Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals: largest employers
39 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 2013) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Prayon leads with 1,082.8 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prayon 4480 Engis | €861.8m | €874.4m | €202.2m | 1,082.8 | 2025 |
| 2 | Covestro 2040 Antwerp | €624.6m | €1.18bn | €361.9m | 950.0 | 2025 |
| 3 | Evonik Antwerpen 2040 Antwerp | €331.9m | €583.2m | €61.5m | 904.5 | 2025 |
| 4 | Tessenderlo Group 1050 Ixelles | €2.51bn | €513.9m | €2.03bn | 707.5 | 2025 |
| 5 | Solvay 1120 Brussels | €4.88bn | €72.2m | €1.63bn | 317.0 | 2025 |
| 6 | Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Belgium 2200 Herentals | €97.5m | €97.6m | €64.3m | 196.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | Imerys Graphite & Carbon Belgium 2830 Willebroek | €204.5m | €141.5m | €97.2m | 142.5 | 2025 |
| 8 | PEMCO Belgium 8000 Bruges | €41.3m | €50.9m | €32.8m | 116.5 | 2025 |
| 9 | Hydrometal 4480 Engis | €24.4m | €18.2m | €6.93m | 113.4 | 2025 |
| 10 | Oxyplast Belgium 9042 Ghent | €40.0m | €38.9m | €37.0m | 90.3 | 2025 |
| 11 | Vibrantz Minerals 7334 Saint-Ghislain | €35.4m | €40.9m | €5.65m | 80.5 | 2025 |
| 12 | Solvay Chimie 1120 Brussels | €36.5m | €87.2m | €12.4m | 76.1 | 2025 |
| 13 | AnalytiChem Belgium 8210 Zedelgem | €13.5m | €18.7m | €10.8m | 55.8 | 2025 |
| 14 | PVS Chemicals Belgium 9000 Ghent | €24.2m | €29.8m | €12.1m | 41.2 | 2024 |
| 15 | Silmaco 3620 Lanaken | €36.9m | €27.5m | €32.9m | 40.2 | 2025 |
| 16 | Proviron Industries 2620 Hemiksem | €22.6m | €19.0m | €3.80m | 34.8 | 2025 |
| 17 | De Neef Construction Chemicals 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg | €11.0m | €13.4m | €8.14m | 31.2 | 2024 |
| 18 | Proviron Silanes Belgium 8400 Ostend | €27.6m | €27.3m | €2.09m | 31.1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Loda 2340 Beerse | €15.1m | €21.0m | €4.83m | 29.7 | 2025 |
| 20 | Altachem 8530 Harelbeke | €13.8m | €28.3m | €10.7m | 26.9 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
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Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals?
Prayon, with 1,082.8 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals companies report employees?
39 out of 53, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →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 13 Nov 2026.