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Top 25 Chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Name: Chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 864 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 864 chemical manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 20,708 professional contacts across them, including 8,450 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers 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 15, 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 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 864 chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to 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	CRODA	Indirect evidence	Goole, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
2	Synthomer	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,996 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Synthomer plc is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	Infineum	Partial evidence	Abingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,686 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a Specialty Chemicals Company with powerful research and development capabilities around innovative chemistry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4	Ineos Inovyn	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,529 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “INEOS Inovyn is Europe's leading producer of vinyls and in the top three worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	Thor Group	Indirect evidence	Wincham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	620 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “You may not realise it, but THOR’s extraordinary ingredients are likely already a part of your life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6	Scott Bader	Indirect evidence	Wellingborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	523 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chemistry is at the heart of everyday life, and this is where you’ll find Scott Bader.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	DON Construction Products DCP	Strong evidence	Cheddleton Uk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	379 contacts →
	Strong evidence “DCP is a manufacturer and supplier of construction chemicals and building materials, with over 90 years of experience serving the construction industry with innovative products…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8	Akzo Nobel Limited	Indirect evidence	Slough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	332 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AKZO NOBEL LIMITED is a company based out of THE AKZONOBEL BUILDING WEXHAM ROAD, SLOUGH, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9	Mapei UK LTD	Indirect evidence	Halesowen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	206 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mapei is a worldwide company producing building materials with its 100 subsidiaries operating in 57 countries and 86 manufacturing plants in 35 different nations, more than…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10	HEL	Indirect evidence	Borehamwood, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	n/a	173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “HEL’s motto is better chemistry - faster; our products are designed to enable research chemists to achieve their goals faster, more accurately and more efficiently.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11	Industrial Chemicals LTD	Partial evidence	Grays, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	167 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Industrial Chemicals Limited (ICL) is a trusted supplier to a diverse range of industries across the UK, Europe, and parts of Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	Lianhetech Europe Limited	Strong evidence	Middlesbrough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	160 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 15, 2026
13	Briar Chemicals Limited	Partial evidence	Norwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	150 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Briar Chemicals delivers contract and custom manufacturing solutions to customers across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	Pfaudler Glass-Lined Technology	Indirect evidence	Kearsley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	112 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PFAUDLER, is a globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15	Natara Global	Partial evidence	Hartlepool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	109 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a global manufacturer of flavour and fragrance ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16	Tennants Distribution LTD	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
17	CAT Tech International LTD	Indirect evidence	Scunthorpe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A specialist industrial services group that supports the global oil refining and petrochemical industries, based in North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Cat Tech International Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	Colloids LTD	Partial evidence	Kirkby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Colloids is a leading manufacturer and exporter of standard, speciality and bespoke black, white, colour and performance enhancing additives which provides plastics with colour…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Surfachem	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Surfachem, a 2M Group company, is an international surfactant and speciality chemical distributor, offering an extensive ingredient portfolio, technical expertise and global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20	Thomas Swan & Co. LTD	Indirect evidence	Consett, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thomas Swan & Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	HMG Paints LTD	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established 1930 HMG has grown to become the UK’s Leading Independent Paint Manufacturer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	Fine Organics Limited	Strong evidence	Middlesbrough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	84 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 15, 2026
23	Reda Energy	Indirect evidence	Westhill, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	82 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “REDA Energy is a leading provider of chemistry solutions and associated services to the energy industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	James Briggs LTD	Partial evidence	Oldham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
25	Plastribution	Indirect evidence	Ashby-de-la-zouch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Plastribution distributes thermoplastic raw materials for injection moulding, extrusion and blow moulding industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 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: 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 chemical manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of chemical manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name 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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Chemical manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

40.8%Verified-email coverage

24.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

9.3%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

332

11-50

337

51-200

125

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 864 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, 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 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 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 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, 8,450 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 15, 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.

Chemical manufacturers by metro

Chemical manufacturers in London80

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, 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 are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 864 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?

CRODA, headquartered in Goole, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most chemical manufacturers?

London leads with 80 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (22) and Leeds (17).

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 8,450 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 864 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 15, 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.