Chemicals manufacturers in Delaware
Delaware has 76 chemicals establishments employing 6,778 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 73 active chemicals facilities in the state. By employment it is Delaware's number 2 manufacturing industry, and Delaware ranks number 31 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 325
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 76
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 6,778
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 73
- With a page here
- 5
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Chemicals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Chemours - Edge Moor Plant | 325131 | Wilmington |
| Croda Inc | Surface Active Agent Manufacturing | New Castle |
| E I Dupont de Nemours - Experimental Station | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing | New Castle |
| FMC Corporation | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | Newark |
| Formosa Plastics Corporation | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing | Delaware City |
These are the Delaware chemicals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 68 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211): 3 facilities
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199): 2 facilities
- Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (NAICS 325130): 1 facility
- Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (NAICS 325613): 1 facility
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 1 facility
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325320): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active chemicals facilities in EPA records: Newark (17), New Castle (14), Wilmington (12), Newport (6), Delaware City (5).
Chemicals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Delaware.