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As of 4 November 2026, 1,497 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in Portugal; 2 are hiring right now and Lisboa has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,497
- Hiring now
- 2 · 0 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Construction materials distribution · 264
- Top city
- Lisboa · 49
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 18,494
Industrial & chemical distribution in Portugal, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Construction materials distribution | 264 | 18% |
| Cleaning & hygiene distribution | 177 | 12% |
| Industrial parts distribution | 177 | 12% |
| Paint & coatings distribution | 125 | 8% |
| General trading houses | 114 | 8% |
| Other industrial & chemical distribution | 100 | 7% |
| Fuel & lubricant distribution | 87 | 6% |
| Pipes valves & fittings distribution | 76 | 5% |
| Agricultural inputs distribution | 73 | 5% |
| Industrial gas distribution | 63 | 4% |
| Chemical raw materials distribution | 55 | 4% |
| Packaging & plastics distribution | 55 | 4% |
| Foodservice wholesalers | 32 | 2% |
| Automation & electrical distributors | 29 | 2% |
| Food ingredients distribution | 23 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 36 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,172 · 1 |
| 11-50 employees | 237 · 0 |
| 51-200 employees | 37 · 1 |
| 201-500 employees | 8 · 0 |
| 501-1000 employees | 4 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 3 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisboa | 49 | 3% |
| Maia | 44 | 3% |
| Porto | 40 | 3% |
| Braga | 22 | 1% |
| Leiria | 13 | 1% |
| Viseu | 13 | 1% |
| Amadora | 12 | 1% |
| Coimbra | 10 | 1% |
| Torres Vedras | 10 | 1% |
| Aveiro | 9 | 1% |
| Canelas | 9 | 1% |
| Funchal | 9 | 1% |
The biggest industrial & chemical distribution companies in Portugal
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The stack of industrial & chemical distribution in Portugal
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Other segments of commerce & trade in Portugal
Commerce & trade in Portugal, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 7,980 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 3,180 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 2,600 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 2,177 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 1,939 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 1,169 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 830 →
Pet supplies ecommerce · 512 →
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1,497 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in Portugal; 2 are hiring right now and Lisboa has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/portugal/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 Portugal: questions
How many industrial & chemical distribution companies are there in Portugal?
1,497 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 construction materials distribution, cleaning & hygiene distribution, industrial parts distribution. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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