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Top 25 Chemical manufacturing companies based in Germany

Name: Chemical manufacturing companies based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 311 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 311 chemical manufacturing companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 39,096 professional contacts across them, including 17,898 with verified work emails. Hamburg is the largest hub.

This list covers chemical manufacturing companies 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 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 manufacturing companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 311 chemical manufacturing companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to chemical manufacturing 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	Evonik	Indirect evidence	Essen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
2	Brenntag	Partial evidence	Essen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	9,954 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Brenntag is the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution and holds a central role in connecting customers and suppliers of the chemical industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	Lanxess	Partial evidence	Köln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	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 15, 2026
4	BYK Additives	Partial evidence	Wesel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	785 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BYK is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	Oqema Group	Partial evidence	Liedberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	535 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 15, 2026
6	Sud-Chemie	Partial evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	423 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Süd-Chemie is a highly-innovative, listed, specialty chemicals company headquartered in Munich.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	Nordmann	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	313 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 15, 2026
8	Westlake Vinnolit	Indirect evidence	Ismaning, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	235 contacts →
	Indirect 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 15, 2026
9	Alzchem Group AG	Partial evidence	Trostberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	203 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 15, 2026
10	Petrofer	Indirect evidence	Hildesheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	197 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PETROFER is an internationally operating industrial company with headquarters in Hildesheim, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11	Stockmeier Chemie	Indirect evidence	Bielefeld, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	164 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ABOUT US STOCKMEIER Chemie is a company of the STOCKMEIER Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	Cognis	Partial evidence	Monheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	160 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cognis is a worldwide supplier of specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients, with a particular focus on the areas of wellness and sustainability.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	Compo Expert Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Münster, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	152 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “COMPO EXPERT GmbH with headquarters in Münster/Westphalia is an international company with 21 sales offices in Europe, North and South America as well as in Asia and Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	H&r Group	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	139 contacts →
	Partial 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 15, 2026
15	Weylchem Group Of Companies	Partial evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	133 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 15, 2026
16	Chemische Werke Kluthe Gmbh	Partial evidence	Heidelberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	130 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH is a chemicals company based out of 12Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17	Kandelium	Indirect evidence	Bad Hönningen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kandelium leads the field in barium carbonate, strontium carbonate and sodium percarbonate compounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	Krahn Chemie Group	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	104 contacts →
	Partial evidence “KRAHN Chemie GmbH is a chemical distribution company with a history spanning over 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Connect Chemicals Group	Partial evidence	Ratingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	104 contacts →
	Partial 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 15, 2026
20	SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Lutherstadt Wittenberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	92 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Als größter Harnstoff- und Ammoniakproduzent Deutschlands umfasst unser Produktportfolio heute eine breite Palette von Spezialitäten der Agro- und Industriechemie.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	Worlée-Chemie	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	79 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 15, 2026
22	Mitsui Chemicals Europe	Partial evidence	Düsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	78 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 15, 2026
23	Nabaltec AG	Partial evidence	Schwandorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	74 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nabaltec AG, with registered office in Schwandorf, a chemicals business which has received multiple awards for innovativeness, manufactures, develops and distributes highly…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	Schill Seilacher Struktol Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die Firma Schill+Seilacher "Struktol" GmbH ist ein mittelständisches Unternehmen der Chemischen Industrie.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	Biesterfeld Spezialchemie	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Indirect evidence 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 manufacturing 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 chemical manufacturing companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of chemical manufacturing companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name chemical manufacturing 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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Chemical manufacturing companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

45.8%Verified-email coverage

125.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

10.9%Largest-city concentration · Hamburg

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

103

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

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 311 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 manufacturing 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “chemical manufacturing 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 chemical manufacturing 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 chemical manufacturing companies, 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, 17,898 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 manufacturing companies by metro

Chemical manufacturing companies in Hamburg34

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 manufacturing 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 chemical manufacturing companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 311 chemical manufacturing companies 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?

Evonik, headquartered in Essen, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most chemical manufacturing companies?

Hamburg leads with 34 headquartered companies, followed by Dusseldorf (8) and Frankfurt Am Main (7).

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 17,898 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 311 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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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.