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Specialty chemicals manufacturers: the worldwide list

Name: Specialty chemicals manufacturers worldwide
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026 10,219 companies across 34 countries

RevenueBase identified 10,219 specialty chemicals manufacturers across the 34 countries with a published list, as of September 2026, and tracks 387,405 professional contacts across them, including 106,836 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. India is the largest market and Mumbai the largest hub.

This is the worldwide list of specialty chemicals manufacturers: the 34 country lists RevenueBase publishes for the category, summed and ranked as one. The company count is that sum, not a census of every company on earth; a country with no published list is not counted. 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.

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

10,219Companies

387,405Contacts tracked

106,836Verified emails

0Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest specialty chemicals manufacturers across the 34 countries with a published list

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 10,219 specialty chemicals manufacturers across the 34 countries with a published list, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty chemicals manufacturers: 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	SIKA	Strong evidence	Baar, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	14,010 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2	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
3	Brenntag	Partial evidence	Essen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	9,954 contacts →
	Partial 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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	Ashland	Partial evidence	Wilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,580 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ashland Inc.(NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients company with a conscious and proactive mindset for environmental, social and governance (ESG).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11	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
12	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
13	Chevron Phillips Chemical Company	Strong evidence	Spring, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,580 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Chevron Phillips Chemical is one of the world’s top chemical manufacturers of olefins and polyolefins and a leading supplier of aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Invista	Partial evidence	Wichita, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,775 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At INVISTA, we make the chemicals, polymers, fabrics and fibers that can handle life’s toughest demands.” 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	Cabot Corporation	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,281 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemical and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Archroma	Indirect evidence	Pratteln, JapanHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,385 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25	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

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 chemicals manufacturers. 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 chemicals manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialty chemicals manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialty chemicals manufacturers. 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 chemicals manufacturers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026

27.6%Verified-email coverage

37.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

4.5%Largest-city concentration · Mumbai

Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

2,757

11-50

3,889

51-200

2,242

201-500

723

501-1,000

273

1,001-5,000

210

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 chemicals manufacturers, 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: This worldwide list is the sum of the 34 country lists RevenueBase publishes for specialty chemicals manufacturers, largest first: India, the United States, China, Brazil, Italy, Türkiye, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Spain and 24 more. Its company and contact totals add up those lists, so they understate the true worldwide figures: a country with no published list is not counted. The ranked table is exact across the countries covered, the largest companies of every country list ranked together with duplicates removed.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “specialty chemicals manufacturers”. 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 chemicals manufacturers), 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 chemicals manufacturers, 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, 106,836 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: The country lists behind this page 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 chemicals manufacturers by location

46 lists · largest first

Every Specialty chemicals manufacturers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date; the worldwide figures above are the sum of the 34 country lists.

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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 chemicals manufacturers, 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 chemicals manufacturers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 10,219 specialty chemicals manufacturers across the 34 countries with a published list, as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code. The figure is the sum of those country lists, not a census of every company worldwide.

What is the largest company on this list?

SIKA, headquartered in Baar, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most specialty chemicals manufacturers?

India leads with 2,556 companies, followed by the United States (1,588) and China (1,168). Every country with a published specialty chemicals manufacturers list is linked on this page.

Which city has the most specialty chemicals manufacturers?

Mumbai leads with 460 headquartered companies, followed by Ahmedabad (182) and Vadodara (131).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 106,836 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 10,219 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. The country lists behind this page were pulled from the company graph 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.