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As of 4 November 2026, 4,191 chemicals & materials production companies are based in India; 92 are hiring right now and Mumbai has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 4,191
- Hiring now
- 92 · 9 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Industrial chemicals manufacturers · 1,056
- Top city
- Mumbai · 88
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 32,156
Chemicals & materials production in India, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial chemicals manufacturers | 1,056 | 25% |
| Other chemicals & materials production | 879 | 21% |
| Paint & coatings manufacturers | 413 | 10% |
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 365 | 9% |
| Steel & non ferrous metal producers | 334 | 8% |
| Fertiliser manufacturers | 315 | 8% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 290 | 7% |
| Agrochemical manufacturers | 266 | 6% |
| Cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers | 207 | 5% |
| Biobased & recycled materials | 106 | 3% |
| Lubricant manufacturers | 104 | 2% |
| Concrete & mortar products | 92 | 2% |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturers | 81 | 2% |
| Biotech reagents & ingredients | 78 | 2% |
| Metal products manufacturers | 72 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 13 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,134 · 13 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,421 · 10 |
| 51-200 employees | 1,181 · 23 |
| 201-500 employees | 308 · 23 |
| 501-1000 employees | 69 · 13 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 55 · 8 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 5 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 5 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 88 | 2% |
| Madhavbaug | 82 | 2% |
| Vatva Industrial Eastate | 45 | 1% |
| Chennai | 37 | 1% |
| Bengaluru | 33 | 1% |
| Delhi | 33 | 1% |
| Bhadkodra | 27 | 1% |
| Ahmedabad | 26 | 1% |
| Kolkata | 24 | 1% |
| Jodhpur Char Rasta | 23 | 1% |
| Hyderabad | 19 | 0% |
| Princess Dock | 18 | 0% |
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The stack of chemicals & materials production in India
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Other segments of manufacturing & industry in India
Manufacturing & industry in India, the whole market →
Industrial machinery manufacturing · 7,558 →
Supplement & cosmetics manufacturing · 3,395 →
Metal fabrication workshops · 3,246 →
Textiles clothing & bedding · 2,832 →
Electronics & electrical manufacturing · 2,804 →
Food & beverage production · 2,518 →
Plastics & rubber processing · 2,047 →
Building products manufacturing · 1,840 →
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4,191 chemicals & materials production companies are based in India; 92 are hiring right now and Mumbai has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/india/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 India: questions
How many chemicals & materials production companies are there in India?
4,191 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 industrial chemicals manufacturers, other chemicals & materials production, paint & coatings manufacturers. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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