Recently, 50 chemical giants in the world have released their annual results of last year. Through the annual report data, we can understand the advantages and disadvantages of enterprises, and the data can fully explain the problems. Paint Purchase Net specially collated the top 50 global chemical companies' net profit ranking, and summarized the top 50 companies' net profit up and down on a year-on-year basis.
Data of annual report and performance express in 2019
(the above data comes from official media, Oriental Fortune, etc.) BASF, Europe's largest chemical company in the world, released its financial performance in 2019. In 2019, the sales volume was 59.316 billion euros (about 65.7 billion US dollars), which was slightly lower than the previous year's 60.22 billion euros due to the influence of sales volume and price. EBIT excluding special items was EUR 4.5 billion, down EUR 1.7 billion year-on-year, mainly due to lower earnings in the two business areas of materials and chemicals. Sales fell 2% in the fourth quarter from the same period in 2018, to 14.7 billion euros (about $16.3 billion). EBIT excluding special items was EUR 765 million, an increase of 23% over the same period in 2018. Lyondell Basel announced fourth quarter and full year results in 2019. Sales revenue in the fourth quarter was 8.179 billion US dollars, compared with 8.876 billion US dollars in the same period last year. Net profit for the quarter was $612 million, compared with $692 million a year earlier. Revenue in 2019 was $34.727 billion, compared with $39 billion in 2018. The net profit for the year was 3.397 billion US dollars, compared with 4.690 billion US dollars last year. Linde PLC reports fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Sales in the fourth quarter were $7.08bn, compared with $5.8bn a year earlier. Net profit for the quarter was $511 million, compared with $2978 million a year earlier. Sales in 2019 were $28.2 billion, compared with $14.8 billion in 2018. Net profit for the year was $2.285 billion, compared with $4.381 billion for the previous year. Air Liquide announces 2019 results. The group's revenue for the year was EUR 21.92 billion (approximately USD 23.5 billion), compared with EUR 21.011 billion in 2018. The annual recurring operating profit was 3.794 billion euros, compared with 3.449 billion euros last year. The net profit for the year was 2.242 billion euros, compared with 2.113 billion euros last year. Ineos Group Holdings S.A. announced 2019 results. Revenue in 2019 was 13.705 billion euros (about US $15.2 billion), compared with 16.092 billion euros in 2018. Operating profit for the year was EUR 1.212 billion, compared with EUR 1.819 billion in the previous year. The profit for the year was 723 million euros, compared with 1195 million euros last year. Evonik releases its 2019 results. Sales in 2019 were 13.1 billion euros ($14.5 billion), down slightly by 1% from last year. Among them, the sales volume of resource efficiency business segment was 5.69 billion euros, the same as last year. Sales in the nutrition and consumer chemicals segment were EUR 4.58 billion, down 1% from last year. Sales in the functional materials segment were EUR 2.04 billion, down 9% from last year. Adjusted EBITDA in 2019 was EUR 2.153 billion, compared with EUR 2.150 billion in the previous year. Covestro reported fy19f results. The group's sales fell 15.1% to about 12.4 billion euros (US $13.7 billion) as competition in various sectors intensified and sales prices remained low. Among them, the sales of polyurethane business decreased by 21.5% to 5.779 billion euros, the sales of polycarbonate business decreased by 14.3% to 3.473 billion euros, and the sales of adhesives and special chemicals business reached 2.369 billion euros, basically the same as the previous year. The group's EBITDA was down 49.9% year-on-year to about EUR 1.6 billion, while its net profit was down 69.7% to EUR 552 million. Solvay reported fourth quarter and full year results for fy19f. Net sales in the fourth quarter were 2 billion 440 million euros (about $2 billion 700 million), compared with 2 billion 574 million euros in the same period last year. EBITDA of the main business in the current quarter was EUR 525 million, compared with EUR 531 million in the same period of last year. Net sales in 2019 were EUR 10.244 billion (approximately USD 11.4 billion), compared with EUR 10.257 billion in 2018. Among them, the net sales volume of high-tech materials is 4.512 billion euros, the net sales volume of high-performance formula is 2.846 