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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2021
BASF, followed by Sinopec and Dow are the chemical companies with the highest sales; overall, the industry recorded strong growth following the pandemic slump
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2020
BASF saw the highest sales in 2020, followed by Sinopec and Dow. Overall, combined chemical sales declined compared to 2019
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Renewable Energy Is Growing – But Not Fast Enough
2020 data show that clean power generation is not yet being built fast enough to keep pace with the rising electricity demand
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Development of Biotech Crops
Worldwide increase of commercially genetically modified (GM) plants
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2019
Economic activity slowed down in 2019
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2018
Chemical sales of most of the world’s largest companies increased in 2018
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2017
Chemical sales of most of the world’s largest companies increased in 2017
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Mega-Mergers of 2017
The four largest transactions had a value of US$ 40 to 70 billion each
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2016
Chemical sales of most companies declined whereas profits increased
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Resources for Emerging Technologies
Production and demand of raw materials
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2015
The decline in oil price effected the performance of the world's largest companies
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2014
Comparing chemical sales of worldwide, chemical companies
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International Chemical Trade
Asian chemicals production continues to outpace other regions
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Plant Biotech Trends 2014
Biotech crops reached 181 million hectares in 2014 with the US and Brazil still dominating the global market
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Trends in R&D Spending
After the global economic crisis, business R&D spending has recovered to its former annual growth rate.
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International Chemical Trade (2012 Data)
China's contribution to worldwide chemical sales surges
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Renewable Energy Trends in 2013
Renewables comprise almost one fifth of global energy consumption
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2013
Worldwide, chemical companies saw a slight increase in revenues in 2013
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Plant Biotech Trends 2013
Biotech crops reached 175 million hectares in 2013, the 18th year of commercialization of biotech crops