Chinese alternatives to Dow

Sinopec Chemicals 中国石化

alternative to Dow / ExxonMobil Chemical / LyondellBasell / SABIC

Synthetic resins including polyethylene and polypropylene, plus basic organic chemicals, synthetic fibre monomers and polymers, synthetic rubber and fibres, from Sinopec Corp's chemicals division and its crackers in China. Produced 6.39 Mt of ethylene and 9.21 Mt of synthetic resins in H1 2026.

Hoshine Silicon 合盛硅业

alternative to Dow silicones / Wacker / Shin-Etsu / Momentive

Industrial silicon metal, plus silicone monomers, silicone rubber, silicone oils and cyclic siloxanes, and polysilicon. Had 1.22 Mt/yr of silicon metal and 1.73 Mt/yr of silicone monomer capacity at end-2025, at bases in Xinjiang, Zhejiang and Sichuan; most sales are in China.

Satellite Chemical 卫星化学

alternative to Dow / LyondellBasell / ExxonMobil Chemical / BASF

Ethylene cracked from US ethane at Lianyungang, with polyethylene, ethylene oxide and glycol, plus propylene, polypropylene, acrylic acid and acrylate esters, superabsorbent polymers and polymer emulsions made in Jiaxing and Pinghu. 2025 revenue was CNY 46.1B, 17% of it from outside China.

Wanhua Chemical 万华化学

alternative to Covestro / BASF / Dow / Huntsman

MDI and TDI isocyanates, polyether polyols, TPU and other polyurethanes, plus polycarbonate, ethylene and propylene derivatives and specialty chemicals, made in Yantai, Ningbo, Fujian and at BorsodChem, Hungary. Had 3.8 Mt/yr of MDI capacity at end-2025; 47% of 2025 revenue came from outside China.