billion euros, and the net sales volume of high-performance chemicals is 2.879 billion euros. EBITDA profit for the year was EUR 2.322 billion, compared with EUR 2.33 billion in the previous year. The net profit for the year was 1.075 billion euros, compared with 1.085 billion euros last year. Henkel reports fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Sales in the fourth quarter were 4.947 billion euros, compared with 4.884 billion euros a year earlier. Among them, the sales volume of adhesive technology business department is 2.335 billion euros (about 2.59 billion US dollars). EBIT profit for the quarter was 633 million euros, compared with 730 million euros in the same period last year. The sales volume in 2019 is 20.114 billion euros, and that in 2018 is 19.899 billion euros. EBIT profit for the year was 2.899 billion euros, compared with 3.116 billion euros last year. Among them, the sales volume of adhesive technology business department is 9.461 billion euros (about 10.5 billion US dollars). Akzo Nobel reported fourth quarter and full year results for fy19f. Revenue in the fourth quarter was 2.242 billion euros (US $2.48 billion), compared with 2.308 billion euros in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA profit for the quarter was EUR 312 million, compared with EUR 240 million for the same period last year. Net profit for the quarter was EUR 81 million, compared with EUR 5849 million in the same period of last year. Revenue in 2019 was 9.276 billion euros (about 10.3 billion US dollars), while in 2018 it was 9.256 billion euros. Adjusted EBITDA profit for the year was EUR 1.341 billion, compared with EUR 1.037 billion in the previous year. The net profit for the year was 539 million euros, compared with 6674 million euros last year. DSM reported fourth quarter and full year results for fy19f. Sales in the fourth quarter were EUR 2.152 billion (US $2.38 billion), compared with EUR 2.208 billion in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA profit for the quarter was EUR 396 million, compared with EUR 370 million for the same period last year. Revenue in 2019 was EUR 9.010 billion (about USD 9.98 billion), while in 2018 it was EUR 9.267 billion. Among them, the sales volume of nutrition business is 6.028 billion euros, and that of materials business is 2.746 billion euros. Adjusted EBITDA profit for the year was EUR 1.684 billion, compared with EUR 1.822 billion in the previous year. The net profit for the year was 764 million euros, compared with 1079 million euros last year. Arkema, a French chemicals producer, had sales of 8.7 billion euros ($9.64 billion) in 2019, close to 8.8 billion euros last year. EBITDA was € 1457m, down 1.2% from 2018. Adjusted net income was € 625 million. LANXESS's sales in fy19f were EUR 6.802 billion (about USD 7.53 billion), basically the same as the previous year's EUR 6.824 billion. Net income from continuing operations was EUR 240 million, down 14.9% from EUR 282 million in the previous year. This is mainly due to special expenses incurred by restructuring the organic metals business. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in Longsheng's regular business increased by 3.3% to EUR 1019 million. From December 31, 2019, leather chemicals business department is classified as non sustainable business. As part of the strategic adjustment, Longsheng plans to sell the business unit. Langsheng has sold its chrome chemicals business and its chrome ore shares in 2019. Clariant reports fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Sales in the fourth quarter were CHF 1.127 billion, CHF 1.18 billion, compared with CHF 1.126 billion in the same period last year. The sales volume in 2019 is CHF 4399 million. The net profit for the year was chf38 million, compared with chf356 million last year. Dow Inc. released its fourth quarter performance report for fiscal 2019, with net sales of US $10.2 billion, down 15% year-on-year, and lower revenue or mainly due to the decline in global energy prices. Net sales of materials and coatings amounted to US $2.04 billion, net sales of industrial intermediates and infrastructure amounted to US $3.25 billion, net sales of packaging and specialty plastics amounted to US $4.84 billion, and net loss from continuing operations amounted to US $2.3 billion. DuPont reported fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $5.204 billion, up from $5.457 billion a year earlier. Net profit for the quarter was $176 million, compared with $482 million a year earlier. Revenue in 2019 was $21.512 