Ranking · East Flanders · NACE 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products: the largest companies in East Flanders
As of 14 Nov 2026, 146 companies in Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (NACE 20) in East Flanders publish total assets in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The top 10 account for €5.51bn, out of €7.36bn for all of them; median total assets are €3.23m. Solutia Europe leads with €1.58bn (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products · East Flanders
Ranked by total assets in the latest filed accounts. This is a size criterion, not an assessment.
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solutia Europe 9000 Ghent | €1.58bn | €436.0m | €1.30bn | 333.3 | 2025 |
| 2 | Darling Ingredients Belgium Holding 9000 Ghent | €1.47bn | €17.4m | €1.36bn | 9.8 | 2026 |
| 3 | Oleon 9940 Evergem | €602.5m | €713.4m | €233.9m | 571.0 | 2024 |
| 4 | Taminco 9000 Ghent | €434.0m | €527.2m | €100.8m | 405.3 | 2025 |
| 5 | LANXESS Belgium 9130 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €297.5m | €118.1m | €270.3m | 211.3 | 2025 |
| 6 | Belgotex International 9600 Ronse | €260.0m | €1.26m | €233.7m | 20.5 | 2025 |
| 7 | C-Shift 9042 Ghent | €256.8m | — | €30.2m | — | 2025 |
| 8 | Christeyns 9000 Ghent | €223.5m | €106.4m | €201.8m | 126.8 | 2025 |
| 9 | Kronos Europe 9000 Ghent | €208.8m | €212.5m | €52.4m | 286.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Molymet Belgium 9000 Ghent | €183.3m | €381.5m | €72.1m | — | 2024 |
| 11 | Rain Carbon 9060 Zelzate | €182.7m | €325.0m | €119.9m | 177.6 | 2025 |
| 12 | Shell Catalysts & Technologies Belgium 9000 Ghent | €167.5m | €284.2m | €101.1m | 115.0 | 2025 |
| 13 | Rousselot 9000 Ghent | €96.3m | €160.7m | €39.6m | 205.2 | 2026 |
| 14 | Ashland Specialties Belgium 9130 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €94.9m | €19.6m | €80.9m | 114.9 | 2025 |
| 15 | Lawter Europe 9130 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €93.7m | €91.9m | €72.8m | 125.8 | 2025 |
| 16 | Alco Energy Ghent 9042 Ghent | €87.8m | €277.0m | €72.8m | 48.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | Triferto Belgium 9052 Ghent | €83.8m | €221.0m | €15.9m | 19.7 | 2025 |
| 18 | Fujirebio Europe 9052 Ghent | €81.8m | €51.4m | €45.7m | 141.0 | 2026 |
| 19 | Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) 9000 Ghent | €55.5m | €70.8m | €22.6m | 168.6 | 2026 |
| 20 | CRC Industries Europe 9240 Zele | €52.9m | €65.6m | €28.1m | 88.5 | 2025 |
| 21 | Dumaplast 9991 Maldegem | €50.3m | €73.0m | €29.1m | 148.6 | 2025 |
| 22 | Unilin Resins 9042 Ghent | €46.7m | €116.5m | €28.5m | 32.0 | 2025 |
| 23 | EOC Management 9700 Oudenaarde | €41.1m | €2.61m | €7.83m | 13.7 | 2025 |
| 24 | Oxyplast Belgium 9042 Ghent | €40.0m | €38.9m | €37.0m | 90.3 | 2025 |
| 25 | EOC Surfactants 9940 Evergem | €31.7m | €82.5m | €13.2m | 44.7 | 2025 |
| 26 | Agaris Belgium 9042 Ghent | €30.2m | €68.9m | €2.94m | 97.3 | 2025 |
| 27 | Chemours Belgium 9130 Beveren | €30.1m | €31.9m | €19.9m | 130.1 | 2025 |
| 28 | Buckman Laboratories 9000 Ghent | €28.2m | €55.3m | €11.6m | 48.0 | 2025 |
| 29 | Fixatti 9810 Nazareth-De Pinte | €27.1m | €35.5m | €3.05m | — | 2025 |
| 30 | ITW ADDITIVES International 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €24.7m | €31.1m | €10.6m | 35.6 | 2025 |
| 31 | PVS Chemicals Belgium 9000 Ghent | €24.2m | €29.8m | €12.1m | 41.2 | 2024 |
| 32 | Aalterpaint Holding 9880 Aalter | €23.9m | — | €8.98m | — | 2025 |
| 33 | Entaco 9160 Lokeren | €23.8m | €15.1m | €8.57m | 23.5 | 2025 |
| 34 | FUJIFILM Belgium 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €22.5m | €16.5m | €14.1m | 102.7 | 2026 |
| 35 | Van Israel 9500 Geraardsbergen | €17.9m | €23.8m | €3.50m | 27.5 | 2025 |
| 36 | CTF 2000 9240 Zele | €17.8m | €32.1m | €8.41m | 37.3 | 2025 |
| 37 | FKL 9130 Beveren | €17.7m | €26.0m | €4.53m | 24.4 | 2025 |
| 38 | Inbiose 9052 Ghent | €17.2m | €6.32m | €3.64m | 46.1 | 2025 |
| 39 | Adfil 9240 Zele | €15.8m | €21.6m | €10.7m | 42.3 | 2025 |
| 40 | Amcor Eke 9810 Nazareth-De Pinte | €15.3m | €19.1m | €7.52m | 61.1 | 2025 |
| 41 | Antwerp Distillation Company 9130 Beveren | €14.6m | €22.5m | €12.3m | 20.4 | 2025 |
| 42 | Planet B 9000 Ghent | €13.1m | — | €6.53m | 34.2 | 2025 |
| 43 | BluePrint Products 9150 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €13.0m | €24.2m | €7.58m | 36.4 | 2025 |
| 44 | De Craene 9770 Kruisem | €12.6m | €18.9m | €3.64m | 9.3 | 2025 |
| 45 | Rendapart 9300 Aalst | €11.9m | €10.9m | €3.68m | 20.4 | 2025 |
| 46 | Aalterpaint 9880 Aalter | €11.8m | €24.7m | €6.41m | 47.6 | 2025 |
| 47 | Compaktuna 9052 Ghent | €11.6m | €20.2m | €6.32m | 43.4 | 2025 |
| 48 | Gluecom 9160 Lokeren | €10.1m | €18.5m | €4.00m | 28.3 | 2025 |
| 49 | Interflux Electronics 9042 Ghent | €9.32m | — | €8.54m | 14.0 | 2025 |
| 50 | DS Fiberlink 9200 Dendermonde | €9.16m | €22.6m | €6.37m | 66.3 | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products across Belgium → All sectors · East Flanders →
