Browse 17,184 chemical companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC, scoped to NACE 20. Each record carries up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Registration Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are SASOL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($7B), NALCO AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($6.6B) and AFRICAN OXYGEN LTD ($1.8B).
Top companies
The largest chemical companies in South Africa by revenue are SASOL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($7B), NALCO AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($6.6B) and AFRICAN OXYGEN LTD ($1.8B). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.
Last updated June 2026.
Every South African chemical companies record with all attributes, by API, bulk export or CRM enrichment.
Showing 25 of 17,184 South African chemical companies· click a column to sort, or a company for its full record
| Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 0 | $7B | |
| Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 70 | $6.6B | |
| Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals | 2,300 | $1.8B | |
| Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations | 70 | $1B | |
| Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 35 | $963M | |
| Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations | 40 | $564M | |
| Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 11 | $242M | |
| Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals | 240 | $139M | |
| Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | 70 | $87M | |
| Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds | 2 | $76M | |
| Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds | 360 | $70M | |
| Manufacture of plastics in primary forms | 350 | $60M | |
| Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products | 350 | $60M | |
| Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals | 350 | $60M | |
| Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals | 350 | $60M | |
| Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 84 | $53M | |
| Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds | 27 | $46M | |
| Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 718 | $46M | |
| Manufacture of man-made fibres | 186 | $43M | |
| Manufacture of glues | 14 | $41M | |
| Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations | 200 | $40M | |
| Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. | 27 | $39M | |
| Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds | 360 | $39M | |
| Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | 360 | $39M | |
| Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | 360 | $39M |
This is a sample. The full database holds 17,184 South African chemical companies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.
Database overview
Distributions across all 17,184 chemical companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC and refreshed daily.
These distributions are computed from the full South African chemical companies database, not the sample above.
Data coverage
South Africa business database
Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Registration Number — the stable CIPC identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for South Africa data.
Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across South Africa, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.
Records carry the Registration Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.
InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.
Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from CIPC filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.
Data dictionary
The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.
Source comparison
CIPC gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.
| Attribute | CIPCFree official registry | InfobelPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Registration Number | Yes | Yes — on 99.9% of records |
| Legal name & registered address | Yes | Yes |
| Company status (HQ / branch) | Yes | Yes — daily sync |
| NACE sub-sector classification | Yes | Yes — up to 6 codes |
| Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD) | Filings only | Yes — multi-currency |
| Employee count | No | Yes |
| Decision-maker contacts | No | Yes — licensed |
| Geocoded coordinates | No | Yes |
| Corporate group structure | Filings only | Yes — full hierarchy |
| API access | No | Yes — REST API |
| Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet) | No | Yes |
| Update frequency | Periodic (filings) | Daily sync |
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Related directories
See all company directories in South Africa, explore the full South Africa business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 2085 — Distilled and Blended Liquors, SIC 2812 — Alkalies and Chlorine and SIC 2821 — Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers. The closest NAICS industry is NAICS 325 — Chemical Manufacturing, or see how South Africa fits into the wider Africa business database.
