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Top 25 Chemical producers based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 507 chemical producers headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 104,392 professional contacts across them, including 45,427 with verified work emails. Hamburg is the largest hub.

This list covers chemical producers 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.

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The 25 largest chemical producers based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 507 chemical producers 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 producers: 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 15, 202610001+54,344 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2Indirect evidenceEssen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
3Partial evidenceEssen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 202610001+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
4Partial evidenceKöln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
5Indirect evidenceFrankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,0001,866 contacts →

Indirect 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 15, 2026
6Indirect evidenceTübingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000821 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SMART CHEMISTRY WITH CHARACTER.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7Partial evidenceWesel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000785 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8Partial evidenceKünzelsau, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,000767 contacts →

Partial evidence

“That's us: Leaders in Chemicals!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000554 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HELM AG is a Hamburg-based family company established in 1900.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10Partial evidenceLiedberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMarl, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 202610001+493 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orbia’s Polymer Solutions business Vestolit is one of the world’s leading raw material suppliers for polyvinylchloride (PVC) specialties, operating the largest integrated PVC…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12Partial evidenceBudenheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000447 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Budenheim is a global specialty chemical company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13Partial evidenceMunich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
14Partial evidenceDuisburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000420 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With best chemical products we enable our customers to impress their customers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15Partial evidenceLahnstein, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000405 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Zschimmer & Schwarz is a global supplier of chemical auxiliaries and specialties headquartered in Lahnstein near Koblenz, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16Partial evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
17Partial evidenceWesel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,000306 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000249 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Behn Meyer Group of Companies dates back to 1840 when two young men from Hamburg, Theodor August Behn and Valentin Lorenz Meyer, established Behn, Meyer & Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19Indirect evidenceIsmaning, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000235 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
20Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500231 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HSH Chemie is the No.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21Partial evidenceTrostberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
22Partial evidenceOffenbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500203 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bodo Möller Chemie is one of the leading distributors of speciality chemical products and bonding solutions in Europe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23Indirect evidenceHildesheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000197 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24Partial evidenceMonheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500174 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BTC Europe belongs to the world's leading chemical group, BASF – We create chemistry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25Indirect evidenceFrankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500167 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are Haltermann Carless, a leading supplier of high-value hydrocarbon solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026

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Chemical producers based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026
43.5%Verified-email coverage
205.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
10.1%Largest-city concentration · Hamburg
Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
159
11-50
130
51-200
112
201-500
36
501-1,000
25
1,001-5,000
29
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
9

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 507 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 producers, 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 producers”. 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 producers), 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 producers, 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, 45,427 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
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Chemical producers by metro

  • Chemical producers in Hamburg51

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 producers, 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 producers are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 507 chemical producers 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 producers?

Hamburg leads with 51 headquartered companies, followed by Dusseldorf (15) and Berlin (13).

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 45,427 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 507 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.