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Top 25 Specialty chemicals companies based in South Africa

Name: Specialty chemicals companies based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026 115 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 115 specialty chemicals companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 2,723 professional contacts across them, including 764 with verified work emails and 69 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty chemicals companies headquartered in South Africa, 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 6, 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 6, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

115Companies

2,723Contacts tracked

764Verified emails

69Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest specialty chemicals companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 115 specialty chemicals companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty chemicals 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	Omnia Holdings	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	849 contacts →
	“Omnia is a diversified chemicals Group that supplies chemicals and specialised services and solutions for the agriculture, mining and chemical application industries.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
2	Afriplex PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Paarl, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	“Afriplex is a solution driven Pharmaceutical Company, manufacturing pharmaceutical ingredients as well as formulated products.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
3	CIM Chemicals PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Woodmead, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	“At CIM we are much more than just an ISO accredited chemicals, flavours, fragrances and foods distribution company, we are a family offering loyalty, commitment and the best…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
4	Chemical Process Technologies	Strong evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	“Chemical Process Technologies (CPT) is a privately-owned South African company specialising in competitive chemical synthesis and the commercialisation of innovative organic…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
5	PE Chemicals Group	Partial evidence	Port Elizabeth, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	“PE Chemicals is a chemicals company based out of South Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
6	Orchem	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	201-500	37 contacts →
	“Orchem, a REDA chemicals company.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
7	Betachem	Partial evidence	Heidelberg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	“Betachem is a mining chemical company based out of South Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
8	Intechem	Partial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	“Integrated Chemical Solutions (Pty) Ltd, trading as INTECHEM, is a dynamic emerging chemical supplier and distributor.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
9	Carbocraft PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Woodmead, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	“Our expertise revolves around providing tailored raw material solutions for manufacturing processes.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
10	Silicone & Technical Products PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	27 contacts →
	“MISSION To empower our customers with high-performance materials, driving innovation and performance with a commitment to unmatched excellence.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
11	Aeci Limited	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	n/a	26 contacts →
	“AECI is a specialty product and services Group of companies which provides value-adding solutions to customers through science, technology and industry knowledge.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
12	Tuschemy	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	“Tuschemy manufactures chemical products in our factory in the Strand,(Cape Town, South Africa) sourcing raw materials locally and abroad.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
13	Orlichem	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	“Orlichem, a leading South African chemical manufacturer based in Cape Town, offers a comprehensive range of high-quality cleaning solutions for various industries.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
14	SUN ACE South Africa PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	“Sun Ace, a global leader in the development and production of PVC Stabilisers and Metal Soaps J Sun Ace, a leading manufacturer of Flotation Reagents, NASH, Xanthates, Collectors…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
15	Marsing & CO Africa PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	“Marsing is a Manufacturer, Importer and Distributor of products in high-quality ingredients and speciality primary packaging to the chemical, food & healthcare sector.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
16	Zamani Chemicals	Partial evidence	Benoni, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	“Zamani Chemicals is a proudly South African strategic manufacturing and value chain partner helping leading organisations strengthen supply chains through contract manufacturing…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
17	Omya-Idwala SA	Strong evidence	Randpark Ridge, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	“Omya Idwala SA builds a strong platform for future growth in the large and rapidly growing South African market for Specialty Chemicals and value-added Calcium Carbonate products.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
18	Chemicorp	Partial evidence	Barberton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	“Chemicorp is a leading supplier of high quality chemicals with its Head Office in Barberton, Mpumalanga and warehouses in Jet Park, Boksburg and Barberton.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
19	Hitech Chemicals	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	“Hitech Chemicals, with a base of more than 1 500 customers encompassing South Africa, Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, has grown to become KwaZulu-Natal's leading…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
20	Nuvest Group Of Companies	Partial evidence	Meyerton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	“As a premier distributor of raw and fine chemicals in South Africa, NuVest Group delivers exceptional quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
21	Afro-Zonke Group	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	“Afro-Zonke Group is a group complex with diversified businesses of chemical companies that cover a wide range of unique chemical solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
22	Chempure	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	“Charcoal shots?” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
23	Dzanetech	Strong evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	“Specialist chemical manufacturers DZanetech provides bespoke products, consulting, and technical support to local Foundries, Timber and Industrial Hygiene industries.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
24	Chemzone	Partial evidence	Gauteng // Western Cape, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	“CHEMZONE CC is a leading manufacturer of industrial chemicals to all chemical sectors in the cleaning industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
25	Aquatrade Water Treatment Chemicals	Strong evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	“Aquatrade Water Treatment Chemicals supplies a diverse range of specialty chemicals including calcium sulphate removal, chemical raw materials and allied services to industries…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 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: specialty chemicals 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 specialty chemicals companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialty chemicals companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialty chemicals 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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Specialty chemicals companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026

28.1%Verified-email coverage

2.5%Mobile-number coverage

23.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

14.8%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

6990–30

6231–60

061–90

290–180

1180+

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 specialty chemicals 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 South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “specialty chemicals 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 specialty chemicals 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 specialty chemicals companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa 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, 764 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 6, 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.

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 specialty chemicals 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 specialty chemicals companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 115 specialty chemicals companies headquartered in South Africa 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?

Omnia Holdings, headquartered in Sandton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialty chemicals companies?

Johannesburg leads with 17 headquartered companies, followed by Durban (10) and Cape Town (6).

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 764 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 115 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 6, 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.