Chemicals in the United Kingdom

April 2026 | 45 pages | ID: C4B8A58008D7EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Chemicals in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The chemicals market is segmented into commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, agriculture chemicals, and others. Market values represent a country's consumption of chemical products at the producer's selling price (PSP).
• The UK chemicals market recorded a revenue of $54.1 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.5% between 2020 and 2025.
• The commodity chemicals segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $30.6 billion, equivalent to 56.6% of the market's overall value.
• The UK chemicals market recorded an annual contraction of 2.0% in 2025, due to weak domestic and international demand, which reduced orders and sales across the market.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the chemicals market in the United Kingdom
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key chemicals market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom chemicals market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the United Kingdom chemicals market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the United Kingdom chemicals market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom chemicals market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in the United Kingdom's chemicals market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
2.3. Regulatory landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.3. What is the impact of the Israel-Iran war on the UK chemicals market?
7.4. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Johnson Matthey Plc
8.2. Croda International Plc
8.3. BASF SE
8.4. Victrex Plc
8.5. INEOS Ltd

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United Kingdom chemicals market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: United Kingdom chemicals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 3: United Kingdom chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 4: United Kingdom chemicals market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 5: United Kingdom chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 6: Johnson Matthey Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Johnson Matthey Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Johnson Matthey Plc: Key Employees
Table 9: Croda International Plc: Key Facts
Table 10: Croda International Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: Croda International Plc: Key Employees
Table 12: BASF SE: Key Facts
Table 13: BASF SE: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: BASF SE: Key Employees
Table 15: Victrex Plc: Key Facts
Table 16: Victrex Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 17: Victrex Plc: Key Employees
Table 18: INEOS Ltd: Key Facts
Table 19: INEOS Ltd: Key Employees
Table 20: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 21: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 22: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 23: United Kingdom Inflation, 2021-25
Table 24: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 25: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United Kingdom chemicals market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: United Kingdom chemicals market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 3: United Kingdom chemicals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: United Kingdom chemicals market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the chemicals market in the United Kingdom, 2025