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.
Akzo Nobel Coatings nv. Akzo Nobel is a multicultural company and the largest coatings company in the world, with about 8 percent share. It is active in all sectors of the coatings industry. Sales in 2004 totaled 12.7 billion euros, with 25 percent in pharma products, 41 percent in coatings and 34 percent in chemicals.