Ascend Performance Materials competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 14, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Ascend Performance Materials: Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A., LyondellBasell, Dow Inc., Avient, Hexion, Ampacet Corporation, Syensqo, Huntsman, Celanese and Covestro.
- Ascend Performance Materials itself has 29 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Avient is hiring the most, with 160 open roles.
- Hexion has raised the most venture funding on record: $15.3M.
Ascend Performance Materials and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ascend Performance Materials
This company
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29 | – | – | – | Houston, United States | Microsoft Excel, SQL, FMEA | United States, India, China |
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
In common: Plastics & Polymers, Chemical Manufacturing · Python, SQL, Rest API · headquarters in United States |
55 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Baton Rouge, United States | Microsoft Excel, SQL, Azure | United States |
LyondellBasell
In common: Chemical Manufacturing, Plastics & Polymers · Python, SQL, Copilot · headquarters in United States |
136 | – | – | 5000+ | Houston, United States | Power BI, Microsoft Excel, SQL | United States, Netherlands, India +10 more |
Dow Inc.
In common: Chemical Manufacturing, Plastics & Polymers · Python, SQL, Copilot · headquarters in United States |
155 | – | – | 5000+ | Midland, United States | Azure, Power BI, Azure DevOps | United States, Germany, Japan +23 more |
Avient
In common: Plastics & Polymers, Chemical Manufacturing · Python, SQL, Power BI · headquarters in United States |
160 | – | – | 5000+ | Avon Lake, United States | Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Design of Experiments | United States, India, Brazil +17 more |
Hexion
In common: Chemical Manufacturing, Plastics & Polymers · Python, SQL, Copilot · headquarters in United States |
18 | $15.3M | Venture round $15.3M2019 | 201-500 | Columbus, United States | Azure, CI/CD, AI Agents | United States, China, Canada +1 more |
Ampacet Corporation
In common: Plastics & Polymers, Chemical Manufacturing · SQL, Rest API, Azure DevOps · headquarters in United States |
4 | – | – | – | Heath, United States | Azure, Azure DevOps, Oracle | United States |
Syensqo
In common: Chemical Manufacturing, Plastics & Polymers · Python, SQL, Copilot |
127 | – | – | 5000+ | Brussels, Belgium | Microsoft Excel, Python, SQL | United States, France, China +12 more |
Huntsman
In common: Chemical Manufacturing, Plastics & Polymers · Python, SQL, Copilot · headquarters in United States |
99 | – | – | 5000+ | The Woodlands, United States | Power BI, Microsoft Excel, SQL | United States, China, Germany +11 more |
Celanese
In common: Chemical Manufacturing, Plastics & Polymers · SQL, Copilot, Rest API · headquarters in United States |
66 | – | – | 5000+ | Irving, United States | Microsoft Excel, CAPA, Power BI | United States, Mexico, India +1 more |
Covestro
In common: Plastics & Polymers, Chemical Manufacturing · Python, SQL, Copilot |
121 | – | – | 5000+ | Leverkusen, Germany | TPU, Python, AWS | China, Germany, United States +9 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Ascend Performance Materials's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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