Manufacture of basic chemicals companies in Ecuador · ISIC C2011
149 registered companies · 117 active (79%)
Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code C2011.
The sector in figures
Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025
- Declared revenue
- $262 M
- Share of the country
- 0.1%
- Companies that filed statements
- 105
- Median margin
- 2.6%
Of the 105 companies that filed statements for 2025, 71 recorded sales and 58 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $287 k.
In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 864 a month. Women hold 30% of the jobs, companies provide 76% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 11.0% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
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- 2000
- $64 M
- 2001
- $75 M
- 2002
- $74 M
- 2003
- $78 M
- 2004
- $100 M
- 2005
- $70 M
- 2006
- $82 M
- 2007
- $88 M
- 2008
- $105 M
- 2009
- $96 M
- 2010
- $128 M
- 2011
- $142 M
- 2012
- $168 M
- 2013
- $186 M
- 2014
- $198 M
- 2015
- $213 M
- 2016
- $178 M
- 2017
- $185 M
- 2018
- $193 M
- 2019
- $208 M
- 2020
- $210 M
- 2021
- $241 M
- 2022
- $247 M
- 2023
- $234 M
- 2024
- $239 M
- 2025
- $262 M
The sector map · 2025
Azuay: $50 M declared · 6 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: $0 declared · 1 companiesCañar: $0 declared · 1 companiesChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: $634 k declared · 2 companiesEsmeraldas: $0 declared · 1 companiesGalápagos: no dataGuayas: $97 M declared · 47 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: $183 k declared · 3 companiesLos Ríos: $645 k declared · 1 companiesManabí: $242 k declared · 5 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: $111 M declared · 35 companiesSanta Elena: $185 k declared · 1 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: $82 k declared · 1 companiesSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: $960 k declared · 1 companiesZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure
$82 k $111 M · logarithmic scale
2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.
The sector’s provinces
The largest by revenue
- Linde Ecuador S.A. $59 M
- Induatenas S.A.S. $35 M
- Producargo S.A. Productora de Alcoholes $32 M
- Planta Industrial Lacec Cia. Ltda. $26 M
- Indura Ecuador S.A. $20 M
Segment concentration
the 5 largest: 66.0% the other 66: 34.0%
Concentration index (HHI): 1,083, unconcentrated; the largest takes 22.7% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.
Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.
More specific activities
- Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) 56
- Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases 32
- Manufacture of other inorganic chemical compounds (such as household chlorine bleach) 18
- Support services for the manufacture of basic chemical substances, on a fee or contract basis 7
- Manufacture of charcoal and other products of wood distillation 5
- Manufacture of colouring matter, dyes and pigments of any origin in basic form or as concentrate 4
- Manufacture of cyclic and acyclic alcohols, phenols and phenol-alcohols, sorbitol, methanol and higher alcohols (including synthetic ethyl alcohol) 4
- Manufacture of inorganic acids, except nitric acid 4
- Manufacture of other organic compounds: synthetic glycerol, etc. 3
- Manufacture of distilled water 3
- Manufacture of alkalis, lyes and other inorganic bases, except ammonia 3
- Manufacture of synthetic aromatic products 3
- Fermentation of sugar cane, maize or the like to produce alcohol and esters 2
- Manufacture of cyclic and acyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated; benzene, toluene, xylene and other products of the distillation of tar, coal or mineral oil; production of pitch and pitch coke 2
- Manufacture of monocarboxylic and polycarboxylic acids, including acetic acid 1
- Manufacture of nitrogen-function organic compounds, including amines (derived from ammonia) and nitrile-function compounds 1
- Manufacture of oxygen-function compounds, including aldehydes, ketones, quinones and dual- or multi-oxygen-function compounds 1
Companies
Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent
| Company | RUC | Location | Revenue 2025 · USD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agritechnology C.A. Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 0992922915001 | Daule, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Agrohumane Nordindustries S.A. Manufacture of cyclic and acyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated; benzene, toluene, xylene and other products of the distillation of tar, coal or mineral oil; production of pitch and pitch coke | 0993039675001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Agua y Gas de Sillunchi Sa Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 1790340155001 | Quito, Pichincha | 1.8 M | Active |
| Airgas S.A.S. Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 0993390916001 | Yaguachi, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Albonova S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1791398564001 | Pichincha | — | Historical |
| All-quim Industria Quimica S.A.S. B.I.C. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1793209099001 | Quito, Pichincha | 0 | Active |
| Almecosmetic S.A. Fabricación de otros compuestos químicos inorgánicos ( como cloro doméstico). | 0993060054001 | Guayas | 0 | Historical |
| Almeidaehinojosa Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada Manufacture of distilled water | 1793162274001 | Quito, Pichincha | 7 k | Active |
| Aquachem S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0992957808001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 214 k | Active |
| Aris Ecuador Arisin S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0190086887001 | Guayas | — | Historical |
| Arlos S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0992217138001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 337 k | Active |
| Armagel S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0992241454001 | Guayas | — | Historical |
