Below are the three companies in the Commodity Chemicals industry with the highest debt to asset ratios. The Debt/Asset ratio shows the proportion of a company's assets that are financed through debt. If the ratio is greater than one, most of the company's assets are financed through debt.

Ampal American Israel ranks highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.57. Following is Koppers Holdings with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.38. Methanex ranks third highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.37.

Cereplast follows with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.34, and Shiner International rounds out the top five with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.32.

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