[2025 Chemical Industry Insights] Brand Finance’s 2025 Global Chemical Brand Value Ranking has been officially released
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Recently, the “Brand Finance 2025 Global Chemical Brands Value List” was officially released. The report includes authoritative rankings of the top 50 global chemical brand values and the top 10 global paint and coating brand values. As China’s exclusive media outlet to publish the report first, Phoenix News releases the latest updates on it simultaneously. The report shows that the total value of the world’s top 50 chemical brands has declined by 1.6%, to $82.45 billion at present. This decline is mainly attributed to poor performance in key Western markets such as the United States and Germany. In contrast, Chinese chemical brands achieved significant growth in brand value by 2025, with an increase of 17.6%.
Rongsheng Petrochemical’s brand value increased by 5.6% on a year-on-year basis, reaching 3.23 billion US dollars; as a result, its ranking rose by one place. It became the first Chinese brand to make it into the top five of the global list of chemical industry brands, demonstrating strong market competitiveness. Recently, the successful commissioning of the second phase of the company’s Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base marks a breakthrough in key technologies in the field of high-end polyester materials. In addition, Rongsheng Petrochemical has made new progress in expanding its presence in overseas markets. The integrated refining and chemical project developed in partnership with Saudi Aramco is advancing steadily, further strengthening and enhancing the brand’s international influence.
Wanhua (with a 39.8% increase in brand value, reaching $2.01 billion), Saturn Chemicals (with a 33.9% increase, reaching $640 million), and Hengli Petrochemical (with a 31.9% increase, reaching $1.77 billion) stood out in this list, ranking among the top three chemical brands with the fastest growth in global brand value in 2025.
The significant increase in Wanhua’s brand value propelled its overall brand ranking up by 7 places, bringing it to 12th place. This achievement is largely attributed to Wanhua’s excellent financial performance and its unwavering commitment to technological innovation. Its independently developed low-carbon polyurethane technology has received international authoritative certification, and its continuously published ESG white papers clearly state that the expansion of the use of polyurethane materials in the field of new energy vehicles has become a new source of growth.
Hengli Petrochemical’s ranking rose by 7 places, placing it in 15th position. By optimizing the integration of production capacities across the supply chain and increasing the use of renewable energy, it actively responds to the trend of green transformation in the global chemical industry. At the same time, the company accelerated its efforts in the fields of biodegradable plastics and bio-based materials, which helped boost its Brand Strength Index (BSI) by 7.7 points, bringing the total score to 62.3 points – a increase that ranked it among the top three in the world, reflecting the company’s outstanding achievements in its green transformation efforts.
Satellite Chemicals saw its ranking rise by 13 places, ending up in 49th place; it became the chemical brand with the greatest improvement in ranking on the list, and as a result made it onto the chemical industry rankings for the first time this year.
Jiangsu Dongfang Shenghong (with a brand value increase of 16.9%, reaching 1.2 billion dollars) and Tongkun Group (with a brand value increase of 13%, reaching 820 million dollars) performed well, seeing improvements in their rankings; they now occupy 24th and 37th place respectively. In terms of the brand strength index, both companies are showing good development trends. Jiangsu Dongfang Shenghong scored 67 points on this index, rising 15 places to rank 21st; its rate of improvement in ranking was the highest in the world ； Tongkun Group’s brand strength index score was 66.1 points, pushing it up 13 places to rank 25th; its ranking improvement rate ranked third in the world.
DuPont (with a 9.4% increase in brand value, reaching $2.04 billion) has been ranked as the world’s strongest chemical brand for the fourth consecutive year, scoring 82.9 on the Brand Strength Index and receiving an AAA- rating for brand strength. DuPont excels in terms of reputation and brand appeal, which not only reflects its high level of consumer awareness and trust but also further strengthens its leadership position in the chemical industry.
Furthermore, in another highly regarded sub-listing, the \"2025 Global Paint and Coating Brand Value Ranking,\" the Chinese brand Sanke Tree made it into the top 10 globally, with a brand value of 790 million US dollars. At the same time, in terms of the brand strength index score, Sanke Tree ranked second with 73.9 points, becoming the only Chinese company to make it onto this list. This achievement not only highlights the rise of Chinese paint and coating brands in the global market, but also reflects profound changes in industry technological innovation and consumer trends.