The Plastics & Elastomers segment on SpecialChem saw strong engagement from professionals actively working on material selection and development projects, reflected in:
- 101,964 plastics and elastomer products listed on the platform
- 1,131 active suppliers serving the global plastics market
- 700,000+ product searches in 2025 by product developers and materials experts
To spotlight the companies leading this ecosystem, we’ve compiled the 2026 top 100 plastics & elastomers suppliers, a ranking based on real product-search activity throughout 2025.
Top 100 suppliers of plastics & elastomers
🏆 #1 - SABIC
🥈 #2 - Celanese
🥉 #3 - LyondellBasell
🏅 #4 - DOW +4
🥳 #5 - Envalior +5
😎 #6 - Lotte Chemical -2
🎉 #7 - ExxonMobil +2
🙌 #8 - Mitsubishi Chemical -1
👏 #9 - BASF +3
👍 #10 - Mitsui Chemicals -5
#11-100 suppliers of polymer additives
- Ineos
- Trinseo +9
- ARLANXEO
- Avient +3
- Lubrizol +13
- LG Chem -2
- Kumho Petrochemical -2
- Syensqo +5
- Covestro -13
- Toray +4
- Kingfa-2
- RTP Company +23
- DuPont +4
- Huntsman -2
- TotalEnergies +30
- Kuraray
- Ravago +9
- Borealis +1
- Formosa Plastics -11
- Teknor Apex +11
- EMS-Grivory (EMS Group) +6
- Evonik -2
- Asahi Kasei -13
- RadiciGroup
- DOMO Chemicals +27
- Sumitomo Chemical +8
- Techno-UMG +9
- Orbia Group +5
- Zeon Chemical +1
- Daicel
- Reliance Industries -16
- Ascend Performance Materials +51
- JSR -5
- Kraiburg +9
- Arkema -13
- SK Chemicals -30
- Elkem Silicones +7
- HDC HYUNDAI EP +1
- Westlake +8
- Washington Penn Plastic Company -3
- Chevron Phillips Chemical +31
- LCY Group -2
- Borouge -20
- MOCOM Compounds +19
- Chi Mei -20
- Repsol -8
- Tosoh +17
- Muehlstein +2
- Chemours -17
- Prime Polymer +3
- Denka +5
- Wacker +24
- Kaneka -4
- Eastman +20
- Techmer PM +29
- XENON -35
- The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) -28
- Versalis (Eni Group)
- Idemitsu Kosan -17
- Braskem -5
- Masterbond Thermoset Epoxy OM +21
- Shin-Etsu -14
- Corbion +8
- Americhem -10
- Kukdo Chemical -6
- Momentive Performance Materials +13
- Kolon ENP +1
- DIC Corporation -1
- Synthos Group -8
- Asahi Glass (AGC Group) -60
- Hyosung -11
- UBE -6
- Bakelite Synthetics +15
- Prefere Resins +3
- ADmajoris
- Daikin
- Wynca +9
- Nurel -3
- Olin +10
- R&P POLYPLASTIC -18
- Polykemi AB
- Samyang
- Wanhua Chemical -18
- Resonac -14
- Polyram
- GS-Caltex -8
- Ensinger
- Hexpol -7
- Taro Plast
- NOVA Chemicals
Looking ahead: plastics & elastomers in 2026 and beyond
The plastics and elastomers market continues to evolve as performance requirements, sustainability targets, and regulatory expectations reshape material development. As part development become more specialized and application-driven, access to structured, comparable technical data will play an increasingly critical role in material selection.
Digital discovery and data transparency will remain central to how engineers, compounders, and product developers identify, evaluate, and source materials.
Stay tuned for the next edition of our rankings and in the meantime, explore plastics and elastomers portfolios, technical data, and supplier insights right here on SpecialChem.