The global chemical industry is led by massive multinational enterprises ranked by annual sales revenue and market capitalization. The top ten chemical manufacturing corporations globally include BASF (Germany), Sinopec (China), PetroChina (China), ExxonMobil (USA), Dow Inc. (USA), Linde plc (UK), LG Chem (South Korea), SABIC (Saudi Arabia), Air Liquide (France), and LyondellBasell (USA). These industry giants dominate worldwide production of basic petrochemicals, polymers, and industrial gases.