Plastic Waste Makers Index

Top 100 equity owners of polymer producers

Twenty institutional asset managers hold over $300 billion worth of shares in the parent companies of polymer producers, of which an estimated $US10 billion comes from the production of virgin polymers for single-use plastics.

Notes regarding the table below:

  • Equity ownership is in companies producing polymers for single-use plastic (SUP) applications.
  • Total value of shareholdings, and value adjusted for share of business from in-scope polymer production are estimated and in US$BN.
Rank Equity owner of companies producing SUP polymers Location Investor Type Number of companies invested Value of shareholdings Value share of SUP polymer production
1 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia State Owner 23 1,896.4 31.0
2 People’s Republic of China China State Owner 28 192.2 6.0
3 Emirate of Abu Dhabi UAE State Owner 8 N/A 4.5
4 Ambani Family India Private Institution or Individual 1 65.8 2.5
5 Vanguard Group United States Institutional Asset Manager 97 68.9 2.2
6 Canopus International Thailand Private Institution or Individual 1 4.7 2.2
7 BlackRock United States Institutional Asset Manager 88 65.9 1.9
8 Capital Group United States Institutional Asset Manager 19 28.9 1.8
9 Mr James Arthur Ratcliffe Monaco Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 1.8
10 East Step International Holdings Hong Kong Private Institution or Individual 1 9.1 1.6
11 Zhejiang Rongsheng Holding Group China Private Institution or Individual 1 18.5 1.3
12 State of Qatar Qatar State Owner 5 5.2 1.3
13 Republic of India India State Owner 8 42.3 1.2
14 State Street United States Institutional Asset Manager 91 30.9 1.0
15 Access Industries United States Private Institution or Individual 1 6.9 1.0
16 Magna Resources Corp Singapore Private Institution or Individual 1 5.7 0.9
17 Chang Gung Medical Foundation Taiwan Private Institution or Individual 3 7.5 0.8
18 TTWF United States Private Institution or Individual 1 7.8 0.7
19 Federation of Malaysia Malaysia State Owner 6 11.6 0.7
20 PPH Polymer Products Holdings Cyprus Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.6
21 King Maha Vajiralongkorn Thailand State Owner 2 6.4 0.6
22 Mr Andrew Christopher Currie Monaco Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.6
23 Mr John Reece Monaco Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.5
24 FMR United States Institutional Asset Manager 81 16.4 0.5
25 Mr Leonid Viktorovich Mikhelson N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.5
26 Kingdom of Norway Norway State Owner 71 20.2 0.5
27 Credit Suisse Group Switzerland Institutional Asset Manager 64 3.9 0.4
28 Kingdom of Thailand Thailand State Owner 4 27.1 0.4
29 Republic of Korea South Korea State Owner 16 12.5 0.4
30 Lotte Holdings Japan Private Institution or Individual 1 2.6 0.4
31 Government of Japan Japan State Owner 72 14.9 0.4
32 Stock Exchange of Thailand Thailand Private Institution or Individual 5 4.5 0.4
33 Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan State Owner 2 0.9 0.4
34 Shaanxi Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision And Administration Commission China State Owner 1 N/A 0.4
35 Taif AO Russia Private Institution or Individual 2 1.6 0.4
36 Yan An Shi Guo Zi Wei N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.3
37 Saudi Industrial Investment Saudi Arabia Private Institution or Individual 1 2.1 0.3
38 Kieppe Patrimonial Brazil Private Institution or Individual 1 1.4 0.3
39 State of Kuwait Kuwait State Owner 5 0.1 0.3
40 Pangestu Family Indonesia Private Institution or Individual 1 1.8 0.3
41 Republic of Colombia Colombia State Owner 1 24.4 0.3
42 Jiang Yin Cheng Xing Shi Ye Ji Tuan You Xian Gong Si Gong Hui Wei Yuan Hui N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.3
43 General Organization For Social Insurance Saudi Arabia Private Institution or Individual 3 1.8 0.3
44 Chin’s International Investment N/A Private Institution or Individual 3 2.4 0.3
45 Dimensional Fund Advisors United States Institutional Asset Manager 89 7.7 0.3
46 Islamic Republic of Iran Iran State Owner 6 N/A 0.3
