Chemical Manufacturing in California
NAICS 325 · CA
California is home to Chemical Manufacturing, an industry with 2,584 establishments counted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2024. The register lists 5,050 facilities in California as of 2026, with 5 new facilities first seen this year. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL in Novato had 2,086 employees in 2025.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, cities and product lines
Plants in California111 FACILITIES
| Facility | City | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali Therapeutics INC. | South San Francisco | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Enable Biosciences INC | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Genentech INC | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Lifescient, INC. | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Marwell Bio INC | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Genentech INC Founders Research Center (mid Campus) | South San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Pliant Therapeutics INC. | South San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Advanced Medicine INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Compound Focus INC Dba Biofocus Dp1 | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Dupont Kansai | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Simpson Coatings Group INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Genentech Usa, INC | South San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Global Blood Therapeutics, INC. | South San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Pharmacyclics LLC | South San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| 701 Gateway Center LLC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Abbvie Stemcentrx LLC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals Us, INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Aether Biomachines | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Agenovir Corporation | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| All Pro Facility Supplies | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Amacathera US INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Ambys Medicines | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Ankasa Regenerative Therapeutics INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Applied Molecular Transport | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Applied Molecular Transport | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Are-technology Center Ssf LLC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Audentes Therapeutics INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Audentes Therapeutics INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Auto-chlor System of Northern Ca INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Axys Pharmaceuticals INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Baymedica LLC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Bettera Brands, LLC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Biocheck INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Biomed Realty | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Biotech Gateway - Hcp C/o Cbre | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Bit Bio INC at Bonneville Labs Facility | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Carnabio USA INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Catalent | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Catalent | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Centivax INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Circle Pharma INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Coherus Biosciences | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Cortexyme INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Corvus Pharmaceuticals INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Delpor INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Diadexus,inc | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Discovery Partners International | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
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