Other sectors · East Flanders
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities1,004
- 02 Forestry and logging43
- 08 Other mining and quarrying13
- 10 Manufacture of food products795
- 11 Manufacture of beverages98
- 13 Manufacture of textiles175
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel79
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials16
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials238
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products52
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media325
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations81
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products123
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products232
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals57
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment882
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products95
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment107
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.255
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers64
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment25
- 31 Manufacture of furniture228
- 32 Other manufacturing164
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment520
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply131
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply12
- 37 Sewerage32
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities138
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities32
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings2,554
- 42 Civil engineering796
- 43 Specialised construction activities7,924
- 46 Wholesale trade4,896
- 47 Retail trade5,351
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines1,584
- 50 Water transport53
- 51 Air transport39
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation423
- 53 Postal and courier activities109
- 55 Accommodation382
- 56 Food and beverage service activities3,202
- 58 Publishing activities178
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities325
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities35
- 61 Telecommunication49
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities4,086
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities515
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding4,362
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security32
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities1,172
- 68 Real estate activities6,689
- 69 Legal and accounting activities2,828
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy8,003
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis2,350
- 72 Scientific research and development169
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations1,387
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities737
- 75 Veterinary activities251
- 77 Rental and leasing activities493
- 78 Employment activities226
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities140
- 80 Investigation and security activities61
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities1,085
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities2,178
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security32
- 85 Education534
- 86 Human health activities5,697
- 87 Residential care activities133
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation184
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities461
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities18
- 92 Gambling and betting activities33
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities551
- 94 Activities of membership organisations107
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles637
- 96 Personal service activities847
Municipalities with the most companies in the sector · East Flanders
- 9000 Ghent22
- 9042 Ghent (Desteldonk, Mendonk, Sint-Kruis-Winkel)10
- 9130 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht (Doel, Kallo, Kieldrecht, …)7
- 9810 Nazareth-De Pinte (Eke, Nazareth)7
- 9052 Ghent (Zwijnaarde)6
- 9160 Lokeren (Daknam, Eksaarde)6
- 9600 Ronse (Renaix)6
- 9190 Stekene (Kemzeke)5
- 9100 Sint-Niklaas (Nieuwkerken-Waas)4
- 9120 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht (Haasdonk, Kallo, Melsele, …)4
- 9200 Dendermonde (Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, …)4
- 9240 Zele4
Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest company in Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in East Flanders?
By total assets, it is Solutia Europe (€1.58bn, financial year 2025).
How many companies in Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in East Flanders are ranked?
146 out of 148 active companies in the sector with their registered office in the area: those whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.