In a ranking of the world's largest chemical companies based on number of employees, the German chemical company BASF was ranked first, with approximately 111,420 employees. Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp, headquartered in Japan, was the world's second largest chemical company based on number of employees with 66,360 employees worldwide.
2024 ranking of the leading chemical companies worldwide based on number of employees
(in 1,000s)
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Financial Times. (October 1, 2024). 2024 ranking of the leading chemical companies worldwide based on number of employees (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717294/largest-chemical-companies-worldwide-by-employment/
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