Patent Theme

Sustainable Polymer Materials

Development and application of polymer compositions designed for reprocessability, recyclability, or incorporating sustainable additives, often featuring reversible bonds or bio-based components.

12,555 US filings from 3,527 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,029 · 2024: 4,136 · 2025: 3,799 · 2026 YTD: 1,591

Plastics Shaping & MoldingPolymer Synthesis (Polycondensation)Polymer Working & CompoundingPolymer AdditivesCoating Compositions (Paints, Inks)

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	LG Chem, Ltd.	518	127	167	154	70	-7.8%
2	BASF SE	255	59	87	76	33	-12.6%
3	Dow Global Technologies LLC	238	56	71	78	33	+9.9%
4	The Procter & Gamble Company	230	42	94	67	27	-28.7%
5	Borealis AG	205	32	75	76	22	+1.3%
6	Eastman Chemical Company	149	44	32	38	35	+18.8%
7	NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION	126	38	38	39	11	+2.6%
8	SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.	118	21	43	35	19	-18.6%
9	MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION	103	21	27	38	17	+40.7%
10	ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.	97	33	21	18	25	-14.3%
11	ARKEMA FRANCE	90	23	24	31	12	+29.2%
12	DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.	88	24	14	44	6	+214.3%
13	Evonik Operations GmbH	77	21	34	18	4	-47.1%
14	KANEKA CORPORATION	77	11	15	35	16	+133.3%
15	KURARAY CO., LTD.	71	17	27	22	5	-18.5%
16	Toray Industries, Inc.	64	10	25	22	7	-12.0%
17	ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY	59	9	26	19	5	-26.9%
18	Ecolab USA Inc.	58	21	20	11	6	-45.0%
19	Henkel AG & Co. KGaA	58	9	25	18	6	-28.0%
20	3M Innovative Properties Company	57	12	22	17	6	-22.7%
21	Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.	55	8	15	21	11	+40.0%
22	Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP	55	22	18	11	4	-38.9%
23	The Regents of the University of California	54	10	16	24	4	+50.0%
24	SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.	53	2	17	23	11	+35.3%
25	Covestro Deutschland AG	52	7	14	25	6	+78.6%