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:
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 |