2025 Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Report

Industry Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing basic inorganic chemicals (except industrial gases and synthetic dyes and pigments). Illustrative Examples: Alkalies manufacturing Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing Carbides (e.g., baron, calcium, silicon, tungsten) manufacturing Carbon black manufacturing Chlorine manufacturing Hydrochloric acid manufacturing Potassium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing Radioactive isotopes manufacturing Sulfides and sulfites manufacturing Sulfuric acid manufacturing
Source: US Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing
Chlorine, compressed or liquefied
Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)
Other alkalies
Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing, nsk, total
Alkalies and chlorine mfg, nsk, for nonadministrative-records
Alkalies and chlorine mfg, nsk, for administrative-records
Carbon black manufacturing
Carbon black, all processes
All other basic inorganic chemical mfg.

Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	9%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	2%
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	6%
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	6%
Engineers	5%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	9%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	10%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	6%
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	5%
Production Occupations	40%
Other Production Occupations	28%
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9%
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	8%
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending Workers	6%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	6%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	6%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	5%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $83,568,191 on the basic inorganic chemical manufacturing industry. It has awarded 472 contracts to 92 companies, with an average value of $908,350 per company.

Top Companies in Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)