CHEMICALS
Polymers & Petrochemicals
World’s Most Productive Companies
Polymers & Petrochemicals
Polymers and Petrochemicals makes commodity and specialty polymers and petrochemical intermediates. Productivity is deeply cyclical, tracking global demand, capacity, and utilization.
The group was about flat in 2025, sitting about 6% below its 2019 baseline. Indorama Ventures stood out as a World’s Most Productive Company, reaching 0.99. None of the companies improved on the year, a broad-based decline.
Polymers & Petrochemicals World's Most Productive Companies
Productivity Snapshot
- Polymers & Petrochemicals ranks fourth of eight Chemicals peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 0.94, about 6% below its 2019 baseline.
- 0 of 4 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- It is the group’s World’s Most Productive Company: Indorama Ventures (0.99).
- It was a soft year, with none of the four companies improving as overcapacity and weak demand weighed on the group.
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