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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2010 | $1,750,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Zeon Chemicals L.P. | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $31,442 | training reimbursement | |
| Zeon Chemicals, L.P. | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2013 | $2,250,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Zeon Chemicals Limited Partnership | Zeon Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2016 | $7,500 | training reimbursement | |
| ZEON CORP | Zeon Corporation | United States | federal | 2018 | $1,000,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Worthen Industries | Worthen Industries | New Hampshire | state | 2014 | $10,978 | training reimbursement | |
| 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 | |
| Westlake PVC Corporation | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $9,482 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| North American Pipe Corporation | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $30,923 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Vinyls, Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2001 | $29,987,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Vinyls Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake PVC Corporation | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $8,533 | training reimbursement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $317,500 | Enterprise Zone | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $2,412,500 | Enterprise zone | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $11,263,911 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $1,668,412 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $917,867 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $884,095 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $814,190 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $790,482 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $716,651 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $652,282 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $577,682 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $570,951 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $570,494 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $523,170 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $519,192 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $373,693 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $301,016 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $124,177 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $651,400 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $617,954 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $562,321 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $551,971 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $549,748 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $528,395 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $524,814 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $450,734 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $407,789 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $405,291 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $337,867 | property tax abatement | |
| PHH Monomers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $14,978 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $6,601,945 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $1,843,760 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $1,166,610 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $735,808 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $735,215 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $704,225 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $668,875 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Vinyls Company, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $657,216 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $460,509 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $458,739 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $441,197 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $331,851 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $295,153 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $270,381 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $254,271 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $217,851 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $154,671 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $142,318 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $70,639 | property tax abatement | |
| PHH Monomers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $61,254 | property tax abatement | |
| PLASTIC TRENDS INC. | Westlake Chemical | Michigan | local | 1998 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PLASTIC TRENDS, INC | Westlake Chemical | Michigan | local | 2000 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| North American Pipe | Westlake Chemical | Utah | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| VAN BUREN PIPE CORPORATION | Westlake Chemical | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $47,977 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Georgia Gulf | Westlake Chemical | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $1,400 | training reimbursement | |
| Georgia Gulf | Westlake Chemical | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $1,358 | training reimbursement | |
| Royal Sierra Extrusions | Westlake Chemical | Nevada | state | 2000 | $29,400 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Royal Sierra Extrusions | Westlake Chemical | Nevada | state | 2000 | $992,660 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Royal Sierra Extrusions | Westlake Chemical | Nevada | state | 1999 | $98,315 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Vinyls, Inc. | Westlake Chemical | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $10,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Westlake Holding, Inc. | Westlake Chemical | New York | state | 2010 | $194,997 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $1,227,806 | property tax abatement | |
| Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $100,840 | property tax abatement | |
| PHH Monomers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $37,580 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $594,829 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $501,341 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $203,875 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Polymers, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $319,764 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $150,853 | 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 | |
| Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $1,512,500 | enterprise zone | |
| Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $224,084 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Styrene, LP | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $271,777 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $344,797 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $356,606 | 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 Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $722,074 | property tax abatement | |
| Westlake Petrochemical, LLC | Westlake Chemical | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $789,721 | property tax abatement |
