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 California472 FACILITIES
| Facility | City | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Matrix CORP | Irvine | — | ACTIVE |
| Spade Bros. Advanced Space Coating LLC | Westminster | — | ACTIVE |
| Stardust Spill Products, LLC | Irvine | — | ACTIVE |
| Still Thinking LLC | Newport Beach | — | ACTIVE |
| Surecoat Systems, INC. | Orange | — | ACTIVE |
| The Hitt Companies | Santa Ana | — | ACTIVE |
| Vitalex Biosciences, LLC | Coto De Caza | — | ACTIVE |
| West American Rubber Company, LLC. | Orange | — | ACTIVE |
| Goodwin CO | Garden Grove | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Laird Coatings Corporation | Huntington Beach | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Newlight Technologies INC | Huntington Beach | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Fujifilm Biosciences | Santa Ana | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Guru Nanda LLC | Buena Park | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Miles Chemical CO INC | Anaheim | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Monco Products INC | Garden Grove | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Sdc Technologies INC | Irvine | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Amrize Building Envelope LLC | Garden Grove | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gallade Chemical INC | Santa Ana | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Newport Laminates | Santa Ana | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Shepard Brothers INC | La Habra | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Stepan Company | Anaheim | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Behr Process CORP | Santa Ana | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Foamex Innovations Operating CO | Orange | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Hanson-loran CO INC | Buena Park | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Xerxes CORP | Anaheim | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Kerria USA LLC | Tustin | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Amparo Medical Technologies, INC. | Anaheim | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Basf Corporation | Orange | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Bio-rad Laboratories | Irvine | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| D Aircraft | Anaheim | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Fujifilm Irvine Scientific, INC. | Santa Ana | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gmp Laboratories of America INC | Anaheim | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Hand and Nail Harmony | Brea | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Irp Medical | San Clemente | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Kova | Garden Grove | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| McGuff Company, Inc | Santa Ana | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Monobind INC. | Lake Forest | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Nexgen Pharma INC | Irvine | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Sprint Ray | Huntington Beach | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Targeted Therapy Technologies, LLC | Irvine | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Vita-Herb Nutriceuticals - Placentia | Placentia | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Vitrax | Placentia | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wood Repair Products INC | Orange | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Basf Corporation | Buena Park | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Modified Plastics INC | Santa Ana | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Southern California Plastics INC | Santa Ana | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| The Schwartz E Liquid Dba USA Vape Lab | Huntington Beach | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| 3m - Garden Grove | Garden Grove | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Acp Noxtat, INC. | Santa Ana | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Akzo Nobel Coating | Orange | — | UNVERIFIED |
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