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As of 4 November 2026, 7,293 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in Italy; 15 are hiring right now and Milano has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 7,293
- Hiring now
- 15 · 1 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Industrial parts distribution · 1,159
- Top city
- Milano · 233
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 110,157
Industrial & chemical distribution in Italy, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial parts distribution | 1,159 | 16% |
| Construction materials distribution | 1,125 | 15% |
| Other industrial & chemical distribution | 704 | 10% |
| Cleaning & hygiene distribution | 661 | 9% |
| Paint & coatings distribution | 573 | 8% |
| Pipes valves & fittings distribution | 475 | 7% |
| Fuel & lubricant distribution | 427 | 6% |
| Packaging & plastics distribution | 397 | 5% |
| General trading houses | 358 | 5% |
| Agricultural inputs distribution | 297 | 4% |
| Chemical raw materials distribution | 241 | 3% |
| Foodservice wholesalers | 211 | 3% |
| Steel & metal stockholding | 179 | 2% |
| Industrial gas distribution | 153 | 2% |
| Food ingredients distribution | 143 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 90 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 5,407 · 0 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,585 · 6 |
| 51-200 employees | 167 · 3 |
| 201-500 employees | 25 · 2 |
| 501-1000 employees | 10 · 3 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 9 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Milano | 233 | 3% |
| Roma | 147 | 2% |
| Torino | 86 | 1% |
| Napoli | 58 | 1% |
| Brescia | 45 | 1% |
| Genova | 38 | 1% |
| Modena | 27 | 0% |
| Parma | 25 | 0% |
| Reggio Emilia | 23 | 0% |
| Bari | 22 | 0% |
| Bologna | 21 | 0% |
| Palermo | 21 | 0% |
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The stack of industrial & chemical distribution in Italy
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Other segments of commerce & trade in Italy
Commerce & trade in Italy, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 41,309 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 21,970 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 18,678 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 10,439 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 9,689 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 7,008 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 6,729 →
General & specialty stores · 4,319 →
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7,293 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in Italy; 15 are hiring right now and Milano has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/italy/industrial_and_chemical_distribution)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Industrial & chemical distribution in Italy: questions
How many industrial & chemical distribution companies are there in Italy?
7,293 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → Industrial & chemical distribution → leaf niches such as industrial parts distribution, construction materials distribution, other industrial & chemical distribution. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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