47 National Bank Trust Russia Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.3
48 Geode Capital Management United States Institutional Asset Manager 58 7.6 0.3
49 Genhero Limited N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
50 Mr Gennadii Nikolaevich Timchenko N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
51 Government of Oman Oman State Owner 1 N/A 0.2
52 Mr Asim Kokoglu N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
53 Kavosh Sanat Sepid Company N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
54 Northern Trust Corp United States Institutional Asset Manager 60 7.5 0.2
55 Wan Shun International Investment N/A Private Institution or Individual 3 1.8 0.2
56 JPMorgan Chase United States Institutional Asset Manager 70 9.9 0.2
57 Bank of New York Mellon United States Institutional Asset Manager 66 6.9 0.2
58 Lianyungang Bochuang Investment N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
59 Arab Republic of Egypt Egypt State Owner 3 N/A 0.2
60 Bangkok Bank Thailand Institutional Asset Manager 4 1.0 0.2
61 Cristian Lay N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
62 Dang Yanbao N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 1.1 0.2
63 Credit Agricole Group France Institutional Asset Manager 66 12.9 0.2
64 Republic of Belarus Belarus State Owner 2 N/A 0.2
65 Jia Dou Guo Ji You Xian Gong Si N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
66 Mr Jian Chang Zhao N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
67 Invesco United States Institutional Asset Manager 83 5.5 0.2
68 UBS Group Switzerland Institutional Asset Manager 73 6.4 0.2
69 Charles Schwab Investment Advisory United States Institutional Asset Manager 79 5.6 0.2
70 Republic of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan State Owner 1 N/A 0.2
71 TIAA Board of Overseers United States Institutional Asset Manager 64 4.5 0.2
72 Grupo Inversor Petroquimica Spain Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.2
73 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Japan Institutional Asset Manager 71 5.8 0.2
74 Morgan Stanley United States Institutional Asset Manager 59 3.8 0.1
75 Plastipak Holdings N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
76 SIXB Cyrpus Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
77 SOIHL Cyprus Investment Limited Cyprus Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
78 Nx Shengda Rungfeng N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 0.8 0.1
79 Li Shuirong N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 1.9 0.1
80 Bank of America United States Institutional Asset Manager 20 5.6 0.1
81 California Public Employees’ Retirement System United States Institutional Asset Manager 63 3.8 0.1
82 Wellington Management Group United States Institutional Asset Manager 29 5.1 0.1
83 Mittal Investments India Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
84 Republic of Italy Italy State Owner 3 11.8 0.1
85 Samarjit Enterprises India Private Institution or Individual 1 3.4 0.1
86 Prudential Britain Institutional Asset Manager 68 2.4 0.1
87 Dodge & Cox United States Institutional Asset Manager 7 3.1 0.1
88 Wellington Marketing N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
89 Gresham Banque Privee Britain Private Institution or Individual 72 N/A 0.1
90 Republic of Tatarstan Russia State Owner 1 0.4 0.1
91 Justice Shares Broker Iran Private Institution or Individual 3 N/A 0.1
92 Franklin Resources United States Institutional Asset Manager 80 7.0 0.1
93 Federative Republic Of Brazil Brazil State Owner 1 0.5 0.1
94 Civil Pension Fund Investment Iran Institutional Asset Manager 3 N/A 0.1
95 Xi’an Innovative Energy Investment Management N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
96 Huan Yang You Xian Gong Si N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
97 Hua Li Cai Wu You Xian Gong Si N/A Private Institution or Individual 1 N/A 0.1
98 Republic of Austria Austria State Owner 1 N/A 0.1
99 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Japan Institutional Asset Manager 77 N/A 0.1
100 DWS Investment Germany Institutional Asset Manager 69 N/A 0.1