List of Chemical Companies in Australia

Last updated 4 November 2026

There are 6,518 chemical companies in Australia, one in every 1,318 Australian companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 598 firms employ 50 people or more. Seven in ten of all chemical firms are based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Below you find the largest chemical firms in Australia, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Australian company database or through the ABN Lookup API.

6,518 companies indexed · Data counted on 4 November 2026

Companies6,5181 in1,318 Australian companiesCities454Largest cityMelbourne 1,630Sole traders14%Employees1-4 (59%)Revenue$100-500K (29%)Email27%Phone53%Website49%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Wesfarmers LIMITED	Australia	Perth	L 14 Brookfield Pl Tower 2 123 St Georges Tce	Western Australia	6000	*****.au	1981	$29,656,695,100	120,000	Corporation	1475	008984049
2	Csl LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	655 Elizabeth Street	Victoria	3000	*****.com	1991	$15,430,000,000	29,000	Corporation	499	051588348
3	Avc Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	3 Jesica Rd	Victoria	3061	*****.au	2002	$11,186,280,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	099222456
4	Avc Trading PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	3 Jesica Rd	Victoria	3061	*****.au	2002	$11,186,280,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	099189072
5	Pailou PTY. LTD.	Australia	Perth	'Brookfield Place Tower 2' Level 14 123 St Georges Terrace	Western Australia	6000	*****.au	1986	$9,131,760,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	009197282
6	Csbp LIMITED	Australia	Perth	Kwinana Beach Rd	Western Australia	6167	*****.au	1929	$9,023,880,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	008668371
7	Chemical Holdings Kwinana PTY. LTD.	Australia	Perth	Kwinana Beach Rd	Western Australia	6167	*****.au	1986	$7,966,080,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	009187375
8	Australian Underwriting Holdings LIMITED	Australia	Perth	L 14 Brookfield Pl Tower 2 123 St Georges Tce	Western Australia	6000	*****.au	1982	$7,966,080,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	005961302
9	Ucone PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	L14 123 St Georges Tce	Western Australia	6000	*****.au	1982	$6,362,040,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	002534278
10	Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers LIMITED	Australia	Perth	Level 5 11 Mounts Bay Road	Western Australia	6000	*****.au	1976	$6,362,040,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	008797402
11	Cuming Smith And Company LIMITED	Australia	Perth	L 14 Tower 2 Brookfield Pl 123 St Georges Tce	Western Australia	6000	*****.au	1897	$6,362,040,000	120,000	Corporation	1475	004048319
12	Orica LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	1 Nicholson St	Victoria	3002	*****.com	1928	$5,193,623,619	12,000	Corporation	327	004145868
13	Duluxgroup LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	1956 Dandenong Rd	Victoria	3168	*****.au	2008	$2,735,780,113	4,000	Corporation	488	133404065
14	Dyno Nobel LIMITED	Australia	Brisbane	L 12 515 St Pauls Tce	Queensland	4006	*****.au	1919	$2,414,889,250	5,600	Corporation	119	004080264
15	Nufarm LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	103-105 Pipe Rd	Victoria	3026	*****.au	2000	$2,267,760,089	2,678	Corporation	119	091323312
16	Boc LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	10 Julius Ave	New South Wales	2113	*****.au	1935	$1,709,331,746	1,418	Corporation	45	000029729
17	Seqirus Holdings Australia PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	655 Elizabeth Street	Victoria	3000	*****.au	2015	$1,571,568,000	29,000	Corporation	499	606058137
18	Seqirus PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	655 Elizabeth Street	Victoria	3000	*****.au	2012	$1,571,568,000	29,000	Corporation	499	160735035
19	Seqirus (australia) PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	655 Elizabeth Street	Victoria	3000	N/A	2006	$1,571,568,000	29,000	Corporation	499	120398067
20	Tronox LIMITED	Australia	Perth	Lot 22 Mason Rd	Western Australia	6167	*****.com	2011	$1,430,900,000	495	Corporation	87	153348111
21	Csl Behring (australia) PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	121-209 Camp Road	Victoria	3047	N/A	2012	$1,417,027,000	29,000	Corporation	499	160734761
22	Csl Innovation PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	655 Elizabeth St	Victoria	3000	*****.com	1986	$1,325,358,000	29,000	Corporation	499	006614375
23	Ix Infrastructure PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	1 Nicholson St	Victoria	3002	*****.com	2018	$891,214,614	1,235	Corporation	311	629750401
24	Arcadium Lithium PLC	Australia	Brisbane	L 35 Riparian Plaza 71 Eagle St	Queensland	4000	N/A	2023	$882,500,000	688	Foreign company	14	672261871
25	Telix Pharmaceuticals LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	55 Flemington Road	Victoria	3051	*****.com	2017	$803,794,000	1,184	Corporation	24	616620369

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How many chemical companies are there in Australia?

Chemical companies and chemical firms in Australia

6,518

4 November 2026

There are 6,518 chemical companies and chemical firms in Australia in our data (4 November 2026). That is one in every 1,318 Australian companies. 6 were entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 5,551 85%
Head offices: 755
Branch offices: 212

Classification

ANZSIC code 1813. Our platform filter is SIC major group 28.

4,796 of the 6,518 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (74%); 928 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 6,265 Australian chemical firms with a known headcount, 3,691 (59%) have one to four people, 891 have five to nine, 1,085 have ten to 49 and 598 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (1,891, 29%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 104,582 73%
Small 10 to 491,085 17%
Medium 50 to 249543 9%
Large 250+55 0.9%

Grey line: the share among all Australian companies (96% have under ten staff).

