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As of 4 November 2026, 7,143 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Brazil; 42 are hiring right now and São Paulo has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 7,143
- Hiring now
- 42 · 35 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Paint & coatings manufacturers · 1,088
- Top city
- São Paulo · 471
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 91,381
Chemicals & materials production in Brazil, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Paint & coatings manufacturers | 1,088 | 15% |
| Industrial chemicals manufacturers | 1,037 | 15% |
| Cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers | 837 | 12% |
| Fertiliser manufacturers | 814 | 11% |
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 719 | 10% |
| Other chemicals & materials production | 503 | 7% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 464 | 6% |
| Concrete & mortar products | 397 | 6% |
| Agrochemical manufacturers | 342 | 5% |
| Biobased & recycled materials | 197 | 3% |
| Lubricant manufacturers | 189 | 3% |
| Other building products manufacturing | 151 | 2% |
| Steel & non ferrous metal producers | 147 | 2% |
| Biotech reagents & ingredients | 104 | 1% |
| Rubber parts manufacturing | 101 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 102 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 3,505 · 0 |
| 11-50 employees | 2,223 · 0 |
| 51-200 employees | 898 · 6 |
| 201-500 employees | 262 · 13 |
| 501-1000 employees | 96 · 11 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 40 · 6 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 8 · 2 |
| 10,001+ employees | 9 · 4 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 471 | 7% |
| Belém | 179 | 3% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 1% |
| San José | 73 | 1% |
| Diadema | 72 | 1% |
| Guarulhos | 58 | 1% |
| Baganga | 55 | 1% |
| Curitiba | 47 | 1% |
| Ribeirão Preto | 47 | 1% |
| Jardim | 44 | 1% |
| Santana | 42 | 1% |
| Santa | 37 | 1% |
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The stack of chemicals & materials production in Brazil
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Other segments of manufacturing & industry in Brazil
Manufacturing & industry in Brazil, the whole market →
Industrial machinery manufacturing · 13,431 →
Print signage packaging production · 11,360 →
Metal fabrication workshops · 10,804 →
Textiles clothing & bedding · 8,658 →
Food & beverage production · 8,027 →
Furniture makers & sellers · 7,496 →
Plastics & rubber processing · 7,296 →
Windows doors & precast concrete · 7,080 →
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7,143 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Brazil; 42 are hiring right now and São Paulo has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/brazil/chemicals_and_materials_production)
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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.
Chemicals & materials production in Brazil: questions
How many chemicals & materials production companies are there in Brazil?
7,143 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 paint & coatings manufacturers, industrial chemicals manufacturers, cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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