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I. Catalytic Cracking Catalysts 1. Grace Davison (U.S.-based Grace Davison Company) is ranked first in the world, holding nearly half of the global market share for refining catalysts. Website: http://www.gracedavison.com 2. After acquiring AkzoNobel’s refining catalyst business in 2004, Albemarle became the world’s second-largest producer of FCC catalysts. Website: http://www.albemarle.com 3. BASF – the world’s third-largest producer of FCC catalysts. Website: http://www.engelhard.com 4. CCIC Japan (Nihon Shokubai Kasei Co., Ltd.) II. Hydrogenation Catalysts 1. Criterion Catalysts & Technologies (CC&T, a U.S.-based company specializing in catalysts and chemical products) – the world’s largest producer of hydrogenation catalysts. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of CRI/Criterion Inc., which is now part of the Shell group. Website: http://www.criterioncatalysts.com 2. CHEVRON LUMMUS GLOBAL (CLG) (Chevron Lummus Corporation, USA) was formed by the combination of Chevron Research and Technology Company and Lummus Catalyst Company; it currently produces catalysts for hydrocracking, moderate hydrocracking, lubricant dewaxing, and hydrorefining. Website: http://www.chevron.com 3. ART (Advanced Refining Technologies, a U.S.-based company specializing in advanced refining technologies) is a joint venture between Chevron Oil Products and Grace-Davidson. In August 2002, it acquired the hydrogenation catalyst technology business from Japan Energy Corporation (JEC) and its subsidiary, Oriental Catalyst Company (OCC). Website: http://www.e-catalysts.com 4. In 2004, Albemarle acquired AkzoNobel’s refining catalyst business; its hydrogenation catalysts account for 30% of the global market share. Japan’s Nippon Ketjen Company is a 50:50 joint venture between Albemarle and Sumitomo Metal Mining in Niigata. Website: http://www.albemarle.com 5. Axens (a French company) is a joint venture between IFP and Procatalyse’s catalyst manufacturing division; it has developed the Axens Prime-G+ process and catalysts for the desulfurization of FCC gasoline. The Prime-G technology has been deployed in 70 units. Axens has seen rapid growth in its business in the areas of FCC gasoline hydrotreatment, catalytic reforming, alkane isomerization, and hydrotreatment/hydrocracking catalysts. Website: http://www.axens.net 6. UOP (Universal Oil Products Company of the United States): Honeywell has acquired 50% of the shares of Universal Oil Products Company (UOP) in Illinois, Des Plaines, that belonged to Dow Chemical; as a result, Honeywell now owns this joint venture outright. Website: http://www.uop.com III. Reforming Catalysts 1. UOP (United States Oil Products Company) is capable of producing more than 20 types of reforming catalysts and adsorbents. As a market leader, its platinum reforming catalysts are used in over 700 units around the world. Website: http://www.uop.com 2. Axens (a French company) has been specializing in reforming catalysts for over 40 years; its products include semi-regenerated reforming catalysts, recycled reforming catalysts, and continuous reforming catalysts, which are suitable for both Axens-based and non-Axens-based processing systems. Website: http://www.axens.net 3. Haldor Topsoe (Danish company Topsoe) develops, produces, and supplies a variety of reforming catalysts for units designed by itself as well as by other companies. Website: http://www.topsoe.com IV. Polyolefin Catalysts 1. LyondellBasell Industries The company based in Basel, the Netherlands, invested $19 billion to acquire Lyondell Chemical; the revenue of the new company will be $34 billion, making it the fourth-largest chemical company in the world, after BASF, Dow Chemical, and Bayer, with the highest polyolefin production capacity in the world. 2. Dow Chemical: Dow Chemical is a diversified chemical company that has secured a large market share by utilizing its proprietary catalysts for gas-phase processes. In 2007, its sales reached $54 billion, and it employed 46,000 people worldwide. Dow provides a wide range of products and services to customers in 160 countries and regions around the world. 3. BASF, the German chemical giant, acquired ENGELHARD Company and is currently considering whether to make an offer to buy the American company W.R.Grace. 4. TOHO Catalyst Company: The catalysts produced by Japan’s Toho Titanium Company can be used in bulk processes, slurry processes, and gas-phase processes. THE TOHO brand is the THC catalyst, which is characterized by its ability to determine important properties and functions of PP such as rigidity and impact resistance. 5. Mitsui Chemicals Company: Mitsui Chemicals Company was established on October 1, 1997, through the merger of Nippon Mitsui Petrochemical Industry Company and Mitsui Toyo Kaisha Chemical Company, in accordance with an agreement reached in 1996. Based on its consolidated sales volume, Mitsui Chemicals is the second-largest integrated chemical company in Japan and ranks 16th among the world’s major petrochemical companies. There are a total of 8,046 employees (of which 3,266 come from the former Mitsui Petrochemicals and 4,780 from the former Mitsui Toyo Chemical). Mitsui Chemicals currently has 162 subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Japan, as well as 42 subsidiaries and affiliated companies overseas. In 2006, its total sales reached 1.2 trillion yen, placing it among the world’s top 500 companies. 6. UNIVATION: The catalysts offered by UNIVATION include UCAT A and UCAT J; in recent years, UNIVATION has gradually shifted from recommending UCAT A to recommending UCAT J. At the same time, some effort was also devoted to promoting metallocene catalysts and the new Prodigy bimodal catalysts. 7、INEOS: By acquiring BP’s polyolefin business, INEOS obtained that company’s SDX catalyst series. It currently has two grades of these catalysts: SDX-GP and SDX-SS. The GP grade is a general-purpose version, while the SS grade offers higher strength and the ability to accommodate more copolymers. In the past, INEOS sold catalysts under a process technology licensing arrangement. 