United Mine Workers of America. Braidwood is the home of the Mine Workersâ Union Local #1 which was the first Minersâ Union in Illinois. It led to the unionization of all states that mined for coal. William D. Ryan, born in Braidwood in 1861, was a founder of the UMWA.
1. BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) BASF is the biggest chemical producing company in the world with annual sales reaching $78.7 billion in 2014. The German company, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany is focused on industry grade chemicals used in the automotive, construction, and pharmaceutical industries.
Chemical industries. 1  LG Chem. 2  SEETEC. 3  LG Household & Health Care Ä¬sa Knox. 4  Coca-Cola Beverage Company (South Korea) 5  LG Hausys. 6  LG TOSTEM BM. 7  LG Life Sciences. 8  LG MMA.