According to Forbes's list, 14 domestic chemical companies will be listed on the 2021 Global 2000 list!
Recently, Forbes, one of the most influential and authoritative business magazines in the world, released a list of the top 2000 listed companies in 2021.
According to public information, the "Forbes" Global 2000 and the "Fortune" Global 500 are considered by the global business community as the two authoritative lists of the global company rankings, and both are the most watched business enterprise rankings. The difference between Forbes and Fortune Global 500 is that it uses "operating income" as the main ranking indicator. Among them, "Forbes" magazine selects the "Top 2000 Global Listed Companies" every year, and the ranking is based on the comprehensive scores of operating income, profits, assets and the latest market value of the most recent full-year financial report.
The market influence of Chinese companies further expands
Among the top ten in the 2021 Forbes Global 2000 list, four are Chinese companies. They are the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which ranked first for the ninth consecutive year, China Construction Bank, which ranked fourth, and China, which ranked sixth. Ping An and the ninth-ranked Agricultural Bank of China. Other companies in the top ten include JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway, Saudi Aramco, Bank of America, Apple and Amazon.
Statistics show that from a regional perspective, a total of 395 listed companies in China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) have landed on this year's list this year, setting a new record. Among them, 290 mainland companies are on the list.
Listed chemical companies
In terms of chemical companies, 3M leads the ranking with 180 this year. Other chemical companies on the list include BASF, Saudi Basic Industries, Henkel, Shin-Etsu Chemical, DuPont, Dow, Evonik, Arkema, etc.
There are a total of 14 Chinese petroleum and chemical companies on the list, namely: PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC, Hengli, COSCO, Formosa Petrochemical, Wanhua Chemical, ENN, Rongsheng Development, Sinochem, Rongsheng Sheng Petrochemical, Hengyi Petrochemical, China Petroleum Engineering Construction, Baofeng Energy.
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2026-07-21
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