8. GRACE GRACE primarily supplies the SYLOPOL series of catalysts for slurry processes and gas-phase processes; through joint ventures with NOVA and EASTMAN companies, it is now also providing NOVACAT and ENERGX catalysts for INNOVENE processes. The core competitive advantage of GRACE lies in its carrier – silicone. They also enhance their competitiveness by maintaining close ties with process licensors and acquiring proprietary catalyst preparation technologies. 9. Südchemie of Germany: In 2005, through a joint venture in China, Südchemie acquired the technology and equipment necessary for producing PP catalysts, enabling it to manufacture C-MAX brand catalysts, including spherical and spheroidally shaped catalysts. The production capacity is 50 tons per year. The target market is China and other Asian countries. V. Catalysts for Basic Organic Raw Materials 1. ExxonMobil is a major producer of numerous basic petrochemical products, selling approximately 28 million tons of such products each year in over 150 countries. 2. UOP Company: Part of Honeywell’s Special Materials division, UOP is the world’s largest supplier of molecular sieve and alumina products. It is a leader in the industry for toluene disproportionation catalysts. 3. Catalyst Regeneration International, an international catalyst company, is one of the members of the Anglo-Dutch Shell Group; it is primarily engaged in the production, sales, and technical services of catalysts for oil refining, petrochemicals, and the chemical industry. It has 8 subsidiary companies. (1) Criterion Catalysts Company is currently the world’s largest producer of hydrogenation catalysts, as well as a major supplier of reforming catalysts and styrene catalysts; it holds the second-largest market share in these areas. The company employs 800 people in total. (2) Zeolyst International Co. is a world leader in both industrial and specialty molecular sieves, holding the second largest share of the international market. (3) Catalyst Recovery Co., currently holds the top position in the international market for catalyst regeneration. (4) Catalyst Technology Co. is currently the largest and most successful specialized company in the world that provides catalyst treatment services for refineries and petrochemical plants, holding the leading position in the international market share. (5) CS-METALS is a joint venture that utilizes waste catalysts, and holds the first position in the international market share. (6) CRI Catalyst Company is mainly engaged in the production and sales of ethylene oxide catalysts, NOx removal catalysts, and VOx removal catalysts. (7) CRI Kataleuna has a catalyst production plant in Leuna, Germany. Production of hydrogenation catalysts and selective hydrogenation catalysts. (8) CD TECH Co. is a joint venture between CRI International and ABB Lummus. It provides users with catalytic distillation technology that is widely used in the refining and petrochemical industries. 4. Italian company Chimet: a manufacturer of medium-scale refining and fine chemical catalysts. Chimet possesses a wide range of precious metal catalysts for use in the fine chemical industry. One of Chimet’s main goals is to develop the use of precious metals in innovative applications, and the company continuously introduces customized catalyst products. 5. BP Company: BP was formed through the merger and restructuring of former companies such as British Petroleum, Amoco, Arco, and Castrol. It is one of the largest oil and petrochemical conglomerates in the world, offering a full range of basic organic raw materials and catalysts. 6. Süd-Chemie AG: Founded in 1857, Süd-Chemie AG is a multinational company group that specializes in the research, development, production, and sale of high-quality catalysts and mineral products. It has subsidiaries or representative offices in over 70 countries and regions around the world, with approximately 5,100 employees. They are strong rivals to us in many areas related to catalysts such as selective hydrogenation of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. 7. Shell UK-Netherlands: The Royal Dutch/Shell Group, commonly referred to as Shell, operates in over 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people. The range of partners is very wide. It is a leader in ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol catalysts. 8. In 2006, BASF successfully acquired Engelhard, one of the pioneers in the industrial use of precious metal catalysts worldwide; it is a strong competitor to us in the markets for palladium-on-carbon catalysts and vinyl acetate catalysts. 9. Korail Co., Ltd. Founded in 1926, Korail holds a relatively leading position worldwide in the development of vinyl acetate catalysts and process packages. 10. American SD Technology: This company possesses advanced technologies and processes related to ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol catalysts. VI. Additives 1. Albemarle is the world’s largest producer of specialty chemicals, offering a wide range of additive products. 2. The American company MILLIKEN competes with us primarily in the area of polyolefin nucleators; it has more than 60 subsidiaries around the world. Millad® 3988 has gained worldwide recognition for its excellent transparency and process advantages ； Millad NX8000 offers polypropylene producers the opportunity to achieve a higher level of transparency in their PP products ； Hyperform® HPN-20E offers the most cost-effective solution for polyethylene modification to manufacturers and producers of resins and color masterbatches. 3. Swiss CIBA Specialty Chemicals: Founded in 1757, Swiss CIBA Specialty Chemicals is one of the top 50 chemical companies in the world. It is currently the largest producer of pigments, antioxidants, and other similar products globally, with a business network spanning over 120 countries around the world. 4. Coperion Corporation in the United States: Coperion Corporation is the result of the merger between Crompton Corporation and Great Lakes Corporation. The company resulting from this merger has become one of the largest specialty chemicals companies listed on the U.S. stock market, as well as the world’s largest manufacturer of plastic additives.