Wholesale of chemical products: largest employers
226 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 4685) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. 3M Belgium leads with 347.4 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 | 3M Belgium 1831 Machelen (Brab.) | €157.6m | €194.3m | −€266.3m | 347.4 | 2025 |
| 2 | Brenntag 8540 Deerlijk | €398.9m | €303.1m | €163.8m | 246.5 | 2025 |
| 3 | Eval Europe 2070 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €317.7m | €262.6m | €279.8m | 176.0 | 2025 |
| 4 | Caldic Benelux 2620 Hemiksem | €51.1m | €127.6m | €9.36m | 111.7 | 2025 |
| 5 | Certis Belchim 1840 Londerzeel | €127.4m | €68.5m | €101.7m | 103.0 | 2026 |
| 6 | Novatech International 2250 Olen | €17.7m | €43.5m | €9.57m | 88.6 | 2025 |
| 7 | Globachem 3800 Sint-Truiden | €235.8m | €304.7m | €184.3m | 73.4 | 2025 |
| 8 | Arteco 2900 Schoten | €53.9m | €136.1m | €30.3m | 69.9 | 2025 |
| 9 | Imcd Benelux 2800 Mechelen | €109.4m | €61.7m | €66.4m | 66.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Ascend Performance Materials 1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert | €11.5m | €20.9m | €5.31m | 65.1 | 2023 |
| 11 | SQM Europe 2030 Antwerp | €506.6m | €881.2m | €417.5m | 64.7 | 2025 |
| 12 | Tigro Industries 3920 Lommel | €17.0m | €13.2m | €5.27m | 62.9 | 2025 |
| 13 | Bayer Cropscience 1831 Machelen (Brab.) | €257.4m | €146.0m | €181.3m | 59.7 | 2025 |
| 14 | Azelis Benelux 9820 Merelbeke-Melle | €124.7m | €76.1m | €60.6m | 52.8 | 2025 |
| 15 | Eastman Chemical Technology 9052 Ghent | €5.22m | — | 616,866 € | 50.2 | 2025 |
| 16 | Transmare Chemie 2000 Antwerp | €75.9m | €171.0m | €31.4m | 48.8 | 2025 |
| 17 | Sumitomo Chemical Europe S.A./N.V. 1932 Zaventem | €51.9m | €239.3m | €20.1m | 48.6 | 2026 |
| 18 | Mapei Benelux 4460 Grâce-Hollogne | €16.4m | €33.8m | €6.61m | 47.4 | 2025 |
| 19 | Sidaplax 9042 Ghent | €10.5m | €22.3m | €1.71m | 46.8 | 2023 |
| 20 | Merck Life Science 1560 Hoeilaart | €46.1m | €158.5m | €21.9m | 46.3 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Who is the largest employer in Wholesale of chemical products?
3M Belgium, with 347.4 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Wholesale of chemical products companies report employees?
226 out of 398, 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 14 Nov 2026.