50% Micro
29% Small
9% Mid
8% Large
4% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Chemicals Industry
UK Chemicals Industry Information
The chemicals industry involves the transformation of raw materials using chemical processes to create products such as drugs, soap, paints, glues, industrial and agricultural chemicals
Active Businesses
4,431
Annual Sales
£57bn +
Employees
122,884
Economic Contribution
£15bn
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Location of Chemicals Companies
Chemicals Companies by Size
Largest Chemicals Companies
Turnover
Johnson Matthey Plc
£14.9bn
Smith & Nephew Plc
£4.2bn
Inovyn Europe Limited
£4.1bn
Unilever Uk Limited
£1.9bn
Cargill Plc
£1.4bn
Chemicals Companies by Age
35% Mature
23% Startup
23% Young
19% Established
0% New
Oldest Chemicals Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Chemicals Companies
32% Declining
27% Healthy
15% High
15% Rapid
11% Low
Fastest Growing Chemicals Companies
3yr CAGR
Chemicals Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Chemicals Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Chemicals Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Chemicals Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products Industry Insights
There are 4,431 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £57 billion .
The Industry employs around 122,883 people and contributes £15 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Chemicals companies is London with 804 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 84.
The largest Chemicals company is Johnson Matthey Plc with a turnover of £14.9bn. 50% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 9% Mid companies.
19% of the Chemicals Industry is made up of 19% Established but the majority are Mature businesses (35%) the oldest company is N & C Building Products Limited founded in 1856.
Chemicals industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Clean Topco Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 108%. Other fast growing companies include Levertonhelm Limited (95%), Levertonhelm (Holdings) Limited (95%) and Italmatch Chemicals Gb Limited (90%).
The UK Chemicals Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.81x, Turnover multiple of 1.39x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.29x.
