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ChemChina

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Chinese state-owned chemical company

China National Chemical Corporation, doing business as ChemChina, is a Chinese state-owned chemical company in the product segments of agrochemicals, rubber products, chemical materials and specialty chemicals, industrial equipment, and petrochemical processing for the civilian and military sectors. As of 2020, it is ranked 164th among the Fortune Global 500 companies.2 It was founded by Ren Jianxin.1 Its revenue was CN¥446 billion in 2018.1 It is part of Sinochem Holdings.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1

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China National Chemical Corporation, doing business as ChemChina, is a Chinese state-owned chemical company in the product segments of agrochemicals, rubber products, chemical materials and specialty chemicals, industrial equipment, and petrochemical processing for the civilian and military sectors. As of 2020, it is ranked 164th among the Fortune Global 500 companies.2

Corporate structure

ChemChina sits at the top of its group. 118 entities, 39 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • ChemChina Beijing
    • Syngenta Subsidiary · 98% · Basel, Switzerland
      • Syngenta (Canada) 100% · Guelph, Ontario, Canada
      • Syngenta (Netherlands) Subsidiary · Enkhuizen, Netherlands
      • Syngenta (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Fulbourn, United Kingdom
      • Syngenta (United States) Subsidiary · Greensboro, United States
      • Syngenta Group China Subsidiary · Beijing, People's Republic of China
      • Syngenta Agro SRL Subsidiary · 100% · Bucuresti - Sectorul 6, Romania
      • GB BIOSCIENCES LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • NUTRADE COMERCIAL EXPORTADORA LTDA. Subsidiary · Sao Paulo, Brazil
      • PT SYNGENTA SEED INDONESIA Subsidiary · Jakarta, Indonesia
      • Syngenta (Zimbabwe) Subsidiary · Zimbabwe
      • SYNGENTA AGRO AG Subsidiary · Stein, Switzerland
      • SYNGENTA AGRO ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • SYNGENTA AGRO SA DE CV Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
      • Syngenta Agro Uruguay Sociedad Anonima (Syngenta Agro Uruguay Sociedad Anónima) Subsidiary · Montevideo, Uruguay
      • SYNGENTA AGROSERVICES ASIA AG Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
      • SYNGENTA ALPHA B.V. Subsidiary · Enkhuizen, Netherlands
      • SYNGENTA ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • SYNGENTA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
      • SYNGENTA AVC SA Subsidiary · Genève, Switzerland
      • SYNGENTA BULGARIA (СИНДЖЕНТА БЪЛГАРИЯ) Subsidiary · Sofia, Bulgaria
      • SYNGENTA CORPORATION Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium
      • SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION - SOLUÇÕES PARA A AGRICULTURA, LDA Subsidiary · Lisbon, Portugal
      • SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
        • Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "СИНГЕНТА" Subsidiary · 100% · Москва, Russia
        • VALAGRO - S.P.A. Subsidiary · Atessa, Italy
          • 1 more
      • SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION B.V. Subsidiary · Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands
      • and 38 more
    • Pirelli Subsidiary · 45.5% · Milano, Italy
      • Pirelli Tyre 100% · Milano, Italy
        • PIRELLI NEUMATICOS DE MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · 99.97% · Guanajuato, Mexico
        • PIRELLI & C. ECO TECHNOLOGY RO S.R.L Subsidiary · Slatina, Romania
        • PIRELLI INDUSTRIE PNEUMATICI S.R.L. Subsidiary · Settimo Torinese, Italy
        • PIRELLI NEUMATICOS SA Subsidiary · Hospitalet de Llobregat, L', Spain
        • PIRELLI TYRES BELUX Subsidiary · Anderlecht, Belgium
      • Metzeler Subsidiary · Munich
      • Pirelli (Germany) Subsidiary · Aschaffenburg, Germany
      • Pirelli China Tyre N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Rotterdam, Netherlands
      • Biblioteca tecnico scientifica Pirelli Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
      • Compagnie Internationale Pirelli Subsidiary · Belgium
      • Gruppo Sportivo Pirelli Subsidiary · Italy
      • HB SERVIZI S.R.L Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
      • PIRELLI ASIA PTE LTD Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • Pirelli Holding Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • PIRELLI HUNGARY TIRES TRADING AND SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
      • PIRELLI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom
      • PIRELLI INTERNATIONAL TREASURY S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
      • PIRELLI MOTORSPORT SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom
      • PIRELLI NEUMATICOS SA DE CV Subsidiary · Leon, Mexico
      • PIRELLI SISTEMI INFORMATIVI S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
      • PIRELLI TYRE (SUISSE) SA Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
      • PIRELLI TYRE NORDIC AKTIEBOLAG Subsidiary · Kista, Sweden
      • Pirelli Tyres Romania Subsidiary · Romania
      • PIRELLI TYRES ROMANIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Slatina, Romania
      • PIRELLI UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom
      • PIRELLI UK TYRES LIMITED Subsidiary · Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom
    • Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd. Subsidiary · Airport, Israel
      • ADAMA Agriculture B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Leusden, Netherlands
      • ADAMA Celsius B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Leusden, Netherlands
        • ADAMA Irvita N.V. Subsidiary · Willemstad, Curaçao
      • ADAMA AGAN LTD (אדמה אגן בע"מ) Subsidiary · Ashdod, Israel
        • ADAMA FAHRENHEIT B.V. Subsidiary · Leusden, Netherlands
      • ADAMA MAKHTESHIM LTD (אדמה מכתשים בע"מ) Subsidiary · Beer Sheva, Israel
      • KOLLANT S.R.L. Subsidiary · Vigonovo, Italy
    • Aeolus Tyre Subsidiary · Jiaozuo
    • China Bluestar Subsidiary
    • China National Bluestar Subsidiary · Beijing, People's Republic of China
      • Elkem Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
        • Erimsa Subsidiary · A Coruña, Spain
        • ELKEM SOUTH ASIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Navi Mumbai, India
        • ELKEM UK HOLDINGS LTD Subsidiary · 100% · Sheffield, United Kingdom
        • BLUESTAR SILICONES FRANCE SAS Subsidiary · Saint-Fons, France
        • Elkem Island ehf (Elkem Ísland ehf.) Subsidiary · Akranes, Iceland
    • Jiangsu Anpon Electrochemical Subsidiary
    • Syngenta Group Subsidiary · Basel

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What ChemChina reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Ren Jianxin in 2004.1

Leadership

Who has led ChemChina, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • arsenic pentoxide

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Sinochem Holdings since May 8, 2021

Owners

  • government of the People's Republic of China 100%

Subsidiaries

Also owns

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2017Acquired Pirelli1
  2. 2011Acquired Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2018445.8B CNY1

Timeline

  1. May 8, 2021Acquired Acquired by Sinochem Holdings1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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