The top chemical companies in Latin America based on sales in 2009 are listed below:

1. Braskem (BAK)
2. ALPEK
3. PEMEX
4. Quotter
5. Mexichem
6. SQM (SQM)
7. Fosterill
8. Oxiteno
9. Petrobras Argentina (PZE)

Brazil-based Braskem is a petrochemical firm with 29 plants in Brazil and the U.S. Last year the company had total revenues of about $18.0 billion. Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) is a Chile-based producer of specialty plant nutrients and chemicals whose products are sold in more than 100 countries. Petrobras Argentina’s is an integrated oil company with operations in the petrochemicals sector as well.