770

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 487 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Chemical firms in Melbourne

Melbourne has 1,630 chemical companies and chemical firms, 0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 78% above the national share. Half Melbourne firms have fewer than five people; 191 have 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 211 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 825 · 54%
5-9: 242 · 16%
10-19: 137 · 9%
20-49: 137 · 9%
50+: 191 · 12%

Legal form

Sole traders: 154 · 9%
Partnerships: 34 · 2%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 1,283 · 79%
Other or none: 159 · 10%

Of the Australian total: 25.0%
Of all Melbourne companies: 0.1%
Against the national share: 1.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 28
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 33.3%

Old

Before 1990: 211 · 13%
1990 or later: 1,419 · 87%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 31.8%

Reachable

Email: 446 · 27%
Phone: 951 · 58%
Website: 889 · 55%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 300 · 19%
$100K-$500K: 457 · 28%
$500K-$1M: 210 · 13%
$1M and more: 649 · 40%

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Where in Australia?

Melbourne has the most chemical companies in Australia (1,630), ahead of Sydney (1,556), Brisbane (597), Perth (574) and Adelaide (281). Together the five hold seven in ten of them. Relative to their size, Perth, Gold Coast and Melbourne have the most: 1.8 to 1.9 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

454 Australian cities have at least one chemical firm; 22 have ten or more; 312 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Chemical firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.08. Perth has 1.9 times the national share.

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By state 8 states

State	Firms	%
New South Wales	2,114	32%
Victoria	2,002	31%
Queensland	1,151	18%
Western Australia	685	11%
South Australia	353	5%
Tasmania	75	1%
Australian Capital Territory	38	0.6%
Northern Territory	20	0.3%

Largest chemical firms in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Melbourne, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Australian Underwriting Holdings is the largest chemical firm in Australia by headcount. 598 firms employ 50 people or more; 257 employ 100 or more.

1Perth120,000 staff
2Melbourne29,000 staff
3Newcastle12,000 staff
4Brisbane5,600 staff
5Melbourne4,700 staff
6Melbourne4,000 staff
7Perth2,948 staff
8Brisbane2,188 staff
9Young1,977 staff
10Melbourne1,434 staff

By employee size · 6,265 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	3,691	59%
5-9	891	14%
10-19	531	8%
20-49	554	9%
50-99	341	5%
100-199	152	2%
200-499	50	0.8%
500-999	20	0.3%
1,000+	35	0.6%

59% have 1 to 4 people; 554 have 20 to 49; 598 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	1,385	21%
$100K-$500K	1,891	29%
$500K-$1M	803	12%
$1M-$5M	1,603	25%
$5M-$10M	283	4%
$10M-$50M	282	4%
$50M-$100M	67	1%
$100M-$500M	107	2%
$500M+	31	0.5%

29% between $100,000 and $500,000; 1,603 between $1M and $5M; 770 above $5M.

How reachable are they?

Chemical firms are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 53% list a phone number and 49% a website.

Email1,790 27%
Phone3,470 53%
Website3,221 49%

Grey line: all Australian companies (email 9%, phone 14%, website 14%).

The full list with these fields is in our Australian company database.

Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

One in seven Australian chemical firms work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Three in four are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Sole traders92814%
Partnerships1733%
Pty Ltd and Ltd4,79674%
No form on record or other62110%

Single-site: 85%
Head offices: 755
Branches: 212

All Australian companies: 30% sole traders, 4% partnerships, 45% Pty Ltd and Ltd.

The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 1 Australian chemical firms from before 1900, 44 from before 1950 and 663 from before 1990.

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1. Perth
1901
1. Sydney
1902
1. Brisbane
1906
1. Brisbane
1909
1. Sydney
1915
1. Adelaide

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Australian chemical firms date from before 1990

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How they compare

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	929,469	24.0
The USA	103,379	1.6
South Africa	20,630	2.7
Brazil	20,391	0.7
Vietnam	15,101	8.1
Australia	6,518	0.8

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Frequently asked questions

How many chemical companies are there in Australia?

There are 6,518 chemical companies and chemical firms in Australia in our data, counted on 4 November 2026. That is one in every 1,318 Australian companies.

Which is the largest chemical firm in Australia?

Australian Underwriting Holdings in Perth, with 120,000 staff. By revenue Wesfarmers in Perth leads with $29.7 billion a year.

Which Australian city has the most chemical companies?

Melbourne, with 1,630, ahead of Sydney (1,556), Brisbane (597), Perth (574) and Adelaide (281). Relative to its size, Perth has the most: 1.9 times the national share.

How many chemical firms are there in Melbourne?

1,630, which is 0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 78% above the national share.

How big is a typical chemical firm?

Small. 59% of the 6,265 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 598 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian chemical companies sole traders or companies?

One in seven (928) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 74% (4,796) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many chemical firms started in 2026?

6 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 174 in 2025. 1 of them is a Pty Ltd or Ltd.

What is the oldest chemical firm in Australia?

Cuming Smith and Company in Perth, 1897, followed by Unilever Australia in Sydney (1901) and Ufs Friendly Society in Brisbane (1902). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers chemical companies?

Australian chemical companies are classified under ANZSIC code 1813. Our platform filters them on SIC major group 28 (chemicals and allied products).

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