Chemical manufacturers in Tennessee
Tennessee has 206 chemical makers in EPA records, facilities that list codes for basic, organic and specialty chemicals, resins and rubber. The most are in Memphis, Chattanooga and Nashville. That is 2% of the 8,779 such facilities nationwide, and Tennessee ranks #17 of 51 states.
- Product
- Chemical manufacturers
- Facilities
- 206
- State rank
- #17
- NAICS
- 325110 and 15 related codes
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Facilities in Tennessee
These are active facilities in EPA's ECHO database that list a code for basic, organic and specialty chemicals, resins and rubber. The 40 shown first are the ones with the most EPA program records, which usually means the larger sites.
| Facility | City | What EPA lists |
|---|---|---|
| US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant | Kingsport | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Olin Chlor-Alkali, Charleston Plant | Charleston | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| US Nitrogen LLC | Midway | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
| E I Dupont de Nemours & Company Inc | Memphis | Industrial Gas Manufacturing |
| E I Dupont de Nemours - Johnsonville Plant | New Johnsonville | Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing |
| Pmc Biogenix Memphis Plant | Memphis | Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| Erachem | New Johnsonville | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Evonik Corporation | Etowah | Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing |
| Lucite International | Memphis | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Kordsa, Inc. | Chattanooga | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Tennessee Operations | Kingsport | Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| Fujifilm Hunt Chemicals U.S.A., Inc. | Dayton | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Johnson Matthey Inc. | Sevierville | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Kilgore Flares Company, LLC | Toone | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
| Penn A Kem LLC | Memphis | Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| BASF Corp | Chattanooga | Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing |
| Chattem Chemicals Warehouse | Chattanooga | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
| Bae Systems Ordnance Systems Inc. | Kingsport | Explosives Manufacturing |
| BASF Corporation Chattanooga Polymer Drive Site | Chattanooga | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Teknor Apex Tennessee Co | Brownsville | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Magnera Corporation - Nashville | Nashville | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Poet Bioprocessing - Obion | Rives | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing |
| Primester Gp | Kingsport | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Rockwood Lithium Inc. | New Johnsonville | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Si Group Inc. | Newport | Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| Atofina Chemicals Inc | Memphis | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Bfi- Carters Valley Landfill | Church Hill | Industrial Gas Manufacturing |
| Innovative Water Care, LLC DBA Solenis | Charleston | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Sekisui Plastics USA Inc. | Mt. Pleasant | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Mc Ionic Solutions US, Inc | Memphis | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
| Drexel Chemical Company | Memphis | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Rohm And Haas Chemicals LLC | Knoxville | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Cytec Industries Inc | Mount Pleasant | Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (Nfs) | Erwin | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn. | Chattanooga | Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Wm Barr Channel Avenue Facility | Memphis | Industrial Gas Manufacturing |
| Alco Chemical Div. Of National Starch & Chemical C | Chattanooga | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Aoc L L C Tennessee Plant | Collierville | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Cymer LLC | Decatur | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
| Nippon Shokubai America Industries, Inc. | Chattanooga | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing |
Industry codes are reported by facilities to EPA programs and are not checked here. A few listings may be repair shops, distributors or recyclers. How these records work.
Where they are
- Memphis: 36
- Chattanooga: 22
- Nashville: 9
- Kingsport: 6
- Charleston: 6
- Clarksville: 6
By product code
- Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325180): 8 of those shown
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199): 8 of those shown
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211): 7 of those shown
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 5 of those shown
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325998): 4 of those shown
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing (NAICS 325120): 3 of those shown
- Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (NAICS 325130): 2 of those shown
- Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing (NAICS 325193): 1 of those shown
- Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 325212): 1 of those shown
- Explosives Manufacturing (NAICS 325920): 1 of those shown
All chemicals manufacturing in Tennessee: 339 facilities and Census job counts.