo nobel	coatings
clarinat	additives		akzo nobel	paints
clarinat	additives - food		albemarle	lithium
lanxess	additives - polymers & lubricants		albemarle	bromine specialities
evonick	additives - speciality		albemarle	catalysts
eastman	additives & functional products		arkema	adhesives
arkema	adhesives		arkema	costings
covestro	adhesives		arkema	intermediates
eastman	advanced materials		arkema	materials - advanced
huntsman	advanced materials		asahi kasei	health care
trinseo	American Styrenics		asahi kasei	housing
wacker	bio-solutions		asahi kasei	material
albemarle	bromine specialities		basf	catalysts
toray	carbon fiber composite materials		basf	chemcials - petroleum
basf	catalysts		basf	chemicals - agriculture
clarinat	catalysts		basf	chemicals - nutrition & care
umicore	catalysts		basf	chemicals - performance
albemarle	catalysts		basf	coatings
basf	chemcials - petroleum		basf	dispersions
eastman	chemical intermediates		basf	intermediates
chemours	chemical solutions		basf	materials - performance & monomers
solvay	chemicals -  solvents		basf	pigments
basf	chemicals - agriculture		celanese	engineered materials
yara	chemicals - agriculture		celanese	acetate tow
solvay	chemicals - fluor		celanese	acetyl chain
basf	chemicals - nutrition & care		chemours	fluoroproducts
evonick	chemicals - nutrition & care		chemours	chemical solutions
dsm	chemicals - nutrition: animal & human		chemours	titanium technologies
clarinat	chemicals - oil & mining		clarinat	additives
toray	chemicals - performance		clarinat	additives - food
basf	chemicals - performance		clarinat	catalysts
solvay	chemicals - peroxides		clarinat	chemicals - oil & mining
covestro	chemicals - polycarbonates		clarinat	chemicals - speciality
covestro	chemicals - polyurethanes		clarinat	minerals
solvay	chemicals - rare earth formulations		covestro	adhesives
solvay	chemicals - silica		covestro	chemicals - polycarbonates
wacker	chemicals - silicones		covestro	chemicals - polyurethanes
solvay	chemicals - soda ash		covestro	chemicals - speciality
shin-etsu	chemicals - special		covestro	costings
clarinat	chemicals - speciality		dow	packaging & speciality products
covestro	chemicals - speciality		dow	industrial intermediates & infrastructure
tosoh	chlor-alkali group		dow	performance materials & coatings
olin	choro alkali products and vinyls		dsm	chemicals - nutrition: animal & human
akzo nobel	coatings		dsm	materials
basf	coatings		dupont	electronics & imagery
arkema	costings		dupont	nutrition & biosciences
covestro	costings		dupont	transportation & industrial
lyondellbasell	crude oils - refining		dupont	safety & construction
lyondellbasell	derivatives		dupont	non-core
basf	dispersions		eastman	additives & functional products
dupont	electronics & imagery		eastman	advanced materials
shin-etsu	electronics and functional materials		eastman	chemical intermediates
sumitomo	energy & functional materials		eastman	fibers
umicore	energy technologies		evonick	additives - speciality
celanese	engineered materials		evonick	chemicals - nutrition & care
tosoh	engineering		evonick	intermediates
toray	environmental & engineering		evonick	materials - high performance
olin	epoxy		evonick	polymer materials
trinseo	feedstocks		fmc	pesticides
eastman	fibers		huntsman	polyurethanes
toray	fibers & textiles		huntsman	performance products
chemours	fluoroproducts		huntsman	advanced materials
mitsui	food & packing		huntsman	textile effects
solvay	formulations - liquids		kemira	water use
nitto denko	functional base products		lanxess	additives - polymers & lubricants
linde	gas production & distribution		lanxess	intermediates
sumitomo	health & crop sciences		lanxess	liquid purification
asahi kasei	health care		lanxess	materials - protection & high performance
mitsubishi	health care		lanxess	pigments - inorganic
mitsui	health care		lanxess	urethane systems
sekisui	high performance - plastics		linde	gas production & distribution
asahi kasei	housing		lyondellbasell	crude oils - refining
sekisui	housing		lyondellbasell	derivatives
ppg	industrial coatings		lyondellbasell	intermediates
air products	industrial gases		lyondellbasell	olefins & polyolefins
dow	industrial intermediates & infrastructure		lyondellbasell	polymer - solutions
arkema	intermediates		mitsubishi	health care
basf	intermediates		mitsubishi	materials - chemicals
evonick	intermediates		mitsubishi	materials - gases
lanxess	intermediates		mitsubishi	performance products
lyondellbasell	intermediates		mitsui	food & packing
sumitomo	IT-related chemicals		mitsui	health care
