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As of 4 November 2026, 1,322 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Switzerland; 37 are hiring right now and Zürich has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,322
- Hiring now
- 37 · 15 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Paint & coatings manufacturers · 176
- Top city
- Zürich · 42
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 28,578
Chemicals & materials production in Switzerland, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Paint & coatings manufacturers | 176 | 13% |
| Cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers | 159 | 12% |
| Industrial chemicals manufacturers | 159 | 12% |
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 158 | 12% |
| Other chemicals & materials production | 149 | 11% |
| Biobased & recycled materials | 87 | 7% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 81 | 6% |
| Concrete & mortar products | 76 | 6% |
| Fertiliser manufacturers | 62 | 5% |
| Biotech reagents & ingredients | 46 | 3% |
| Lubricant manufacturers | 34 | 3% |
| Other building products manufacturing | 29 | 2% |
| Steel & non ferrous metal producers | 26 | 2% |
| Agrochemical manufacturers | 25 | 2% |
| Metal surface treatment | 22 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 59 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 851 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 232 · 6 |
| 51-200 employees | 128 · 12 |
| 201-500 employees | 30 · 8 |
| 501-1000 employees | 11 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 6 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 · 2 |
| 10,001+ employees | 3 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 42 | 3% |
| Basel | 22 | 2% |
| Zugerberg | 18 | 1% |
| Genève | 17 | 1% |
| Baar | 13 | 1% |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 1% |
| Bern | 12 | 1% |
| Lausanne | 12 | 1% |
| Allschwil 1 | 9 | 1% |
| Luzern | 9 | 1% |
| Brüttisellen | 7 | 1% |
| Kreuzlingen 1 | 7 | 1% |
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The stack of chemicals & materials production in Switzerland
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Other segments of manufacturing & industry in Switzerland
Manufacturing & industry in Switzerland, the whole market →
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Metal fabrication workshops · 3,198 →
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Furniture makers & sellers · 2,330 →
Print signage packaging production · 2,227 →
Electronics & electrical manufacturing · 2,049 →
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1,322 chemicals & materials production companies are based in Switzerland; 37 are hiring right now and Zürich has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/switzerland/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 Switzerland: questions
How many chemicals & materials production companies are there in Switzerland?
1,322 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
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The middle level of our industry tree: Manufacturing & industry → Chemicals & materials production → leaf niches such as paint & coatings manufacturers, cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers, industrial chemicals manufacturers. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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