Croda International
HQ GB15% share
Leading specialty maker of high-purity cosmetic emulsifiers, surfactants and actives.
chemical · input
Cosmetic Emulsifiers & Film-Formers
Emulsifiers and water-resistant film-formers for sunscreen lotions.
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on cosmetic emulsifiers & film-formers somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce cosmetic emulsifiers & film-formers.
BASF SE(BAS)
HQ DE
World's largest chemical company by revenue; dominant Western producer of food-grade sodium nitrite. BASF expanded sodium nitrite production capacity in Germany specifically to meet growing demand for high-purity pharmaceutical and food applications. Primary production at Ludwigshafen (world's largest contiguous chemical complex). Also produces sodium nitrite catalysts, sulfuric acid, and intermediates for pharmaceutical synthesis. BASF sells food-grade sodium nitrite to meat processors globally through distribution networks and third-party channels.
Evonik Industries AG(EVK)
HQ DE
Evonik Industries AG (XETRA: EVK; Essen Germany; MDAX listed); world's largest DL-methionine producer under the MetAMINO brand. Total DL-methionine capacity exceeds 700,000 MT/year across three continental hubs: Jurong Island Singapore (~340,000 MT/year — world's largest single methionine complex, expanded +40k MT August 2024), Theodore Mobile County Alabama USA (~245,000 MT/year), and Antwerp Belgium (~120,000 MT/year). The Wesseling Germany DL-Met line closed Q1 2021 as Evonik consolidated production to the three-hub network. Evonik first commercialized DL-methionine synthesis in the 1950s under predecessor Degussa. MetAMINO is Evonik's largest single product. ~30-32% global market share. In February 2022 Evonik announced a $176.5M investment in a new methyl mercaptan (MMP intermediate feedstock) plant at the Alabama site.