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Top 25 Specialty chemicals for pharma based in France

RevenueBase identified 98 specialty chemicals for pharma headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 9,705 professional contacts across them, including 2,935 with verified work emails. Lyon is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty chemicals for pharma headquartered in France, 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 18, 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 specialty chemicals for pharma based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 98 specialty chemicals for pharma based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty chemicals for pharma: 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 evidenceTournon, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202610001+2,925 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“It all started in 1990, in the Ardèche region of France, with a family business and one clear ambition:, with tailored R&D, production and packaging that leaves nothing to chance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,369 contacts →

Partial evidence

“EUROAPI is focused on reinventing active pharmaceutical ingredients to sustainably meet customers’ and patients’ needs around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3Strong evidenceÉcully, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,0001,088 contacts →

Strong evidence

“SEQENS is a worldwide leader in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4Strong evidencePuteaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Safic-Alcan is an independent French distributor of specialty chemicals, headquartered in Paris La Défense.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
5Partial evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000396 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Novasep is a leading provider of services in the field of molecule production and purification for the life science industries, based on an unrivalled pool of specialized and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6Partial evidenceMinakem, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026501-1,000275 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MINAKEM is a fully integrated development partner and commercial manufacturer for pharmaceutical companies- API manufacturing (Innovators/Generics and Highly Potent)- Custom…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7Indirect evidenceEntzheim, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000224 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As of April 15, we’re proud to unveil our new name: MeribelPharmaSolutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8Partial evidenceVert-le-petit, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500144 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PMC Isochem, part of PMC Group International, is a world leader in custom pharmaceutical manufacturing and polymer excipients offering- CDMO for APIs, Intermediates and Excipient…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9Partial evidenceAngers, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500140 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Filiale du Groupe FAREVA, la société FARMEA (400 salariés) est spécialisée dans la fabrication de produits pharmaceutiques : Formes sèches, liquides, pâteuses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLys-lez-lannoy, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-500137 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Acteur majeur depuis plus de 30 ans sur le marché de la production de médicaments en sous-traitance, DELPHARM connaît un développement soutenu de son chiffre d’affaires, celui-ci…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLongjumeau, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026501-1,000133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PCAS groupe industriel de chimie fine et de spécialités, développe et produit des molécules complexes faisant appel à des technologies de pointe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12Indirect evidenceParis La Défense Cedex, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 20261,001-5,000131 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For more than a hundred years, Kerneos has been a pioneer in calcium #aluminate technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13Indirect evidenceSaint Etienne, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-200100 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Les Laboratoires CEETAL, concepteur et fabricant de spécialités chimiques, fournit des solutions d’hygiène et de maintenance technique à destination des professionnels.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14Partial evidenceCalais, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20097 contacts →

Partial evidence

“INTEROR SA is a chemicals company based out of Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15Indirect evidenceBoulogne Billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Créée en 1820, la Stéarinerie Dubois - entreprise familiale - est aujourd’hui reconnue comme le spécialiste français des esters, ces produits que l’on côtoie au quotidien dans…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16Partial evidenceSaint-laurent-blangy, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20072 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Born in 1907, ADM-SIO is nowadays one of the most important global pharmaceutical oil manufacturer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17Indirect evidenceGilette, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20053 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in South of France in 1971, La Mesta Chimie Fine is a technology driven Custom Manufacturing Organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18Partial evidenceRoissy-en-france, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5051 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in Diverchim is a Small Molecule Drug Substance CDMO that specializes in complex chemistry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19Indirect evidenceMiribel, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202651-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DKSH France S.A.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-50048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Créé en 2007, le groupe Axyntis, entreprise de taille intermédiaire composée de deux divisions (les colorants et la chimie fine) est, avec près de 250 salariés, leader indépendant…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21Strong evidenceVert Le Petit, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-50047 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1974, ISOCHEM is a contract manufacturer and one of the world’s leading suppliers of fine chemicals and active pharmaceutical ingredients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22Indirect evidenceFranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Chez Seratec, les APIs sont plus qu’une science.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23Indirect evidenceSemoy, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With over 50 years’ experience in the formulation chemistry, OCO aims to be a leader in each of the businesses it serves.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSt Leu D Esserent, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 202611-5025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25Indirect evidenceMelun, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026201-50023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

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Specialty chemicals for pharma based in France at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026
30.2%Verified-email coverage
99.0Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
10.2%Largest-city concentration · Lyon
Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
27
11-50
33
51-200
13
201-500
9
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
8
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 98 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 specialty chemicals for pharma, 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 France whose own description of what they do matches “specialty chemicals for pharma”. 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 for pharma), 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 for pharma, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France 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, 2,935 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 18, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 for pharma, 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 for pharma are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 98 specialty chemicals for pharma headquartered in France 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?

Fareva, headquartered in Tournon, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialty chemicals for pharma?

Lyon leads with 10 headquartered companies, followed by Paris (4) and Ecully (3).

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 2,935 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 98 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 18, 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.