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Top 25 Sustainable specialty chemical companies worldwide

Name: Sustainable specialty chemical companies worldwide
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026 5,189 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 5,189 sustainable specialty chemical companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 436,355 professional contacts across them, including 133,425 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. India is the largest market and Mumbai the largest hub.

This list covers sustainable specialty chemical companies 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 sustainable specialty chemical companies 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 sustainable specialty chemical companies worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 5,189 sustainable specialty chemical companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to sustainable specialty chemical companies: 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	Partial evidence	Ludwigshafen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	54,344 contacts →
	Partial 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	SASOL	Partial evidence	Sandton, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	22,535 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sasol is a global chemicals and energy company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4	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
5	Lyondellbasell	Strong evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	13,939 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) – a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6	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
7	Braskem	Partial evidence	São Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	9,638 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With a global vision of the future, oriented toward people and sustainability, Braskem is engaged in contributing to the value chain in order to strengthen the Circular Economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	The Lubrizol Corporation	Strong evidence	Wickliffe, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,474 contacts →
	Strong 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
13	Huntsman Corporation	Strong evidence	The Woodlands, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,292 contacts →
	Strong 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
14	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
15	Syensqo	Indirect evidence	Brussels, BelgiumHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	5,230 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Syensqo is a leading science company whose ground-breaking technologies revolutionize the way we live.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16	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
17	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
18	LG Chem	Partial evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	4,234 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LG Chem is a leading global chemical company with a diversified business portfolio in the key areas of petrochemicals, advanced materials, and life sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19	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
20	Albemarle Corporation	Indirect evidence	Charlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21	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
22	The Chemours Company	Indirect evidence	Wilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,922 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Every day Chemours delivers Trusted Chemistry that enables products and technologies that people rely on to live better and thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23	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
24	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
25	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

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

As of Sep 18, 2026

30.6%Verified-email coverage

84.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

4.0%Largest-city concentration · Mumbai

Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,507

11-50

1,835

51-200

1,071

201-500

370

501-1,000

152

1,001-5,000

160

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 sustainable specialty chemical companies, 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: 28 countries, largest first: India, the United States, Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and 18 more. Country and city lists for sustainable specialty chemical companies are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “sustainable specialty chemical companies”. 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 sustainable specialty chemical companies), 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 sustainable specialty chemical companies, 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, 133,425 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.

Sustainable specialty chemical companies by location

33 lists · largest first

Every Sustainable specialty chemical companies 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 sustainable specialty chemical companies, 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 sustainable specialty chemical companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 5,189 sustainable specialty chemical companies 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 sustainable specialty chemical companies?

India leads with 1,071 companies, followed by the United States (845) and Brazil (445). Every sustainable specialty chemical companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most sustainable specialty chemical companies?

Mumbai leads with 207 headquartered companies, followed by Ahmedabad (75) and Istanbul (61).

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.