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Top 25 Bulk chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Name: Bulk chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 149 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 149 bulk chemical manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,737 professional contacts across them, including 641 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers bulk chemical manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 16, 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 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

149Companies

1,737Contacts tracked

641Verified emails

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The 25 largest bulk chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 149 bulk chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to bulk chemical 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	Tennants Distribution LTD	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	94 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Delivering every element - Tennants Distribution Ltd is a leading independent distributor of chemicals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Thomas Swan & Co. LTD	Indirect evidence	Consett, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thomas Swan & Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	James Briggs LTD	Partial evidence	Oldham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in the North of England almost two centuries ago, James Briggs Ltd is proud to be one of Europe’s largest consumer chemicals businesses today.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Esseco UK	Indirect evidence	Wakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Esseco UK is part of Esseco Industrial, a division of the family-owned italian group Esseco Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Banner Chemicals	Partial evidence	Runcorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1860, Banner supplies an extensive range of solvents and specialty chemicals to a variety of market sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Eternis Fine Chemicals UK LTD	Strong evidence	Leek, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Eternis Fine Chemicals is based in Leek, Staffordshire and is a global supplier of Liquid Chemicals for the use by manufacturers in Primary Production Processes Exporting to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Libra Speciality Chemicals LTD	Partial evidence	Irlam, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Libra Speciality Chemicals, we have been setting the standards in the provision of high-quality chemical and speciality surfactant manufacturing for over 50 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Molekula Group	Strong evidence	Darlington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Molekula is a manufacturer and distributor of Fine Chemicals and Biochemicals in Bulk and Research quantities Founded in in France and the UK to initially support the Chemical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Alcohols Limited	Partial evidence	Stansted, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alcohols Limited is a UK based chemical distribution company with sales, production and distribution sites in Hertfordshire, London and the West Midlands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Miswa Chemicals	Partial evidence	Northampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1979, Miswa Chemicals is a leading supplier of specialty chemicals serving B2B markets across multiple industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Roemex LTD	Partial evidence	Portlethen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1984, Roemex supply speciality chemicals and support services to the global energy sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Leading Solvent Supplies LTD	Strong evidence	York, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	33 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Leading Solvent Supplies Ltd (Leading Solvents) is one of the UK’s premier independent manufacturers, blenders, and distributors of high-purity solvents, chemicals, and industrial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Newport Industries LTD	Partial evidence	Richmond-upon-thames, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Newport Industries Limited is a well established Importer and Stockist for Chemicals and Minerals in the United Kingdom and Ireland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Inovyn	Indirect evidence	Olz, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our products are used in some of the most demanding applications and are fundamental raw materials for industry sectors as diverse as automotive; building and construction; paints…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Reagent	Partial evidence	Runcorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ReAgent is on a mission to create chemical solutions that power industries worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Monarch Chemicals	Strong evidence	Sittingbourne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Monarch Chemicals is a well-established UK-based chemical manufacturer and distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Lawrence Industries LTD	Strong evidence	Tamworth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lawrence Industries is the exclusive UK partner to a selection of companies who manufacture raw materials for chemical formulations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Apex Industrial Chemicals Limited	Partial evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Apex Industrial Chemicals Limited, headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, has been a leader in providing high-quality chemical solutions since 1982.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Witton Chemical Company LTD	Strong evidence	Bury St. Edmunds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Witton Chemical Company specialises in the manufacture of fine chemicals and polymers, including product isolation and drying from flammable solvents, a variety of exothermic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	H2o Chemicals LTD	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “H2O Chemicals Ltd was formed in February 1992.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Gower Chemicals	Partial evidence	Swansea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “About Gower Chemicals Established in 1978, Gower Chemicals are a family owned chemical company based in Swansea, South Wales.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Vickers Laboratories LTD	Strong evidence	Pudsey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vickers Laboratories was established by the Vickers family in 1969 as a manufacturer of speciality chemicals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	London Chemicals & Resources Limited LCR	Partial evidence	Westerham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LCR is an international distributor, stockist and supplier of industrial inorganic chemicals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Plater Group	Partial evidence	Alrewas, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plater Chemicals was founded in 1980 to bring quality, industrial chemicals to companies in the UK and Ireland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Techtron	Partial evidence	Deeside, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Techtron is a chemical contract manufacturing and packing facility based in Deeside, North Wales.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 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: bulk chemical 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 bulk chemical manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of bulk chemical manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name bulk chemical 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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Bulk chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

36.9%Verified-email coverage

11.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

10.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 149 companies.

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 bulk chemical 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “bulk chemical 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 bulk chemical 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 bulk chemical manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 641 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 16, 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.

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 bulk chemical 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 bulk chemical manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 149 bulk chemical manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?

Tennants Distribution LTD, headquartered in Cheetham Manchester, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most bulk chemical manufacturers?

London leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by Leeds (4) and Leicester (4).

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 641 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 149 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 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.