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Top 25 Chemical contract manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 227 chemical contract manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 4,016 professional contacts across them, including 1,251 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers chemical contract 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.

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227Companies
4,016Contacts tracked
1,251Verified emails
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The 25 largest chemical contract manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 227 chemical contract 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 chemical contract 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceMiddlesbrough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500160 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Lianhetech Seal Sands is a leading European contract manufacturer of high quality fine chemicals for use in the Crop Protection, Pharmaceutical and Performance chemicals markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Strong evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500150 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Briar Chemicals delivers contract and custom manufacturing solutions to customers across the globe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50094 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Delivering every element - Tennants Distribution Ltd is a leading independent distributor of chemicals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Indirect evidenceConsett, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20087 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Thomas Swan & Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Strong evidenceMiddlesbrough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50084 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Fine Organics, a Lianhe Chemical Technology business, is a leading European contract manufacturer of high quality fine chemicals for use in the Crop Protection, Pharmaceutical and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Partial evidenceOldham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20076 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
7Partial evidenceDaresbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50065 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Multisol is a market leader in the formulation, blending and distribution of high value fuel and lubricant additives, base oils and speciality chemicals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Strong evidenceBuxton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50064 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are Selden Research Ltd, the UK’s largest privately owned industrial manufacturer of cleaning chemical products for the professional market.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Strong evidenceLeyland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20062 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Expac (Preston) Ltd is a formulator & contract manufacturer, focused on Personal Care, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Household and Health Sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Partial evidenceRuncorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20050 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
11Strong evidenceLeek, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20048 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
12Partial evidenceDenton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20047 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re specialists in the manufacture and supply of aromatic, heterocyclic and aliphatic compounds, fluorochemicals and life sciences reagents, offering unrivalled service and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Partial evidenceIrlam, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20047 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
14Strong evidenceDarlington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20044 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
15Strong evidenceHartlepool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20041 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Exwold is a contract chemical processing company based in the UK with decades of experience formulating and processing speciality chemicals for multi-national chemical and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Partial evidenceStansted, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20039 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
17Indirect evidenceRedditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20037 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Lake, we’re innovators – we bring thinkers together to make incredible things happen – delivering real value for suppliers and customers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Partial evidenceDurham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“High Force Research specialise in chemical synthesis and R&D and offer chemistry built on many years of experience in development and scale-up of complex syntheses of molecules…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceWallington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Thew Arnott is focussed on the development, manufacture and sales of speciality ingredients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceBasingstoke, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The core philosophy at LevertonHELM is simple: to continually update our products and services in line with customer requirements whilst maintaining the highest possible level of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceNorthampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20035 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
22Partial evidencePortlethen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5034 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
23Strong evidenceDaventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5034 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Endeavour Speciality Chemicals is an innovative UK-based manufacturer of speciality organic intermediates and together with our parent company Robinson Brothers we offer products…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Strong evidenceYork, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20033 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
25Indirect evidenceOlz, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,00031 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

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Chemical contract manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
31.2%Verified-email coverage
17.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
7.5%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
74
11-50
95
51-200
36
201-500
13
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
3
10001+
1

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 227 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 chemical contract 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 “chemical contract 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 chemical contract 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 chemical contract 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, 1,251 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
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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 chemical contract 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 chemical contract manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 227 chemical contract 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?

Lianhetech Europe Limited, headquartered in Middlesbrough, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most chemical contract manufacturers?

London leads with 17 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (7) and Leeds (5).

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 1,251 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 227 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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About this data

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.