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 California266 FACILITIES
| Facility | City | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali Therapeutics INC. | South San Francisco | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Garratt-callahan Company | Burlingame | — | ACTIVE |
| Intersect Ent, INC. | Menlo Park | — | ACTIVE |
| C S Bio CO | Menlo Park | — | ACTIVE |
| Dompe U.s. INC. | San Mateo | — | ACTIVE |
| Enable Biosciences INC | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Genentech INC | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Heirloom Carbon Technologies, INC. | Brisbane | — | ACTIVE |
| Pylum Biosciences, INC. | San Carlos | — | ACTIVE |
| Revolution Medicines, INC. | Redwood City | — | ACTIVE |
| Yenzym Antibodies, LLC | Brisbane | — | ACTIVE |
| Antheia, INC | Menlo Park | — | ACTIVE |
| Asegua Therapeutics LLC | Foster City | — | ACTIVE |
| Baychem, INC | Menlo Park | — | ACTIVE |
| Coherus Oncology, INC. | Redwood City | — | ACTIVE |
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Geron CORP | Foster City | — | ACTIVE |
| Gilead Sciences INC | Foster City | — | ACTIVE |
| La Canada Ventures INC | San Mateo | — | ACTIVE |
| Lamdagen Corporation | San Mateo | — | ACTIVE |
| Lifescient, INC. | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Marwell Bio INC | South San Francisco | — | ACTIVE |
| Orca Biosystems, INC | Menlo Park | — | ACTIVE |
| Oryn Therapeutics, INC. | Redwood City | — | ACTIVE |
| Zion Health INC | San Mateo | — | ACTIVE |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical LP (Redwood City) | Redwood City | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cell Genesys | S San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Genentech INC South Campus | S San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Natera INC | San Carlos | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Seaport Environmental - Refining | Redwood City | — | LIKELY 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 |
| Alza CORP - Evra Site | Redwood City | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Applied Biosystems, LLC | Foster City | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Catalytica Bay View, INC. | East Palo Alto | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Compound Focus INC Dba Biofocus Dp1 | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Concrete Chemicals | San Carlos | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Dupont Kansai | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Peninsula Chemical CO. | San Mateo | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Romic Environmental Technologies CORP | Palo Alto | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Silicon Valley Clean Water | Redwood City | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Simpson Coatings Group INC | South San Francisco | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Tyco Electronics Corporation | Menlo Park | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Bioamp Diagnostics INC | San Carlos | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Burlingame | Burlingame | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Carbon Based Fertilizer LLC | San Mateo | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Fe Pharmaceuticals INC | Emerald Hills | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Genentech Usa, INC | South San Francisco | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Geron Corporation - CA | Foster City | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
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