“Since 1990, Republicans have received nearly three-quarters of the $141 million contributed by the industry,” according to OpenSecrets, which also notes that chemical industry was one of the only sectors to give more to John McCain than Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential election. If you have pets, the doormat may even house ticks or fleas. Drivers have to be long on courage to pass their pit crews without stopping for fuel. Geria, Navin M. “Exfoliants play key role in achieving healthy skin.” Household & Personal Products Industry. In addition, the person who oversees chemical safety at the EPA is Michael Dourson, the “voice of the chemical industry” who spent his career questioning the harmfulness of industry products. Indeed, the industry is getting exactly what it paid for-but at what cost to public health? In her brief tenure, she has ordered risk re-evaluations of numerous chemicals previously found to be linked to health problems like cancer and birth defects. In Trump’s federal government, industry players decide what’s best for protecting human health and the environment.

Pesticides and chemicals banned for their poisonous nature are being newly reviewed; safety regulations are being relaxed; and industry representatives are being chosen for top government positions. Newcomers to the survey this year are Hanwha Chemical, Siam Cement, BP, Ecolab, and Johnson Matthey. Ecolab and Johnson Matthey are both specialty materials suppliers that are seeing strong growth. By and large, petrochemical companies, which are closer to the oil barrel, lost ground to downstream specialty chemical makers. Total does too, but it is gone because it no longer reports its petrochemical results. But Trump received more money after the election from one chemical company than both candidates received from the entire industry during the election. It’s true that Hillary Clinton got a bit more money from chemical industry players during the 2016 election than Trump. The $800 billion chemical industry is finally getting what its been attempting to buy from Republicans for decades.

A decade ago it was merely the ninth largest with $16.7 billion in revenues. Being the largest supplier of petrochemicals in the country that for a decade now has been the linchpin of global industrial growth has done wonders for Sinopec’s chemical revenues. However, Sinopec’s strong position hasn’t guaranteed high profits. The collapse in the price of oil during the second half of the year was good news for European and Asian chemical companies, which enjoyed a reprieve from high raw material costs. With high technology turnover and obsolescence rates, it is projected that the global generation of electronic waste (e-waste) will reach 82.3 million tons (74.7 million metric tons) by 2030. By 2005, this number had more than doubled, with approximately 130,000 computers being discarded daily. Regular readers of the Global Top 50 survey will notice a new presentation this year. To read the current Global Top 50 Chemical Companies article, please click here. Freed from the Obama administration’s clampdown on safety, companies that produce essential but oftentimes toxic substances are seeing their stocks rally. The most telling two paragraphs about the Trump administration’s approach to chemical safety are contained within New York Times reporter Eric Lipton’s damning investigation into the topic.

This marked a stark difference of opinion with Liveris, who once told reporters that a company focused solely on commodity chemicals has “no control of its destiny except the whims of the markets.” But before resorting to a contentious proxy fight, Liveris and Loeb made peace, and Dow allowed two Third Point directors on its board. His company was beset by activist investor Daniel S. Loeb, whose hedge fund Third Point owns 1.9% of Dow. Dow has since agreed to sell its chlorine and derivatives business to U.S. The company inked a deal last October to sell its textile chemicals business to ­Archroma, the former Clariant textile chemicals business now owned by SK Capital. In May, it agreed to sell its fine chemicals unit to Siegfried, continuing a trend by major chemical firms to beat a retreat out of custom synthesis. Over 500 consumers rate it at five stars and rave about the convenience and power of this portable unit. On the other hand, local produce is grown within a community and travels only short distances to reach consumers. But Florida International University scientists found that local water quality improved significantly in the absence of large cruise ships. How many cubic meters of water in each toilet flush?