List of Chemical Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 1,141 chemical companies in Portugal, one in every 748 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: half have one to four people, and only 74 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five chemical firms is based in Lisboa, Maia, Sintra, Leiria and Porto. Below you find the largest chemical firms in Portugal, 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 Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

1,141 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies1,1411 in748 Portuguese companiesCities195Largest cityLisboa 80Sole traders4%Employees1-4 (52%)Revenue< $100K (34%)Email28%Phone51%Website43%

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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	Repsol Polímeros, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Sines	Monte Feio	Setúbal	7520-064	*****.com	1976	$390,452,450	604	Corporation	2042	500600643
2	Bondalti Chemicals, S.A.	Portugal	Estarreja	Rua Do Amoníaco Português, 10	Aveiro	3860-680	*****.com	1865	$351,989,239	450	Corporation	185	500832234
3	Adp Fertilizantes, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Avenida Termo de Lisboa, 24/30	Lisboa	2625-445	*****.com	1990	$325,692,585	330	Corporation	38	502473525
4	Rnm - Produtos Químicos, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Avenida das Searas, 132	Braga	4770-329	*****.pt	1986	$195,566,878	227	Corporation	25	501753494
5	Cin - Corporacão Industrial Do Norte, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Avenida de Dom Mendo, 831	Porto	4474-009	*****.com	1926	$194,294,361	642	Corporation	192	500076936
6	Companhia Industrial De Resinas Sintéticas, Cires, Lda	Portugal	Estarreja	Rua Da Cires, 8	Aveiro	3860-160	*****.pt	1960	$188,212,537	116	Partnership of unknown type	293	500068887
7	Ascenza Agro, S.A.	Portugal	Setúbal	Avenida Do Rio Tejo, Herdade das Praias	Setúbal	2910-440	*****.com	1926	$181,640,867	431	Corporation	54	503463060
8	Prio Bio, S.A.	Portugal	Ílhavo	Zona Porto de Pesca de Aveiro, Lote B	Aveiro	3830-565	*****.pt	2006	$148,866,505	55	Corporation	425	507597303
9	Cabopol - Polymer Compounds, S.A.	Portugal	Porto de Mós	Estrada Nacional 1	Leiria	2480-049	*****.com	1996	$145,675,172	229	Corporation	15	503416002
10	Sociedade Portuguesa Do AR Líquido Arlíquido, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Doutor António Loureiro Borges, 4 2º	Lisboa	1495-131	*****.com	1923	$139,061,177	435	Partnership of unknown type	3555	500261512
11	Biovegetal - Combustíveis Biológicos E Vegetais, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Avenida João Carlos Vieira Gaspar, 12	Lisboa	2600-464	*****.pt	1999	$123,335,026	31	Corporation	4	503822671
12	Fábrica Torrejana, S.A.	Portugal	Torres Novas	Casal Da Amendoeira	Santarém	2350-296	N/A	2006	$118,758,926	65	Corporation	10	506873293
13	Selenis Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Ponte de Lima	Estrada Nacional 246, Quinta de São Vicente	Viana Do Castelo	7300-359	N/A	1964	$100,682,467	107	Corporation	10	500116458
14	Hempel (portugal), Lda	Portugal	Palmela	Rua Vale de Cantadores	Setúbal	2954-002	*****.pt	1970	$92,602,984	131	Partnership of unknown type	187	500133336
15	Bresfor - Indústria Do Formol, S.A.	Portugal	Ílhavo	Avenida Dos Bacalhoeiros	Aveiro	3830-553	*****.com	1973	$89,666,129	50	Corporation	62	500047944
16	Colep Consumer Products Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Vale de Cambra	Rua Comendador Arlindo Soares de Pinho, 1977	Aveiro	3730-423	*****.com	1994	$82,745,786	400	Corporation	39	503309362
17	Euroresinas - Indústrias Químicas, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Do Espido	Porto	4470-177	*****.com	1994	$77,025,704	89	Corporation	70	503090484
18	Colquímica - Indústria Nacional De Colas, S.A.	Portugal	Valongo	Rua das Lousas, 885	Porto	4440-578	*****.pt	1970	$71,579,866	268	Corporation	3	500066850
19	Respol - Resinas, S.A.	Portugal	Leiria	Estrada das Moitas Altas	Leiria	2415-746	*****.pt	1993	$70,933,485	121	Corporation	21	502970081
20	Nippon Sanso Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Maia	Rua Do Espido, S/n	Porto	4470-177	*****.com	1986	$70,829,557	131	Corporation	1919	501738916
21	Tintas Robbialac, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Bartolomeu Dias, 11	Lisboa	2695-718	*****.pt	1931	$69,370,656	281	Corporation	488	504426982
22	Sika Portugal - Produtos Construcão E Indústria, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua de Santarém, 113	Porto	4400-292	*****.com	1957	$64,415,725	134	Corporation	698	500251479
23	Sgl Composites, S.A.	Portugal	Barreiro	Alto José Ferreira	Setúbal	2830-301	*****.pt	1973	$58,710,631	253	Corporation	64	500116822
24	Cin Industrial Coatings, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Avenida de Dom Mendo, 330	Porto	4474-009	N/A	1998	$55,232,122	326	Corporation	192	504160583
25	Linde Portugal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, Lote 21/24	Lisboa	1800-217	*****.pt	1946	$52,698,070	435	Partnership of unknown type	4058	500266344

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Largest chemical firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

Cin - Corporacão Industrial do Norte, S.A. is the largest chemical firm in Portugal by headcount. 74 firms employ 50 people or more; 38 employ 100 or more.

