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As of 4 November 2026, 5,986 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Italy; 33 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
- 5,986
- Hiring now
- 33 · 11 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Paint & coatings manufacturers · 1,093
- Top city
- Milano · 201
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 124,042
Chemicals & materials production in Italy, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Paint & coatings manufacturers | 1,093 | 18% |
| Industrial chemicals manufacturers | 693 | 12% |
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 686 | 11% |
| Cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers | 512 | 9% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 512 | 9% |
| Other chemicals & materials production | 427 | 7% |
| Concrete & mortar products | 316 | 5% |
| Fertiliser manufacturers | 310 | 5% |
| Biobased & recycled materials | 274 | 5% |
| Steel & non ferrous metal producers | 154 | 3% |
| Other building products manufacturing | 146 | 2% |
| Lubricant manufacturers | 118 | 2% |
| Agrochemical manufacturers | 117 | 2% |
| Biotech reagents & ingredients | 112 | 2% |
| Metal surface treatment | 110 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 78 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 2,373 · 1 |
| 11-50 employees | 2,748 · 5 |
| 51-200 employees | 628 · 8 |
| 201-500 employees | 97 · 6 |
| 501-1000 employees | 26 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 33 · 11 |
| 10,001+ employees | 3 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Milano | 201 | 3% |
| Torino | 55 | 1% |
| Roma | 43 | 1% |
| Arzignano | 23 | 0% |
| Verona | 21 | 0% |
| Brescia | 20 | 0% |
| Busto Arsizio | 18 | 0% |
| Goito | 16 | 0% |
| Bergamo | 15 | 0% |
| Reggio Emilia | 14 | 0% |
| Bologna | 13 | 0% |
| Genova | 13 | 0% |
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The stack of chemicals & materials production in Italy
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Other segments of manufacturing & industry in Italy
Manufacturing & industry in Italy, the whole market →
Food & beverage production · 23,555 →
Industrial machinery manufacturing · 18,175 →
Metal fabrication workshops · 15,473 →
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Furniture makers & sellers · 9,601 →
Windows doors & precast concrete · 9,163 →
Print signage packaging production · 8,774 →
Handmade craft makers · 7,847 →
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5,986 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Italy; 33 are hiring right now and Milano has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/italy/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 Italy: questions
How many chemicals & materials production companies are there in Italy?
5,986 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, construction chemicals & adhesives. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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