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India’s chemical industry, by the numbers (2026)

May 26, 2026 · OneFirmIntel

India has 30,424 chemical companies on record, and the sector is heavily concentrated in the industrial west, Maharashtra and Gujarat alone account for a large share.

How big is India’s chemical sector?

OneFirmIntel lists 30,424 chemical companies in India, graded into quality tiers. Roughly 21,119 are ★★ Established and 9,244 are ★ New entrants, with 61 stock-exchange-listed (★★★).

The leading states

Maharashtra leads with about 7,273 chemical companies, followed by Gujarat (~5,242), Tamil Nadu (~3,594), Uttar Pradesh (~3,055) and Rajasthan (~2,396), mirroring India’s petrochemical and specialty-chemical clusters.

Sourcing implication

For buyers, the Maharashtra–Gujarat corridor covers the bulk of India’s established chemical manufacturers. You can drill into each state in the directory.

Sources & further reading

• Official register: India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) ↗
• World Bank Open Data, business & economy indicators ↗
• OECD data, enterprises & entrepreneurship ↗
• Compare data sources: OpenCorporates ↗
• OneFirmIntel vs OpenCorporates
• OneFirmIntel market coverage
• India company directory

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