DuPont Electronics & Industrial (Wilmington, DE). Electronic materials: photoresists (KrF, ArF), CMP pads (IC1000), Kyverno H (SiC). Kapton polyimide film. 24K employees.
Aarti Industries
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The laccase-mediator system delignified biomass with minimal carbohydrate loss.
LANXESS Leather Business (Köln). Leather chemicals: syntans, fat liquors, finishing auxiliaries. Levotan, Tanigan, Ritan. Sustainable leather chemistry. ~€1B revenue.
한화케미칼(서울). 2024년 매출 약 4조원. PVC, LDPE, LLDPE. 석유화학 기초소재. 태양광: 다결정 실리콘. 이차전지 소재. 한국 최대 석유화학 기업 중 하나.
Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ), known as MSD outside US/Canada. 2024 revenue ~$64B. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) — world's top-selling drug (~$25B). Gardasil, Januvia, Welireg. Animal health division. Spun from German Merck in 1917.
3M Company (St. Paul, MN). 2024 revenue ~$32.7B. Diversified technology. Specialty chemicals: adhesives, sealants, fluoropolymers (PFAS legacy), abrasives. PFAS exit by 2025. Post-it, Scotchgard, Command. 80K employees.
The mesoporous silica support gave 2x higher catalyst turnover frequency.