Polymer 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.)   Five of the 38 companies have polymer in one of their reporting segments names (Evonik, Lanxess, Lyondellbasell, Solvay, and Wacker).   

In this blog, I provide brief descriptions in the table below on those five companies’ (Evonik, Lanxess, Lyondellbasell, Solvay, and Wacker) polymer businesses.  I also reviewed the annual reports of the other 33 companies as to what polymer businesses they have, even though they have no polymer reporting business segments.  The other companies that indicate polymer businesses are also presented in the table, along with brief descriptions of their polymer businesses based on my review of the companies’ annual reports.  Altogether, 25 of the 38 companies indicate polymers businesses, and 13 of the 38 companies report no polymer businesses and are not listed in the table below. 

 

company	polymers businesses
arkema	high performance polymers for uses in foot ware, technical fabrics, batteries, additive manufacturing, etc.	polyamide and pvdf fluoropolymer recycling	biobased polymers	electroactive polymers
asahi kasei	membrane and separation technologies polymers
basf	biodegradability of biopolymers	polyamides
celanese	high performance, engineering polymers	liquid crystal polymers	emulsion polymers	ethylene vinyl acetate polymers	specialty polymers
chemours	fluoropolymers
clariant	biopolymers
covestro	high-tech polymers	biopolymers	polycarbonates	polyurethanes
dow	silicone polymer systems	biobased polymers	polymer recycling	polyurethanes	functional polymers
dsm	polymers for use in personal care	biomedical polymers
dupont	polymer-based, high performance materials	thermoplastic and thermoset engineering polymers	biopolymers
eastman	polyester polymers	specialty polymers
evonik	high performance polymers such as polyamide 12	pharmaceutical polymers	biodegradable polymers
huntsman	epoxy, acrylic and polyurethane, and acrylonitrile butadiene-based polymer formulations
kemira	polymers used in water treatment
lyondellbasell	polymer solutions such as polypropylene compounds	advanced polymers	polymer recycling
mitsui	functional polymers used in automobiles, smart phones, semiconductor manufacturing, and packaging	performance polymers	polypropylene products	biobased polymers
nitto denko	polymer function control technology	polymer analysis and evaluation technology
shin-etsu	super absorbent polymers	functional polymers	silicone-based polymers	polycarbonate sheets
solvay	high performance, specialty polymers such as pvdf	aromatic polymers	high-barrier polymers	fluoropolymers
sumitomo	liquid crystal polymers	polyethylene and polypropylene	mma polymers	polyether sulfone (pes)	polymer oled materials
toray	high performance polymers such as abs, nylon, pbt, pps, and liquid crystals	biomass polymers	polymer recycling	polymer films
tosoh	polyethylene polymers
trinseo	styrene-butadiene rubber products	copolymers such as abs, san, and pc
wacker	polymer binders	polymer powders	construction polymers	polymer additives
westlake	polyethylene

  

The high percentage of the 38 companies pursuing polymer businesses (25 of 38 companies; 66%) suggests the importance and the demand for polymer technologies and polymer materials in the economy.   The brief descriptions in the table indicate the views of many chemical companies on the importance of polymers as innovative performing materials, materials that are needed if technology breakthroughs are going to be commercially successful.  The descriptions also show that many chemical companies are pursuing biobased raw materials in producing polymers, reducing the reliance of fossil fuels in producing polymers.