London’s 47 Fastest Growing Chemical Startups

July 28, 2022

At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

We’ve ranked the top 47 Chemical companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).

We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:

  • Track record
  • Executive leadership
  • Market share
  • Innovation
  • ESG rating

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as CrunchbaseSemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Chemical Companies & Startups (London)


FabricNano

FoundersFerdinando Randisi, Grant Aarons
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FabricNano is a cell-free biomanufacturing company that develops a DNA-based flow reactor to unlock the future of biochemistry.


BIG Atom

FoundersAlexander Guslisty
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Recycling company on a mission to end polymer waste. They develop, build and operate new generation infrastructure for processing waste.


Econic Technologies

FoundersCharlotte Williams
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Econic Technologies develops new catalysts and processes for the manufacture of polymers from CO2.


GTN

FoundersNoor Shaker, Vid Stojevic
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GTN innovates a quantum machine learning technology to transform drug discovery.


Smart Separations Ltd

FoundersHugo Macedo
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Smart Separations is a limited company based in London UK that has patented an innovative microfiltration technology.


Johnson Matthey

FoundersPercival Norton Johnson
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Johnson Matthey is an international speciality chemicals company, founded almost 200 years ago in London.


Exigence Technologies

FoundersSheri Governo, Zach Wolff
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Exigence Technologies is an emerging B2B innovation partner serving the smart coatings and specialty chemicals industry.


Plaxica

FoundersEd Marshal
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Plaxica is a technology and licensing company producing next generation biopolymers and platform chemicals from renewable resources.


Chemicle

FoundersAlessandro Toni, Riccardo Bacile
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Building a green pathway to turn a polluting waste into new resources for a cleaner chemical industry.


Bluewater Bio

FoundersDaniel Ishag
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Bluewater Bio is a company providing a high performance, cost effective, proprietary wastewater treatment process called HYBACS.


ICIS

FoundersMarco Pena
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ICIS provides petrochemical market information in the United Kingdom and internationally.


LyondellBasell Industries

FoundersLakshman Iyer
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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500 Index.


INOVYN

FoundersUnknown
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INOVYN is a vinyls producer that ranks among the top three worldwide.


Empiricai

FoundersUnknown
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EmpiricAI is an advanced analytics software company that leverages CV, AI and data to empower enterprises to achieve real business outcomes.


cheMastery

FoundersUnknown
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Laboratory Automation


Intertek

FoundersUnknown
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Intertek is a quality assurance solution for a wide variety of industries, to make their manufacturing and others.


Process Risk Consulting

FoundersMohammed Bhaimia
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Process Safety Engineering Consultancy specialising in the implementation of IEC 61508 and it’s derivates (IEC 61511, IEC 26262, IEC 61513 etc) to various industries including the Oil and Gas, Renewables, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Process and Automotive industries amongst others.


Hoare Lea

FoundersUnknown
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Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists.


NeoGenome

FoundersGiuseppe Nicosia, Graham Mitchell
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Creating world-leading GMO-based solutions for the low-cost and sustainable production of chemicals


Reliance GeneMedix

FoundersUnknown
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Reliance GeneMedix Plc. is a globally focused biopharmaceutical company.


Sumi Agro Europe

FoundersUnknown
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Sumi Agro Europe is manufactures and distributes plant protection products, fertilizers, and seeds.


Elementis Global

FoundersUnknown
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Elementis Global manufactures and sells specialty chemicals worldwide.


Euroslot KDSS

FoundersUnknown
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Euroslot KDSS is a provider of mass transfer column internal products.


Hydra Fuel Additives

FoundersUnknown
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Hydra International Ltd are major chemical formulators, manufacturers and suppliers of high performance fuel treatments.


Zirax

FoundersUnknown
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Zirax is an organization that supplies synthetic calcium chloride anhydrous pellets and powder.


Odyssey Manufacturing Limited

FoundersUnknown
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Odyssey Manufacturing Limited produces and supplies sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to the industrial market and pool industry.


IAL Consultants

FoundersUnknown
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IAL Consultants is a Market & Trend Analysis & Chemicals company.


Watson Brown

FoundersUnknown
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Watson Brown HSM Limited develops and supplies polymer recycling technologies based on the principles of Mechanochemistry.


Onyx Services

FoundersUnknown
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Onyx Services is a facilities services company that specializes in pipeline construction,repair,maintenance and inspection services.


Cellulac

FoundersGerard Brandon, Patrick Walsh
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Cellulac, a UK developer of technology that produces biodegradable packaging.


recupuk

FoundersUnknown
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recupuk produces reusable and recyclable plastic cups ideal for sporting stadiums, festivals, and arenas.


BlueMorphuv

FoundersAlex Farren, Chris Russi, Noah Bareket
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BlueMorphuv offers sustainable, waterless tank sanitization systems for household and commercial use.


Moore Industrial Automation and Optimisation

FoundersUnknown
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Moore Industries is to provide process industries with outstanding solutions that maximize plant yields and extend plant life.


Molecular Vision

FoundersUnknown
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Molecular Vision, an optical detection company, offers a platform technology solution for versatile optical detection in a portable format.


EnigmaMS

FoundersDavid Blyth, Marc Heitman, Simon Franchini
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Intelligent deep science platform for the storage and analysis of data providing technology and knowledge to create science autonomously


Lupin Systems

FoundersUnknown
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Lupin Systems develops cloud-based software solutions for occupational health and safety management of hazardous substances.


Membrane Extraction Technology

FoundersUnknown
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Membrane Extraction Technology is a London-based chemical separations specialist supplying the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals industries.


Pangea SI

FoundersUnknown
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Pangea SI is a research platform in the fields of energy, natural resources, chemicals, and infrastructure.


OWS Agri

FoundersUnknown
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OWS Agri is a technology development company which utilises ozone and nitric oxide to enhance the safety of food and agriculture products.


ChemSpider

FoundersUnknown
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ChemSpider provides a database of chemicals focusing on structures, properties and associated information.


Ascot plc

FoundersUnknown
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Ascot plc’s operations include outsourced specialty chemical manufacturing, outsourced fine chemical manufacturing and several engineering.


Hydro Coatings Group

FoundersUnknown
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Hydro Coatings Group is the worldwide coatings business, operates manufacturing sites in Deeside, U.K.; Milan, Italy; Bangalor, India.


Semblance Hair

FoundersUnknown
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Semblance Hair Extension Collection is premium 100% virgin human hair


ICM Ltd

FoundersUnknown
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ICM Ltd is a provider of Chemicals.


Hummingbird Technology

FoundersUnknown
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Hummingbird Technology manufacture, supply, and distribution of chemicals.


International Paint Suppliers

FoundersUnknown
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International Paint Suppliers provides paints and chemical products.


Kirklees Chemicals

FoundersUnknown
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Kirklees Chemicals is a privately held company that manufactures chemicals for commercial use.

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