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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scantibodies Laboratory INC | Santee | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Sekisui Diagnostics | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Sekisui Diagnostics LLC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Synergy Health Ast LLC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wd-40 Company | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Genentech-oceanside Hybrid | Oceanside | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gen Probe INC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Hocking International Laboratories | San Marcos | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Professional Water Technologies | Vista | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Salk Institute | La Jolla | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Sekisui Diagnostics LLC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Zodiac Pool Systems | Vista | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Abbott Ibis | Carlsbad | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Abzena | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Biosite INC | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Brizon INC | Escondido | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Captek Holdings INC | Vista | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Carlsbad Technology INC | Carlsbad | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Chromalloy Pacific Gas Turbine Center | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Corsair Marine INC | Chula Vista | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Ferro Electronic Material Systems | Vista | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Genentech, INC. Ocp Operations | Oceanside | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Gen Probe INC | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Imperial Custom Cabinets INC | Lemon Grove | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Integrated Dna Technologies | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Invivoscribe Technologies | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Maxwell Electronic Component G | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Natural Alternatives International INC | Vista | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Pci San Diego, INC. | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Pro-chem Specialty Products | National City | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Purewick | El Cajon | — | UNVERIFIED |
| R W Little CO | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Takeda California INC | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Trilink Biotechnologies | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Trilink Biotechnologies, INC | San Diego | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Vista Biologicals CORP | Carlsbad | — | UNVERIFIED |
| 1211 Park Center Dr. | Vista | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| 1215 Park Center Dr. | Vista | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| 808 Solutions INC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Abamerica | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Avista Technologies Inc | San Marcos | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Captek Softgel International - Vista | Vista | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Carlsbad | Carlsbad | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Carlsbad CA, RLT, Novartis Manufacturing, LLC | Carlsbad | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Catalent San Diego (Packaging) | San Diego | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| CMI San Diego Mesa Rim | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Dhanoa Daljit S | Del Mar | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Diagnostics : Beckman Coulter - Carlsbad | Carlsbad | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| El Dorado Coatings INC | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Farnsworth | Carlsbad | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
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