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As of 4 November 2026, 935 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Belgium; 31 are hiring right now and Brussels has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 935
- Hiring now
- 31 · 11 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Construction chemicals & adhesives · 163
- Top city
- Brussels · 15
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 17,984
Chemicals & materials production in Belgium, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 163 | 17% |
| Paint & coatings manufacturers | 144 | 15% |
| Industrial chemicals manufacturers | 115 | 12% |
| Cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers | 99 | 11% |
| Other chemicals & materials production | 81 | 9% |
| Biobased & recycled materials | 55 | 6% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 45 | 5% |
| Fertiliser manufacturers | 37 | 4% |
| Concrete & mortar products | 34 | 4% |
| Lubricant manufacturers | 30 | 3% |
| Other building products manufacturing | 26 | 3% |
| Biotech reagents & ingredients | 22 | 2% |
| Agrochemical manufacturers | 19 | 2% |
| Steel & non ferrous metal producers | 14 | 1% |
| Food ingredient & flavour manufacturers | 13 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 11 · 1 |
| 2-10 employees | 484 · 5 |
| 11-50 employees | 303 · 8 |
| 51-200 employees | 73 · 5 |
| 201-500 employees | 38 · 5 |
| 501-1000 employees | 12 · 5 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 10 · 1 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 3 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 15 | 2% |
| Gent | 14 | 1% |
| Marchienne-Au-Pont | 14 | 1% |
| Lokeren | 11 | 1% |
| Izegem | 9 | 1% |
| Genk | 8 | 1% |
| Rumbeke | 8 | 1% |
| Waregem | 8 | 1% |
| Antwerpen | 7 | 1% |
| Beerse | 7 | 1% |
| Ghlin | 7 | 1% |
| Herstal | 6 | 1% |
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The stack of chemicals & materials production in Belgium
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935 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Belgium; 31 are hiring right now and Brussels has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/belgium/chemicals_and_materials_production)
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- 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.
Chemicals & materials production in Belgium: questions
How many chemicals & materials production companies are there in Belgium?
935 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Manufacturing & industry → Chemicals & materials production → leaf niches such as construction chemicals & adhesives, paint & coatings manufacturers, industrial chemicals manufacturers. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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