trinseo	latex binders		mitsui	material - basic
nitto denko	life science		mitsui	mobility
sekisui	life science		mosaic	phosphates
toray	life science		mosaic	potash
lanxess	liquid purification		mosaic	mosaic festilizantes
albemarle	lithium		nitto denko	functional base products
asahi kasei	material		nitto denko	life science
mitsui	material - basic		nitto denko	optoelectrics
sekisui	materials		olin	choro alkali products and vinyls
dsm	materials		olin	epoxy
arkema	materials - advanced		olin	winchester
solvay	materials - advanced		ppg	performance coatings
mitsubishi	materials - chemicals		ppg	industrial coatings
solvay	materials - composite		sekisui	high performance - plastics
mitsubishi	materials - gases		sekisui	housing
evonick	materials - high performance		sekisui	life science
basf	materials - performance & monomers		sekisui	materials
lanxess	materials - protection & high performance		shin-etsu	chemicals - special
clarinat	minerals		shin-etsu	electronics and functional materials
mitsui	mobility		shin-etsu	pvc/chlor - alkali
mosaic	mosaic festilizantes		shin-etsu	semiconductor silicon
dupont	non-core		shin-etsu	silicones
dupont	nutrition & biosciences		solvay	chemicals -  solvents
westlake	olefins		solvay	chemicals - fluor
lyondellbasell	olefins & polyolefins		solvay	chemicals - peroxides
nitto denko	optoelectrics		solvay	chemicals - rare earth formulations
dow	packaging & speciality products		solvay	chemicals - silica
akzo nobel	paints		solvay	chemicals - soda ash
ppg	performance coatings		solvay	formulations - liquids
dow	performance materials & coatings		solvay	materials - advanced
trinseo	performance plastics		solvay	materials - composite
mitsubishi	performance products		solvay	polymers - specialty
huntsman	performance products		sumitomo	energy & functional materials
fmc	pesticides		sumitomo	health & crop sciences
tosoh	petrochemicals		sumitomo	IT-related chemicals
sumitomo	petrochemicals & plastics		sumitomo	petrochemicals & plastics
sumitomo	pharmaceuticals		sumitomo	pharmaceuticals
mosaic	phosphates		toray	carbon fiber composite materials
basf	pigments		toray	chemicals - performance
lanxess	pigments - inorganic		toray	environmental & engineering
lyondellbasell	polymer - solutions		toray	fibers & textiles
evonick	polymer materials		toray	life science
wacker	polymers - polysilicon		tosoh	chlor-alkali group
solvay	polymers - specialty		tosoh	engineering
wacker	polymers - specialty		tosoh	petrochemicals
trinseo	polystyrene		tosoh	specialty
huntsman	polyurethanes		trinseo	latex binders
mosaic	potash		trinseo	synthetic rubber
shin-etsu	pvc/chlor - alkali		trinseo	performance plastics
umicore	recycling		trinseo	polystyrene
dupont	safety & construction		trinseo	feedstocks
shin-etsu	semiconductor silicon		trinseo	American Styrenics
shin-etsu	silicones		umicore	catalysts
tosoh	specialty		umicore	energy technologies
umicore	surface technologies		umicore	recycling
trinseo	synthetic rubber		umicore	surface technologies
huntsman	textile effects		wacker	bio-solutions
chemours	titanium technologies		wacker	chemicals - silicones
dupont	transportation & industrial		wacker	polymers - polysilicon
lanxess	urethane systems		wacker	polymers - specialty
westlake	vinyls		westlake	olefins
kemira	water use		westlake	vinyls
olin	winchester		yara	chemicals - agriculture

                                                                                           

The 38 companies use a total of 146 reporting segment names or an average of four segment names per company.  Two companies use the most with ten names: BASF and Solvay.  Five companies use only one segment name:  Air Products & Chemicals; FMC; Kemira: Linde; and YARA. 

Two general approaches seem to be taken in selecting names:  1) a selection tending to use broader, business sector names such as: Electronics & Imagery; Energy Technologies; and Health Care and 2) more specific, technically functional names such as: additives; coatings; and intermediates.  This second approach is used much more often. 

Reporting segment names used most often ( four or more times) are : additives (5 times); catalysts (4 times); coatings (4 times); and intermediates (5 times). 

Twelve companies use “materials” in one of their segment names, which suggests to me an expansion of chemical company technology interests into the material sciences. 

The listed 146 resorting segment names, used by 38 of the largest global chemical companies, seem to me to give a fairly comprehensive indicator of what the chemical industry consists of, what it does, and is interested in.