Chemicals & materials production in United States
As of 4 November 2026, 14,457 chemicals & materials production companies are based in United States; 573 are hiring right now and Houston has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 14,457
- Hiring now
- 573 · 314 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Industrial chemicals manufacturers · 2,338
- Top city
- Houston · 300
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 221,052
Chemicals & materials production in United States, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial chemicals manufacturers | 2,338 | 16% |
| Other chemicals & materials production | 2,108 | 15% |
| Biotech reagents & ingredients | 1,795 | 12% |
| Paint & coatings manufacturers | 1,633 | 11% |
| Construction chemicals & adhesives | 1,328 | 9% |
| Cleaning & household chemicals manufacturers | 1,230 | 9% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 928 | 6% |
| Fertiliser manufacturers | 812 | 6% |
| Biobased & recycled materials | 484 | 3% |
| Lubricant manufacturers | 464 | 3% |
| Concrete & mortar products | 439 | 3% |
| Agrochemical manufacturers | 428 | 3% |
| Steel & non ferrous metal producers | 395 | 3% |
| Other building products manufacturing | 247 | 2% |
| Metal surface treatment | 131 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 631 · 1 |
| 2-10 employees | 5,682 · 39 |
| 11-50 employees | 5,447 · 66 |
| 51-200 employees | 1,821 · 190 |
| 201-500 employees | 498 · 120 |
| 501-1000 employees | 173 · 65 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 144 · 61 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 24 · 15 |
| 10,001+ employees | 37 · 16 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 300 | 2% |
| Miami | 142 | 1% |
| New York | 109 | 1% |
| San Diego | 98 | 1% |
| Cleveland | 83 | 1% |
| Austin | 80 | 1% |
| Chicago | 71 | 0% |
| Las Vegas | 70 | 0% |
| Dallas | 66 | 0% |
| Phoenix | 62 | 0% |
| Atlanta | 60 | 0% |
| Denver | 60 | 0% |
The biggest chemicals & materials production companies in United States
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The stack of chemicals & materials production in United States
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14,457 chemicals & materials production companies are based in United States; 573 are hiring right now and Houston has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/united-states/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 United States: questions
How many chemicals & materials production companies are there in United States?
14,457 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, biotech reagents & ingredients. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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