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 California572 FACILITIES
| Facility | City | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moleculemind LLC | San Marcos | — | ACTIVE |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, INC. | San Diego | — | ACTIVE |
| Polymer Innovations, INC. | Vista | — | ACTIVE |
| Prowest Technologies INC | San Marcos | — | ACTIVE |
| Pure Bioscience, INC. | San Diego | — | ACTIVE |
| Quidelortho Sales Company, LLC | San Diego | — | ACTIVE |
| Reynolds Graphic Arts Corporation | El Cajon | — | ACTIVE |
| Rezsun Technologies INC | El Cajon | — | ACTIVE |
| Ronatec C2c INC | Oceanside | — | ACTIVE |
| Sohm, INC | San Diego | — | ACTIVE |
| Southwest Paint Products, INC. | Escondido | — | ACTIVE |
| Stoody Industrial & Welding Supply, INC. | San Diego | — | ACTIVE |
| Tom Dieckilman | Carlsbad | — | ACTIVE |
| Vitae Enim Vitae Scientific, INC. | San Diego | — | ACTIVE |
| Vtru Corporation | Oceanside | — | ACTIVE |
| Zoom Products, LLC. | La Mesa | — | ACTIVE |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Polypeptide Laboratories San Diego (ppl-sd) | San Diego | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Abzena | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Air Products & Chemicals INC | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Beckman Coulter INC | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Designer Molecules, INC. | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gilead Sciences INC | Oceanside | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Inova Diagnostics | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals INC | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Qualigen Ic | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Bachem Americas INC. | Vista | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Ccm Enterprises | Santee | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Irisys INC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Aldila INC | Poway | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Alere San Diego | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Callaway Golf CO | Carlsbad | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Frazee Industries | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Hydrovida | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Nielsen Biosciences INC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Advin Biotech INC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Allele Diagnostics, INC. | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Augusta Life Sciences US Opco I LLC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Autogenomics INC | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cliniqa Corporation | San Marcos | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Clinqa Corporation | San Marcos | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cytohub INC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant | Vista | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Hammerhead Aviation LLC | El Cajon | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Industrial Metal Processing, INC | Santee | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Lumos Diagnostics | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Microbiologics - San Diego | San Diego | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Mytee LLC | Poway | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Pci San Diego INC | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| San Diego | San Diego | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
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