Chemicals manufacturers in Virginia
Virginia has 196 chemicals establishments employing 15,374 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 234 active chemicals facilities in the state. By employment it is Virginia's number 6 manufacturing industry, and Virginia ranks number 19 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 325
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 196
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 15,374
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 234
- With a page here
- 6
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Chemicals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Alliedsignal - Hopewell Plant | All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | Hopewell |
| Celanese Acetate LLC Plant | Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing | Narrows |
| Ingevity Virginia Corporation | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | Covington |
| Invista S.à R.l. Waynesboro | Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing | Waynesboro |
| Mylar Specialty Films - Hopewell | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing | Chester |
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | Explosives Manufacturing | Radford |
These are the Virginia chemicals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 228 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211): 4 facilities
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199): 2 facilities
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325998): 2 facilities
- Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (NAICS 325220): 2 facilities
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 1 facility
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing (NAICS 325120): 1 facility
- Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325180): 1 facility
- Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (NAICS 325311): 1 facility
- Explosives Manufacturing (NAICS 325920): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active chemicals facilities in EPA records: Richmond (23), Hopewell (15), Lynchburg (9), Salem (9), Roanoke (8).
Chemicals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Virginia.