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Top 25 Chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 329 chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 91,263 professional contacts across them, including 39,491 with verified work emails. Hamburg is the largest hub.

This list covers chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities headquartered in Germany, 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
329Companies
91,263Contacts tracked
39,491Verified emails
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The 25 largest chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 329 chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities: 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
1Indirect evidenceLudwigshafen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+54,344 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Indirect evidenceEssen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+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 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceKöln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+7,843 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 5.7 billion in 2025.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Partial evidenceMunich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+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 16, 2026
5Partial evidenceFrankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,866 contacts →

Partial evidence

“allnex is a leading global manufacturer and solution provider of coating resins and additives for industrial and composite markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceTübingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000821 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SMART CHEMISTRY WITH CHARACTER.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceWesel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000785 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BYK is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Partial evidenceLiedberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000535 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The OQEMA Group, formerly Overlack, is one of the five largest chemical distributors in Germany and one of the top ten in Europe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceMunich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000423 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Süd-Chemie is a highly-innovative, listed, specialty chemicals company headquartered in Munich.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Partial evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000313 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A leading multinational chemical distribution company with subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and North America, Nordmann distributes natural and chemical raw materials, additives and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Partial evidenceWesel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,000306 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ALTANA is a global leader in true specialty chemicals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Partial evidenceIsmaning, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000235 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As a leading manufacturer for PVC and an important partner for caustic soda, Westlake Vinnolit offers individual solutions for customers from a wide range of industries, such as…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500231 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HSH Chemie is the No.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceTrostberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000203 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Alzchem is a globally active specialty chemicals company that is one of the market leaders in most of its fields of activity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceHildesheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000197 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PETROFER is an internationally operating industrial company with headquarters in Hildesheim, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidencePfinztal, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000175 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft betreibt angewandte Forschung für die Industrie und die Gesellschaft.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBielefeld, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000164 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ABOUT US STOCKMEIER Chemie is a company of the STOCKMEIER Group.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Strong evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000139 contacts →

Strong evidence

“As a specialty chemicals company, the H&R Group is active worldwide in the development and manufacture of crude oil-based specialty chemical and pharmaceutical products and in the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceFrankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000133 contacts →

Partial evidence

“WeylChem Group of Companies was established in 2005 as the Fine Chemicals platform of International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG), a privately owned industrial holding company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500123 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“GO FURTHER.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Indirect evidenceBad Hönningen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000117 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kandelium leads the field in barium carbonate, strontium carbonate and sodium percarbonate compounds.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Partial evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“KRAHN Chemie GmbH is a chemical distribution company with a history spanning over 100 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Strong evidenceRatingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500104 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Join resources, build solutions" Connect Chemicals is a global producer, custom manufacturer, and traditional distributor of a wide range of specialty chemicals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As a production and distribution company, Worlée-Chemie GmbH forms the link in the value chain between the raw materials industry and the processing industry with its portfolio.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Partial evidenceDüsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20078 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Chemistry, Innovation, Dreams – Three keywords represent the targets and ambitions Mitsui Chemicals Europe is driven by day by day.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
43.3%Verified-email coverage
277.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
10.9%Largest-city concentration · Hamburg
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
103
11-50
86
51-200
76
201-500
23
501-1,000
12
1,001-5,000
19
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
6

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 329 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 manufacturers with r and d facilities, 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 Germany whose own description of what they do matches “chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities”. 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 manufacturers with r and d facilities), 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 manufacturers with r and d facilities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany 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, 39,491 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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Chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities by metro

  • Chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities in Hamburg36

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 manufacturers with r and d facilities, 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 manufacturers with r and d facilities are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 329 chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities headquartered in Germany 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 city has the most chemical manufacturers with r and d facilities?

Hamburg leads with 36 headquartered companies, followed by Dusseldorf (10) and Berlin (9).

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 39,491 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 329 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.