| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Dupont $359 |
Union Carbide & Carbon $231 |
Allied Chemical & Dye $177 |
American Cynamid $83 |
American Viscose $63 |
Hercules Powder $52 |
Monsanto $51 |
Celanase $46 |
Dow Chemical $38 |
Air Production $36 |
| 1945 | Dupont $632 |
Union Carbide & Carbon $482 |
Allied Chemical & Dye $268 |
American Cynamid $159 |
Dow Chemical $125 |
American Viscose $268 |
Celanase $104 |
Hercules Powder $101 |
Monsanto $95 |
Air Production $81 |
| 1950 | Dupont $1,310 |
Union Carbide $758 |
Allied Chemical & Dye $408 |
American Cynamid $322 |
American Viscose $268 |
Dow Chemical $471 |
Monsanto $227 |
Dow Chemical $221 |
Hercules Powder $160 |
Air Production $98 |
| 1955 | Dupont $1,909 |
Union Carbide $1,187 |
Allied Chemical & Dye $629 |
Olin Mathieson $561 |
Monsanto $522 |
Olin Mathieson $668 |
American Cyanamid $451 |
W.R. Grace $427 |
American Viscose $259 |
Hercules Powder $227 |
| 1960 | Dupont $2,143 |
Union Carbide $1,548 |
Monsanto $890 |
Dow Chemical $781 |
Allied Chemical $756 |
W.R. Grace $1,003 |
American Cyanamid $578 |
W.R. Grace $553 |
Hercules $337 |
Celanase $264 |
| 1965 | Dupont $2,999 |
Union Carbide $2,064 |
Monsanto $1,468 |
Dow Chemical $1,176 |
Allied Chemical $1,121 |
W.R. Grace $1,003 |
Olin Mathieson $874 |
American Cyanamid $863 |
Celanase $862 |
Hercules $532 |
| 1970 | Dupont $3,224 |
Union Carbide $1,876 |
Monsanto $1,716 |
Dow Chemical $1,643 |
Standard Oil (NJ) $1,007 | Celanase $999 |
W.R. Grace $894 |
Allied Chemical $837 |
Hercules $687 |
Occidental Petroleum $658 |
| 1975 | Dupont $5,500 |
Union Carbide $3,425 |
Dow Chemical $3,360 |
Monsanto $3,054 |
Exxon $2,594 |
W.R. Grace $1,800 |
Celanase $1,716 |
Allied Chemical $1,522 |
Occidental Petroleum $1,447 |
Shell Oil $1,203 |
| 1980 | Dupont $10,250 |
Dow Chemical $7,217 |
Exxon $6,936 |
Union Carbide $5,650 |
Monsanto $5,453 |
Celanase $3,200 |
Shell Oil $3,089 |
W.R. Grace $2,733 |
Gulf Oil $2,569 |
Occidental Petroleum $2,458 |
| 1985 | Dupont $11,250 |
Dow Chemical $9,508 |
Exxon $6,670 |
Monsanto $5,203 |
Union Carbide $3,961 |
Atlantic Richfield $3,804 |
Shell Oil $3,318 |
Celanase $3,046 |
Amoco $2,905 |
W.R. Grace $2,868 |
| 1990 | Dupont $15,571 |
Dow Chemical $14,690 |
Exxon $11,153 |
Union Carbide $7,621 |
Monsanto $5,711 |
Hoechst Celanase $5,499 |
General Electric $5,167 |
Occidental Petroleum $5,040 |
BASF $4,366 |
Amoco $4,087 |
| 1995 | Dow Chemical $19,234 |
Dupont $18,433 |
Exxon $11,737 |
Hoechst Celanase $7,395 |
Monsanto $7,251 |
General Electric $6,628 |
Mobil $6,155 |
Union Carbide $5,888 |
Amoco $5,655 |
Occidental Petroleum $5,410 |
| 1996 | Dow Chemical $18,988 |
Dupont $18,044 |
Exxon $11,430 |
Monsanto $7,267 |
Hoechst Celanase $6,906 |
General Electric $6,487 |
Union Carbide $6,106 |
Amoco $5,698 |
Eastman Chemical $4,782 |
BASF Corp. $4,707 |
Note: Ranking based on total corporate sale through 1965, and on chemical sales only since 1970.
The combined chemical sales of the 10 largest U.S.-based chemical producers have grown from about $1 billion in 1940 to just over $90 billion in 1996. Expansion of the industry is shown by the appearance of oil companies on the Top 10 list in the 1970s and of the U.S. arms of major foreign chemical makers in more recent years. Dow Chemical finally overtook DuPont for the number one spot in 1995. Union Carbide, for a long time the number two producer, has moved down the ranking as a result of various reorganizations. Monsanto will fall in the ranking in 1997-perhaps out of the Top 10-as a result of spinning off much of its chemical operations into a new firm, Solutia.
