Chemicals manufacturers in Iowa
Iowa has 202 chemicals establishments employing 14,542 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 247 active chemicals facilities in the state. By employment it is Iowa's number 5 manufacturing industry, and Iowa ranks number 21 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 325
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 202
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 14,542
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 247
- With a page here
- 23
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Chemicals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute Energy LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | St Ansgar |
| Bayer Cropscience LP | Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing | Muscatine |
| Big River Resources | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | West Burlington |
| Big River United Energy, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Dyersville |
| CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC - Port Neal Complex | Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing | Sergeant Bluff |
| Elite Octane | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Atlantic |
| Equistar Chemicals | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing | Clinton |
| Golden Grain Energy, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Mason City |
| Green Plains Lakota, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Lakota |
| Green Plains Superior LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Superior |
| Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Lawler |
| Koch Fertilizer Wever, LLC | Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing | Wever |
| Lincolnway Energy LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Nevada |
| Poet Biorefining - Ashton LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Ashton |
| Poet Biorefining - Corning, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Corning |
| Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Emmetsburg |
| Poet Biorefining - Hanlontown | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Hanlontown |
| Poet Biorefining - Jewell LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Jewell |
| Poet Biorefining - Menlo | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Menlo |
| Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock Ethanol | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Shell Rock |
| Poet Biorefining Fairbank LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Fairbank |
| Poet Biorefining- Arthur, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Arthur |
| Poet Biorefining- Iowa Falls, LLC | Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing | Iowa Falls |
These are the Iowa chemicals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 224 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing (NAICS 325193): 19 facilities
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199): 3 facilities
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211): 2 facilities
- Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (NAICS 325311): 2 facilities
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325320): 1 facility
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325998): 1 facility
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active chemicals facilities in EPA records: Des Moines (11), Cedar Rapids (8), Ames (7), Eddyville (6), Davenport (6).
Chemicals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Iowa.