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Top 25 Industrial chemical producers based in the United Kingdom

Name: Industrial chemical producers based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 262 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 262 industrial chemical producers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 8,889 professional contacts across them, including 3,987 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers industrial chemical producers 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest industrial chemical producers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 262 industrial chemical producers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to industrial 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CRODA	Indirect evidence	Goole, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
2	Ineos Inovyn	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,529 contacts →
	Partial evidence “INEOS Inovyn is Europe's leading producer of vinyls and in the top three worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Thor Group	Indirect evidence	Wincham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
4	Scott Bader	Indirect evidence	Wellingborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
5	Industrial Chemicals LTD	Strong evidence	Grays, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	167 contacts →
	Strong 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 17, 2026
6	Briar Chemicals Limited	Partial evidence	Norwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
7	Tennants Distribution LTD	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
8	Thomas Swan & Co. LTD	Indirect evidence	Consett, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thomas Swan & Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Fine Organics Limited	Partial evidence	Middlesbrough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	84 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
10	James Briggs LTD	Partial evidence	Oldham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
11	Selden Research LTD	Strong evidence	Buxton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	64 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 17, 2026
12	Airedale Group	Partial evidence	Keighley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Airedale Group manufacture and distribute an extensive range of chemical related products and services Established in 1973 we have been providing chemical distribution for five…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Esseco UK	Partial evidence	Wakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Esseco UK is part of Esseco Industrial, a division of the family-owned italian group Esseco Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Banner Chemicals	Partial evidence	Runcorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	50 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 17, 2026
15	Eternis Fine Chemicals UK LTD	Partial evidence	Leek, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
16	Libra Speciality Chemicals LTD	Partial evidence	Irlam, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	47 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 17, 2026
17	Molekula Group	Partial evidence	Darlington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
18	Exwold Technology LTD	Partial evidence	Hartlepool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
19	Alcohols Limited	Partial evidence	Stansted, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	39 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 17, 2026
20	Lake Chemicals & Minerals	Indirect evidence	Redditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	37 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 17, 2026
21	Alfa Chemicals Limited	Partial evidence	Binfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alfa Chemicals is a speciality chemicals distributor supplying the UK, Ireland & the Nordics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Miswa Chemicals	Strong evidence	Northampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1979, Miswa Chemicals is a leading supplier of specialty chemicals serving B2B markets across multiple industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Roemex LTD	Partial evidence	Portlethen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1984, Roemex supply speciality chemicals and support services to the global energy sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Buxton Lime	Partial evidence	Buxton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Buxton Lime is the leading producer of lime products in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Leading Solvent Supplies LTD	Strong evidence	York, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	33 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 17, 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: industrial chemical producers. 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 industrial chemical producers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of industrial chemical producers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name industrial chemical producers. 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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Industrial chemical producers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

44.9%Verified-email coverage

33.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

9.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

115

11-50

51-200

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 262 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 industrial 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 the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “industrial 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 industrial 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 industrial chemical producers, 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, 3,987 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 17, 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.

Industrial chemical producers by metro

Industrial chemical producers in London26

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 industrial 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 industrial chemical producers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 262 industrial chemical producers 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 industrial chemical producers?

London leads with 26 headquartered companies, followed by Leeds (8) and Aberdeen (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 3,987 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 262 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 17, 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.