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Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by technologies: Chemistry
Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by technologies: Chemistry
Rankings of the groups’ invention by technologies: Chemistry
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| Rank | Group | Number of Patents | Continent | Country |
| 1 | HITACHI LTD | 13370 | Asia | Japan |
| 2 | BAYER AG | 9913 | Europe | Germany |
| 3 | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD | 9433 | Asia | Japan |
| 4 | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION | 8707 | Asia | Japan |
| 5 | BASF SE | 8152 | Europe | Germany |
| 6 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 5833 | Asia | Japan |
| 7 | POSCO | 5787 | Asia | South korea |
| 8 | KAO CORPORATION | 5738 | Asia | Japan |
| 9 | FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP. | 5389 | Asia | Japan |
| 10 | MITSUI CHEMICALS INC | 4472 | Asia | Japan |
| 11 | TORAY INDUSTRIES INC | 4458 | Asia | Japan |
| 12 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD | 4208 | Asia | Japan |
| 13 | LG CORP. | 3959 | Asia | South korea |
| 14 | SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD | 3732 | Asia | Japan |
| 15 | SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD | 3631 | Asia | Japan |
| 16 | JFE HOLDINGS INC | 3302 | Asia | Japan |
| 17 | KOBE STEEL LIMITED | 3236 | Asia | Japan |
| 18 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 3162 | America | United states |
| 19 | PROCTER & GAMBLE CO | 3033 | America | United states |
| 20 | SUMITOMO BAKELITE COMPANY LIMITED | 2974 | Asia | Japan |
| 21 | HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA | 2902 | Europe | Germany |
| 22 | TEIJIN LTD | 2733 | Asia | Japan |
| 23 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 2633 | Asia | Japan |
| 24 | CANON INC | 2601 | Asia | Japan |
| 25 | KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD | 2601 | Asia | Japan |
| 26 | MITSUBISHI RAYON CO LTD | 2579 | Asia | Japan |
| 27 | SANOFI-AVENTIS | 2479 | Europe | France |
| 28 | NITTO DENKO CORPORATION | 2419 | Asia | Japan |
| 29 | DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD | 2379 | Asia | Japan |
| 30 | L'OREAL SA | 2376 | Europe | France |
| 31 | NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD | 2366 | Asia | Japan |
| 32 | MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION | 2337 | Asia | Japan |
| 33 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (THE) | 2211 | America | United states |
| 34 | DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 2155 | Asia | Japan |
| 35 | TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD | 2074 | Asia | Japan |
| 36 | SUMITOMO CORPORATION | 2071 | Asia | Japan |
| 37 | UBE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 2045 | Asia | Japan |
| 38 | SONY CORPORATION | 2023 | Asia | Japan |
| 39 | JSR CORPORATION | 2020 | Asia | Japan |
| 40 | EBARA CORPORATION | 1998 | Asia | Japan |
| 41 | SHISEIDO COMPANY LIMITED | 1997 | Asia | Japan |
| 42 | KUBOTA CORPORATION | 1990 | Asia | Japan |
| 43 | KURARAY CO LTD | 1956 | Asia | Japan |
| 44 | MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO INC | 1954 | Asia | Japan |
| 45 | BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION | 1939 | Asia | Japan |
| 46 | ASAHI GLASS CO LTD | 1933 | Asia | Japan |
| 47 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CO.,LTD. | 1916 | Asia | South korea |
| 48 | EXXON MOBIL CORP | 1906 | America | United states |
| 49 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 1904 | Asia | Japan |
| 50 | SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD | 1895 | Asia | Japan |