Chi Mei Corporation
HQ TW25% share
World's largest ABS resin maker (~2.1M t/a; Tainan + Zhenjiang, China).
manufactured · input
Appliance Housing Plastics (PP/ABS)
Molded housings for small kitchen appliances.
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Source countries
3
Companies
1
Goods affected
0
Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on appliance housing plastics (pp/abs) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CACanada | 31% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 26% |
| MXMexico | 13% |
| TWTaiwan | 7% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 5% |
| SASaudi Arabia | 3% |
| JPJapan | 2% |
| NLNetherlands | 2% |
| BEBelgium | 2% |
| ATAustria | 1% |
| FIFinland | 1% |
| FRFrance | 1% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce appliance housing plastics (pp/abs).
INEOS Styrolution
HQ DE
Third-largest ABS/styrenics maker (~1.35M t/a across 9 countries).
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.(LYB)
HQ NL
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam Netherlands; NYSE: LYB; ~$40B revenue; world's largest polyolefin producer by volume) produces meltblown-grade PP resins under its Moplen and Adflex brand families. LyondellBasell's Spheripol and Spherizone PP polymerization technologies enable production of specialty high-MFR grades with controlled molecular weight distribution for meltblown fiber production. LyondellBasell's Channelview TX, La Porte TX, and Rotterdam Netherlands PP plants are primary meltblown-grade production sites. LyondellBasell also produces metallocene-catalyzed PP grades (Metocene series) that compete with Ziegler-Natta-based meltblown resins by offering tighter molecular weight control. LyondellBasell holds an estimated 18-22% of global meltblown PP resin supply and is the most geographically diversified meltblown PP producer, with production across the US, Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.