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Top 25 Specialty chemical suppliers worldwide

Name: Specialty chemical suppliers worldwide
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026 12,378 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 12,378 specialty chemical suppliers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 469,279 professional contacts across them, including 141,716 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. India is the largest market and Mumbai the largest hub.

This list covers specialty chemical suppliers worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 18, 2026. Country and city lists for specialty chemical suppliers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 18, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest specialty chemical suppliers worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 12,378 specialty chemical suppliers worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty chemical suppliers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	BASF	Indirect evidence	Ludwigshafen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	54,344 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2	SABIC	Partial evidence	Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	32,458 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SABIC is a global leader in chemicals headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3	Solvay	Indirect evidence	Brussels, BelgiumHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	14,439 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 160 years, Solvay has been a pioneer in science and innovation, mastering the essential chemistry that powers progress across generations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4	Evonik	Indirect evidence	Essen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	12,861 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Evonik goes beyond the boundaries of chemistry with its combination of innovative strength and leading technological expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
5	Brenntag	Strong evidence	Essen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	9,954 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Brenntag is the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution and holds a central role in connecting customers and suppliers of the chemical industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6	Pidilite Industries Limited	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,672 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since our inception in 1959, Pidilite Industries Limited has been a pioneer in consumer and specialty chemicals in India committed to quality and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7	Clariant	Strong evidence	Pratteln, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	8,369 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies and led by its purpose "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", Clariant contributes to value creation with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8	Lanxess	Strong evidence	Köln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	7,843 contacts →
	Strong evidence “LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 5.7 billion in 2025.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9	Univar Solutions	Partial evidence	Downers Grove, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,607 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Univar Solutions is a leading global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value added services to customers across a wide range of industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10	Celanese	Partial evidence	Irving, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	6,761 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11	The Lubrizol Corporation	Partial evidence	Wickliffe, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,474 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a science-based company whose specialty chemistry delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve well-being…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12	Huntsman Corporation	Partial evidence	The Woodlands, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,292 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Huntsman, where we're not just a global chemical company; we're a community of innovators committed to shaping a sustainable future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13	SRF Limited	Partial evidence	Gurugram, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,543 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SRF Limited is a chemical-based, multi-business enterprise with a turnover of ₹15,416 crore (US$ 1.6 billion) in FY26.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14	Nouryon	Strong evidence	Amsterdam, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,761 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Nouryon is a global specialty chemicals leader innovating essential solutions for everyday consumer and industrial products, many of which contribute to a more sustainable world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15	Wacker	Partial evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	4,495 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a leading player and one of the world’s most research-intensive chemical and biotechnology companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16	Aarti Industries LTD	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,185 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Aarti Industries Limited (AIL) is one of the world's leading speciality chemical companies combining process chemistry competence with scale-up engineering competence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17	W. R. Grace	Strong evidence	Columbia, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,982 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals and solutions that enable industries to enhance modern life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18	Atul LTD	Partial evidence	Atul, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,703 contacts →
	Partial evidence “About Founded by Mr Kasturbhai Lalbhai on September 05, 1947, Atul Ltd (Atul) is one of the largest integrated chemical companies in India with an annual revenue of about ₹ cr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19	Tata Chemicals	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,490 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A part of the over US$180 billion Tata Group, Tata Chemicals Limited, is a global company with interests in businesses that focus on Basic Chemistry Products and Specialty…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20	Imcd Group	Strong evidence	Rotterdam, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,238 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IMCD is a global leader in the distribution and formulation of speciality chemicals and ingredients, providing solutions to its partners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21	CRODA	Indirect evidence	Goole, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,780 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1925 we have been the name behind sustainable, high-performance ingredients and technologies in some of the world’s most successful brands: creating, making and selling…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22	Deepak Group CO	Partial evidence	Vadodara, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,478 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Headquartered at Vadodara, Gujarat, Deepak Group is a multi-division and multi-product, chemical intermediate with manufacturing facilities at Nandesari & Dahej in Gujarat, Roha…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23	Hikal LTD	Strong evidence	Navi Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,310 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1988, Hikal is a reliable partner to companies in the Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, Biotech, Crop Protection and Specialty Chemical industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24	Azelis	Strong evidence	Berchem - Antwerp, BelgiumHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,230 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, we are committed to creating value for principals and customers whilst…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25	Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Limited	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,194 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Deccan Fine Chemicals (“Deccan”) is a privately owned globally operating company focusing on custom manufacturing of active ingredients and advanced intermediates for agro…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: specialty chemical suppliers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names specialty chemical suppliers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialty chemical suppliers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialty chemical suppliers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Specialty chemical suppliers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026

30.2%Verified-email coverage

37.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.8%Largest-city concentration · Mumbai

Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,777

11-50

4,887

51-200

2,412

201-500

720

501-1,000

252

1,001-5,000

188

5,001-10,000

10001+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among specialty chemical suppliers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: 40 countries, largest first: India, the United States, China, Brazil, Türkiye, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Spain and 30 more. Country and city lists for specialty chemical suppliers are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “specialty chemical suppliers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names specialty chemical suppliers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among specialty chemical suppliers, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 141,716 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 18, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Specialty chemical suppliers by location

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Every Specialty chemical suppliers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names specialty chemical suppliers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many specialty chemical suppliers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 12,378 specialty chemical suppliers worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

BASF, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most specialty chemical suppliers?

India leads with 2,532 companies, followed by the United States (1,925) and China (1,138). Every specialty chemical suppliers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most specialty chemical suppliers?

Mumbai leads with 476 headquartered companies, followed by Istanbul (192) and Ahmedabad (170).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 18, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.