Industry code 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
523 active companies are registered in this industry. The figures below come from the Register of Business Enterprises and the Register of Company Accounts, and are based on the 253 companies we have accounts for.
- Active companies
- 523
- Typical revenue (median)
- NOK 6.2 m
- Typical operating margin
- 3 %
- Share with a profit
- 56.9 %
Largest companies by revenue
- 1Yara Norge ASOsloNOK 21.3 bn
- 2Elkem ASAOsloNOK 8.5 bn
- 3Borregaard ASASarpsborgNOK 7.7 bn
- 4Borregaard ASSarpsborgNOK 6 bn
- 5Jotun A/SSandefjordNOK 5.2 bn
- 6Yara International ASAOsloNOK 3.6 bn
- 7Sunde Group ASOsloNOK 2.8 bn
- 8Sunde ASÅlesundNOK 2.8 bn
- 9Life Technologies ASOsloNOK 2.5 bn
- 10Linde Gas ASOsloNOK 2.3 bn
Largest employers
- 1Elkem ASAOslo1529 employees
- 2Jotun A/SSandefjord1052 employees
- 3Borregaard ASSarpsborg913 employees
- 4Yara Norge ASOslo787 employees
- 5Yara International ASAOslo536 employees
- 6Inovyn Norge ASBamble343 employees
- 7Chemring Nobel ASAsker277 employees
- 8Life Technologies ASOslo261 employees
- 9Ineos Rafnes ASBamble256 employees
- 10Mapei ASNord-Odal229 employees
Where is the industry based?
- Oslo85
- Bærum25
- Bergen20
- Fredrikstad14
- Ålesund13
- Sarpsborg12
- Stavanger12
- Sandefjord11
- Lillestrøm10
- Trondheim8
- Lier8
- Stord7
Largest municipalities for manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Oslo
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Bærum
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Bergen
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Fredrikstad
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Ålesund
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Stavanger
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Sarpsborg
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Sandefjord
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Lillestrøm
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Lier
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Trondheim
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Asker
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Stord
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Klepp
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Nordre Follo
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Drammen
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Ringerike
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Tønsberg
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Sandnes
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Gjemnes
Sub-industries
- 20.1 Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
- 20.2 Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
- 20.3 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
- 20.4 Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
- 20.5 Manufacture of other chemical products
- 20.6 Manufacture of man-made fibres
Median means half of the companies are above and half below. Figures are updated continuously and are only shown for companies with public accounts.