Industry benchmark · SIC 20

Manufacture of chemicals

A benchmark view of the available 4-digit SIC sub-industries, activity, score and financial-health signals. Calculated 2 Jul 2026.

Companies8,9487,729 active
New this year7280 dissolved
Active share86%Active companies as a share of total
Avg insolvency risk29Benchmark average
Avg profitability score41Derived 0–100 cohort signal
Avg gross margin38.3%Benchmark average
Avg revenue growth2.1%Benchmark average
Avg current ratio7.00Benchmark average

Sub-industry ranking

Largest sub-industries by active companies

Active company counts for the available 4-digit SIC sub-industries. The complete table below is the crawlable fallback.

Sub-industry benchmark rows
Sub-industryCompaniesActiveAvg score
Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations SIC 20420 · detailed benchmark3,1742,81461
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. SIC 20590 · detailed benchmark1,9271,54968
Manufacture of soap and detergents SIC 20411 · detailed benchmark1,2501,04565
Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds SIC 20150 · detailed benchmark1,14181164
Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products SIC 20200 · detailed benchmark81553964
Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants SIC 20301 · detailed benchmark68960567
Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations SIC 20412 · detailed benchmark60047663
Manufacture of essential oils SIC 20530 · detailed benchmark49138063
Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals SIC 20140 · detailed benchmark48642266
Manufacture of plastics in primary forms SIC 20160 · detailed benchmark42737566
Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals SIC 20130 · detailed benchmark40936169
Manufacture of industrial gases SIC 20110 · detailed benchmark20819166
Manufacture of dyes and pigments SIC 20120 · detailed benchmark17515569
Manufacture of printing ink SIC 20302 · detailed benchmark12610967
Manufacture of glues SIC 20520 · detailed benchmark11610571
Manufacture of man-made fibres SIC 20600 · detailed benchmark816967
Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms SIC 20170464166
Manufacture of explosives SIC 205143951
Manufacture of explosives SIC 20510272466
SIC 2030 SIC 203026651
SIC 2010 SIC 201024553
SIC 2040 SIC 204010151
Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products SIC 2020 · detailed benchmark1055