Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
chemicals
Subsidy Total:
$10,456,480,725
Number of Awards:
4,707
Time Period:
Earliest year of data: 1992. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this industry are for the period since 2011.
Notes:
The dollar total above adjusts for the fact that there is an overlap between the amounts in one or more Megadeal entries and those of one or more of the other entries. The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Sasol | $1,851,232,180 | 68 |
| Dow Inc. | $1,598,981,545 | 410 |
| Air Products & Chemicals | $883,484,390 | 221 |
| Bayer | $836,779,739 | 121 |
| CF Industries | $810,715,945 | 59 |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical | $474,724,219 | 47 |
| Westlake Chemical | $413,558,702 | 222 |
| Wacker Chemie | $371,855,523 | 24 |
| BASF | $341,147,322 | 270 |
| DuPont de Nemours | $294,056,735 | 177 |
Individual Subsidy Records:
Company |
Parent | Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake Petrochemicals , LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $768,244 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemicals , LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $524,663 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemicals , LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $162,208 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemicals , LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $196,395 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemicals , LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $657,570 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $917,867 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $373,693 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $337,867 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $458,739 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $319,764 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $470,044 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $603,355 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $334,763 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $568,145 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $356,856 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $704,106 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $346,062 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $556,883 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $220,943 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $59,481 | enterprise zone | |
| Westlake Polymers, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $159,858 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $660,219 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2017 | $7,391,768 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake PVC Corp. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2013 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake PVC Corporation | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $9,482 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake PVC Corporation | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $8,533 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake PVC Corporation | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2012 | $28,500 | training reimbursement | |
| WESTLAKE SERVICES, LLC DBA WESTLAKE FINANCIAL SERVICES | Westlake Chemical | California | state | 2013 | $58,366 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $317,500 | Enterprise Zone | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $652,282 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $301,016 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $617,954 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $6,601,945 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $254,271 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $150,853 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $271,777 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $320,368 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $214,025 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $264,118 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $303,193 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $716,651 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $577,682 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $570,494 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $524,814 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $1,166,610 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $657,216 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $3,198,866 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $619,278 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $348,273 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $228,204 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $3,151,775 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $643,969 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $667,644 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $795,675 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $82,291,884 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $602,179 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $353,909 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | multiple | 2014 | $82,291,884 |
MEGADEAL  |
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| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $680,114 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $613,895 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $302,930 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $84,908 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $582,869 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $613,061 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $700,388 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $710,425 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $714,491 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $736,989 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | local | 2017 | $590,108 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2013 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2012 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake Vinyls, Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2001 | $29,987,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Vinyls, Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $10,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Vinyls, Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2014 | $20,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Vinyls, Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2018 | $10,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| WeylChem US Inc. | International Chemical Investors Group | South Carolina | state | 2014 | $400,000 | grant | |
| Wilbur Ellis Company | Wilbur-Ellis | United States | federal | 2012 | $360,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC | Wilbur-Ellis | Washington | state | 2015 | $119,782 | tax credit/rebate | |
| WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC | Wilbur-Ellis | Washington | state | 2017 | $183,754 | tax credit/rebate | |
| WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC | Wilbur-Ellis | Washington | state | 2016 | $130,625 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Wilbur-Ellis Holdings, Inc. | Wilbur-Ellis | Colorado | state | 2019 | $1,100 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Winchester Ammunition | Olin | Mississippi | state | 2009 | $55,348 | training reimbursement | |
| Winchester Ammunition | Olin | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $10,540 | training reimbursement | |
| Winchester Ammunition | Olin | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $136,027 | training reimbursement | |
| WITCO CORPORATION | Lanxess | Tennessee | local | 2007 | $29,408 | property tax abatement | |
| WITCO CORPORATION | Lanxess | Tennessee | local | 2007 | $73,422 | property tax abatement | |
| WITCO CORPORATION | Lanxess | Tennessee | local | 2007 | $73,422 | property tax abatement | |
| Worthen Industries | Worthen Industries | New Hampshire | state | 2014 | $10,978 | training reimbursement | |
| Yuhuang Chemical, Inc. | Shangdong Yuhuang Chemical | Louisiana | multiple | 2015 | $162,328,482 |
MEGADEAL |
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| Yuhuang Chemical, Inc. | Shangdong Yuhuang Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $129,120,000 | property tax abatement | |
| Yuhuang Chemical, Inc. | Shangdong Yuhuang Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $21,958,482 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Zeon Chemicals L.P. | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $12,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Zeon Chemicals L.P. | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $10,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Zeon Chemicals L.P. | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $31,442 | training reimbursement | |
| Zeon Chemicals Limited Partnership | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2016 | $7,500 | training reimbursement | |
| Zeon Chemicals, L.P. | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $1,750,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Zeon Chemicals, L.P. | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2013 | $2,250,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| ZEON CORP | Zeon Corporation | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,000,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC. | Toray Industries | United States | federal | 2011 | $1,542,722 | federal grant |