billion, compared with $22.594 billion in 2018. The net profit for the year was 498 million US dollars, compared with 385 million US dollars last year. Sherwin Williams reports fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $4.114 billion, compared with $4.064 billion a year earlier. The net profit in the current quarter was 249 million US dollars, compared with 100 million US dollars in the same period of last year. Revenue in 2019 was $17.9 billion, compared with $17.535 billion in 2018. The net profit for the year was US $1.541 billion, compared with us $1.109 billion last year. PPG reports fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $3.672 billion, compared with $3.645 billion a year earlier. Net profit for the quarter was $292 million, compared with $258 million a year earlier. The net sales of the whole year was US $15.146 billion, compared with us $15.374 billion last year. The net profit for the year was $1.243 billion, compared with $1.341 billion last year. Ecolab reported fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $3.824 billion, compared with $3.761 billion a year earlier. Net profit for the quarter was $430 million, compared with $395 million a year earlier. The net sales of the whole year was 14.906 billion US dollars, compared with 14.688 billion US dollars last year. The net profit of the whole year was US $1559 million, compared with us $1429 million last year. Eastman Chemical Company reported fourth quarter and full year results in 2019. Sales revenue in the fourth quarter was $2.205 billion, up from $2.376 billion a year earlier. Adjusted EBIT profit for the quarter was $279 million, compared with $276 million for the same period last year. The annual sales revenue was 9.273 billion US dollars, up from 10.151 billion US dollars last year. The adjusted EBIT profit for the whole year was US $1.389 billion, compared with us $1.633 billion last year. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. reported first quarter results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Sales in the current quarter were $2.255 billion, compared with $2.224 billion in the same period last year. Net profit for the quarter was $476 million, compared with $348 million a year earlier. Huntsman Corp. reported fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $1.657 billion, up from $1.821 billion a year earlier. Net profit for the quarter was US $308 million, and net loss for the same period of last year was US $315 million. The net sales of the whole year was 6.797 billion US dollars, compared with 7.604 billion US dollars last year. The net profit for the year was 598 million US dollars, compared with 650 million US dollars last year. Celanese reported fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $1.432 billion, compared with $1.689 billion a year earlier. Net profit for the quarter was $43 million, compared with $99 million for the same period last year. The net sales of the whole year was 6.297 billion US dollars, compared with 7.155 billion US dollars last year. The net profit for the year was 852 million US dollars, compared with 1.207 billion US dollars last year. Axalta coating systems Ltd. reported fourth quarter and full year results in 2019. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $1.098 billion, compared with $1.166 billion in the same period last year. Net profit for the quarter was $41.7 million, compared with $75.4 million for the same period last year. The net sales of the whole year was US $4.482 billion, compared with us $4.696 billion last year. The net profit for the year was 249 million US dollars, compared with 207 million US dollars last year. SABIC Asia announced 2019 results. Revenue in 2019 was SAR 139.7 billion (US $37.2 billion), and in 2018 it was SAR 169.1 billion. The net profit for the year was SAR 8.463 billion, compared with SAR 31.9 billion last year. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation reported results for the first three quarters of its fiscal year (April December 2019). The current revenue is 2730.8 billion yen (about 25.3 billion US dollars), compared with 2870.4 billion yen in the same period last year. The current operating profit is 160.6 billion yen, compared with 268.1 billion yen in the same period of last year. The net profit of the current period is 76.3 billion yen, compared with 166 billion yen in the same period of last year. LG Chem released fourth quarter and full year results for 2019. The turnover in the fourth quarter was 7461.2 billion won (about 6.1 billion US dollars), last year