1 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁at ▁all ▁and ▁about ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( a ▁few ▁years ▁ago , ▁the ▁employee ▁total ▁was ▁about ▁ 5 5 , 0 0 0 ) ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁plant , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁largest ▁chemical ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁main ▁products ▁are ▁fert il izers , ▁d ye , ▁cool ants ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁chemical ▁subst ances . ▁Among ▁the ▁other ▁chemical ▁companies ▁with ▁plants ▁in ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁rank ▁B K ▁Giul ini , ▁Abb vie , ▁Ras ch ig ▁and ▁Ben ck iser . ▁Other ▁important ▁branches ▁of ▁industry ▁are ▁mechanical ▁engineering , ▁elect rical ▁engineering , ▁IT ▁and ▁bre wer y ▁( M ayer br äu ▁O gg ers heim ). ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁cities ▁that ▁has ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁professional ▁football ▁club . ▁This ▁is ▁all ▁the ▁more ▁surprising , ▁because ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁is ▁a ▁typical ▁" work ers ' ▁city " ▁and ▁has ▁quite ▁a ▁large ▁stad ium , ▁the ▁Süd west stad ion , ▁built ▁from ▁de br is ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁around ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Several ▁international ▁matches ▁and ▁some ▁Bundes liga ▁matches ▁when ▁ 1 . ▁FC ▁Kais ers la ut ern ▁or ▁Wald hof ▁Mann heim ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁alternative ▁stad ium ▁during ▁the ▁past ▁dec ades ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁there .