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Profits as % of...
REVENUES
PROFITS
Rank
Company
Global 500 rank
$ millions
% change from 2007
$ millions
% change from 2007
1
BASF
59
91,193
15.0
4,262
-23.4
2
Dow Chemical
127
57,514
7.5
579
-79.9
3
LyondellBasell Industries
147
50,996
198.7
-7,321
-809.4
4
Bayer
154
48,182
7.9
2,516
-61.0
5
Sabic
186
40,203
19.4
5,873
-18.6
6
DuPont
262
31,836
3.9
2,007
-32.8
7
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
302
28,957
12.9
-669
-146.5
8
Evonik Industries
383
23,718
4.1
417
-65.2
9
Akzo Nobel
406
22,563
22.1
-1,590
-112.4
10
L'Air Liquide
484
19,179
18.7
1,786
16.2
Rank
Company
Revenues %
Assets %
1
BASF
4.7
6.0
2
Dow Chemical
1.0
1.3
3
LyondellBasell Industries
-14.4
-25.6
4
Bayer
5.2
3.4
5
Sabic
14.6
8.1
6
DuPont
6.3
5.5
7
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
-2.3
-2.4
8
Evonik Industries
1.8
1.5
9
Akzo Nobel
-7.0
-6.1
10
L'Air Liquide
9.3
6.2
From the July 20, 2009 issue
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# of Global 500 Companies
U.S.
140
Japan
68
France
40
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Company
2008 Number of Employees
Wal-Mart Stores
2,100,000
China National Petroleum
1,618,393
State Grid
1,537,000
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2008 Profits
($ millions)
Exxon Mobil
$45,220
Gazprom
$29,864
Royal Dutch Shell
$26,277
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