1Maia642 staff
2Sines604 staff
3Santo Tirso456 staff
4Estarreja450 staff
5Espinho435 staff
6Lisboa435 staff
7Oeiras435 staff
8Setúbal431 staff
9Vale de Cambra400 staff
10Benavente384 staff

By employee size · 942 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	489	52%
5-9	156	17%
10-19	115	12%
20-49	108	11%
50-99	36	4%
100-199	25	3%
200-499	11	1%
500-999	2	0.2%
1,000+	0	0%

52% have 1 to 4 people; 108 have 20 to 49; 74 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	284	34%
$100K-$500K	160	19%
$500K-$1M	86	10%
$1M-$5M	137	17%
$5M-$10M	58	7%
$10M-$50M	73	9%
$50M-$100M	14	2%
$100M-$500M	13	2%

34% under $100,000; 137 between $1M and $5M; 158 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most chemical companies in Portugal (80), ahead of Maia (39), Sintra (38), Leiria (28) and Porto (27). Together the five hold one in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

195 Portuguese cities have at least one chemical firm; 36 have ten or more; 54 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Chemical firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 80 chemical companies and chemical firms, <0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 36% below the national share. Two in three Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 6 new firms were entered in 2026, 10 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 46 · 67%
5-9: 9 · 13%
10-19: 7 · 10%
20-49: 5 · 7%
50+: 2 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 25 · 31%
Lda and S.A.: 35 · 44%
Other or none: 20 · 25%

Of the Portuguese total: 7.0%
Of all Lisboa companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 6
Entered 2025: 9
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 17.6%

Old

Before 1990: 10 · 13%
1990 or later: 70 · 88%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 5.3%

Reachable

Email: 7 · 9%
Phone: 23 · 29%
Website: 18 · 23%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 26 · 50%
$100K-$500K: 7 · 13%
$500K-$1M: 3 · 6%
$1M and more: 16 · 31%

Largest

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How many chemical companies are there in Portugal?

Chemical companies and chemical firms in Portugal

1,141

21 October 2026

There are 1,141 chemical companies and chemical firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 748 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (34 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 795 70%
Head offices: 100
Branch offices: 246

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 20. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 20.

357 of the 1,141 are Lda and S.A. (31%); 47 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 942 Portuguese chemical firms with a known headcount, 489 (52%) have one to four people, 156 have five to nine, 223 have ten to 49 and 74 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (284, 34%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10645 68%
Small 10 to 49223 24%
Medium 50 to 24972 8%
Large 250+2 0.2%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

158

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 100 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 49 manufacturing companies for every chemical firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Manufacturing Companies	55,619	30%	55%
Furniture Companies	3,767	30%	57%
Chemical Companies	1,141	43%	43%
Paper Companies	536	49%	41%
Electronics Companies	392	46%	50%
Office Furniture Companies	236	47%	49%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	738,662	19.1
The USA	77,002	1.2
Brazil	19,191	0.7
South Africa	18,855	2.4
Vietnam	14,829	8.0
Portugal	1,141	1.3

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

34 chemical firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 43 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.1% of the inflow.

332022
432023
522024
432025
342026 so far

16 of this year's 34 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Sines20 staff
2Sines20 staff
3Ferreira Do Alentejo18 staff
4Lisboa18 staff
5Leiria18 staff

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in twenty-four Portuguese chemical firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Three in ten are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)474%
Partnerships47942%
Lda and S.A.35731%
No form on record or other25823%

Single-site: 70%
Head offices: 100
Branches: 246

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 3 Portuguese chemical firms from before 1900, 21 from before 1950 and 189 from before 1990.

1865
1. Estarreja
1880
1. Vila Franca de Xira
1894
1. Braga
1918
1. Vila Do Conde
1918
1. Vila Nova de Gaia
1919
1. Sintra

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Portuguese chemical firms date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Chemical firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 51% list a phone number and 43% a website.

Email316 28%
Phone577 51%
Website493 43%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

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

Frequently asked questions

How many chemical companies are there in Portugal?

There are 1,141 chemical companies and chemical firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 748 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest chemical firm in Portugal?

Cin - Corporacão Industrial do Norte, S.A. in Maia, with 642 staff. By revenue Repsol Polímeros, Unipessoal, Lda in Sines leads with $390.5 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most chemical companies?

Lisboa, with 80, ahead of Maia (39), Sintra (38), Leiria (28) and Porto (27).

How many chemical firms are there in Lisboa?

80, which is <0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 36% below the national share.

How big is a typical chemical firm?

Small. 52% of the 942 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 74 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese chemical companies sole traders or companies?

One in twenty-four (47) are sole traders, 42% are partnerships and 31% (357) are Lda and S.A..

How many chemical firms started in 2026?

34 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 43 in 2025. 16 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest chemical firm in Portugal?

Bondalti Chemicals, S.A. in Estarreja, 1865, followed by Hychem - Química Sustentável, S.A. in Vila Franca de Xira (1880) and Saboaria e Perfumaria Confianca, S.A. in Braga (1894). 3 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers chemical companies?

Portuguese chemical companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 20. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 20.

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