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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