Chemicals manufacturers in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 404 chemicals establishments employing 23,553 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 542 active chemicals facilities in the state. By employment it is Massachusetts's number 3 manufacturing industry, and Massachusetts ranks number 16 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 325
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 404
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 23,553
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 542
- With a page here
- 6
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Chemicals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Bioresearch Center | Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing | Worcester |
| ITW Devcon Plexus | Adhesive Manufacturing | Danvers |
| Pfizer Research | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing | Andover |
| Prefere Melamines | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing | Springfield |
| Rousselot Gelatine | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | Peabody |
| Twin Rivers Technologies Oleochemical Plant | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | Quincy |
These are the Massachusetts chemicals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 536 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (NAICS 325414): 2 facilities
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325412): 2 facilities
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199): 2 facilities
- Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS 325520): 1 facility
- Paint and Coating Manufacturing (NAICS 325510): 1 facility
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211): 1 facility
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325998): 1 facility
- Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing (NAICS 325992): 1 facility
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active chemicals facilities in EPA records: Cambridge (31), Woburn (17), Fall River (17), Marlborough (16), Waltham (14).
Chemicals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Massachusetts.