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Global chemical companies based on number of employees 2018

Leading chemical companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2018 (in thousands)

The data displays the 2018 ranking of the leading chemical companies worldwide based on the number of employees. The chemical company DowDuPont, was ranked second worldwide, with some 98,000 employees.

BASF, Germany 115.49
DowDuPont, U.S. 98
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Japan 69.29
Air Liquide, France 65.2
Linde, Germany 57.61
Ecolab, U.S. 48.4
PPG Industries, U.S. 47.2
China Petroleum Engineering, China 46.84
Toray Industries, Japan 46.25
Azko Nobel, Netherlands 46.1