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 California5,050 FACILITIES
| Facility | City | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman, Fox and CO | Vernon | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Nusil Technology LLC | Bakersfield | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Polypeptide Laboratories INC. | Torrance | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Polypeptide Laboratories San Diego (ppl-sd) | San Diego | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Prc-de Soto International INC | Mojave | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Prestone Products CORP | Torrance | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Abzena | San Diego | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Actagro LLC | Kerman | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Newark | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Air Products and Chemicals, INC. | Carson | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Air Products and Chemicals, INC. | Wilmington | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Air Products & Chemicals INC | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Air Products & Chemicals - Martinez | Martinez | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Amvac Chemical CORP | Los Angeles | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Angelus Shoe Polish Company INC | Santa Fe Springs | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Aoc, LLC | Perris | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Arkema INC | Torrance | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Array Science, LLC | Sausalito | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Ashland Specialty Chemical Company | Commerce | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Baker Petrolite Corporation | California | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Baxter Bioscience Thousand Oaks | Thousand Oaks | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Beckman Coulter INC | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Betz Laboratories, INC | Bakersfield | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Bio-rad Laboratories | Richmond | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fremont | Fremont | 500+ | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cardinal Industrial Finishes Incorporated | South El Monte | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Corteva Agriscience - Pittsburg Operations | Pittsburg | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cpi International | Santa Rosa | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Csbio | Milpitas | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Designer Molecules, INC. | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Douglas Products & Packaging CO | Pittsburg | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Dura Technologies INC | Bloomington | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Earthly Love Imports LLC | Los Angeles | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Ellis Paints CO -pacific Resource Recovery | Los Angeles | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Fujifilm Biosciences | Santa Ana | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gea Farm Technologies, INC. Dba Gea Ws West | Fresno | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gilead Sciences INC | Oceanside | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gilead Sciences, INC | La Verne | 500+ | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Grafil Incorporated | Sacramento | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Guru Nanda LLC | Buena Park | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Henkel CORP | Bay Point | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Hydrite Chemical CO. - Visalia | Visalia | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Inova Diagnostics | San Diego | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals INC | Carlsbad | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Jada Windows | Grass Valley | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Jci Jones Chemicals INC | Torrance | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Jr Simplot | Helm | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Lgc Biosearch Technologies | Petaluma | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Maintex, INC. | City of Industry | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
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