| Aroprom Distribuidora Obrack & Opus S.A. Manufacture of synthetic aromatic products | 0993000183001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Ascarbi Biosystems Ascarbio S.A. Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 1792909066001 | Quito, Pichincha | 278 k | Active |
| Bbsolux S.A.S. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1793221788001 | Quito, Pichincha | 125 | Active |
| Biocentricsol Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of monocarboxylic and polycarboxylic acids, including acetic acid | 1792092809001 | Quito, Pichincha | 1.2 M | Active |
| Biocontrol del Ecuador Sa Bioesa Manufacture of inorganic acids, except nitric acid | 1790585107001 | Quevedo, Los Rios | — | In dissolution |
| Biodeus S.A.S. Support services for the manufacture of basic chemical substances, on a fee or contract basis | 1291792327001 | Babahoyo, Los Rios | — | Active |
| Bionordlys Nordlystech S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0992968249001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Biopacchar S.A.S. Manufacture of charcoal and other products of wood distillation | 0993408503001 | Daule, Guayas | — | Active |
| Bioquimica Universal Bqec S.A. Support services for the manufacture of basic chemical substances, on a fee or contract basis | 0993347280001 | Durán, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Biorostec S.A.S. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1793237129001 | Quito, Pichincha | — | Active |
| Carbon-biritute S.A.S. Manufacture of charcoal and other products of wood distillation | 1793209433001 | Quito, Pichincha | 0 | Active |
| Carbones Ecológicos Carbecol Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of charcoal and other products of wood distillation | 2390011183001 | Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas | — | Historical |
| Cemix Ecuador S.A.S. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0195091870001 | Cuenca, Azuay | 8.7 M | Active |
| Ceo-oxigenos del Ecuador S.A. Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 1793198129001 | Quito, Pichincha | — | Active |
| CH Agrosorganicos S.A.S. Manufacture of nitrogen-function organic compounds, including amines (derived from ammonia) and nitrile-function compounds | 1891813313001 | Ambato, Tungurahua | — | Active |
| Charro Union Quimica Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 1791433041001 | Pichincha | — | Historical |
| Chemical Trade Chemtrade S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0993281735001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Chemicalsclean S.A. Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 0993041319001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 98 k | Active |
| Chromaroma S.A.S. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1793208097001 | Quito, Pichincha | 120 k | Active |
| Comercial Bioclean Cmax S.A.S. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 2490404281001 | Salinas, Santa Elena | 185 k | Active |
| Comercial Química del Austro Austroquim Cia.ltda. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0190422720001 | Azuay | — | Historical |
| Comercializadora de Productos Quimicos Diaz Alvarez Coproquidial S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0992970766001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Comercializadora del Ecuador Fertiexports Cia.ltda. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0992928271001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | — | Active |
| Compania Industrial Tecnica Biologica (Tecnibio) S.A. Manufacture of nitrogen-function organic compounds, including amines (derived from ammonia) and nitrile-function compounds | 0991267565001 | Guayas | — | Historical |
| Derivados del Cloro Declocem Compania de Economia Mixta Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0990281017001 | Samborondón, Guayas | — | In dissolution |
| Dichem del Ecuador Sa Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1790334791001 | Quito, Pichincha | 3.1 M | Active |
| Disgasprocia Cia.ltda. Support services for the manufacture of basic chemical substances, on a fee or contract basis | 1792736269001 | Quito, Pichincha | 218 k | Active |
| Disgastra S.A. Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 1792171938001 | Quito, Pichincha | 78 k | Active |
| Disma C.ltda. Manufacture of inorganic acids, except nitric acid | 0990011532001 | Durán, Guayas | — | Active |
| Distribuidora de Insumos Medicos S.A. Disinsumed Manufacture of inorganic industrial or medical gases, liquefied or compressed: elemental gases, liquid or compressed air (oxygen), refrigerant gases, mixtures of industrial gases (carbonic gases), inert gases such as carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride), insulating gases | 0992826703001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Dust Control y Derivados del Ecuador Dustcontrolec C.L. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1792648424001 | Quito, Pichincha | — | In dissolution |
| Dyesandina S.A. Manufacture of cyclic and acyclic alcohols, phenols and phenol-alcohols, sorbitol, methanol and higher alcohols (including synthetic ethyl alcohol) | 1891741886001 | Ambato, Tungurahua | 960 k | Active |
| Ecocarbon S.A. Manufacture of charcoal and other products of wood distillation | 0993097608001 | Guayaquil, Guayas | 0 | Active |
| Ecolvick Tecnologia Quimica Cia.ltda. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1792657814001 | Quito, Pichincha | — | In dissolution |
| Ecuapetquim Quimica Ecuatoriana Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 1791727797001 | Ruminahui, Pichincha | 1.5 M | Active |
| Ecuatoriana de Etanol Ecuanol Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of cyclic and acyclic alcohols, phenols and phenol-alcohols, sorbitol, methanol and higher alcohols (including synthetic ethyl alcohol) | 0190339793001 | Cuenca, Azuay | — | In dissolution |
| Ecuproservi S.A. Manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) | 0992358378001 | Guayas | — | Historical |
| Ekobrasa Cia. Ltda. Manufacture of charcoal and other products of wood distillation | 1792246369001 | Pichincha | — | Historical |
Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from