Of the about 2,000 companies that report to the products register one fourth, 489 companies, are exporters of one or more products.
Most users buy their chemicals from companies that import or manufacture chemicals that are intended specifically for their sector or for sale to consumers via the retail trade.
The construction sector has the largest number of different suppliers of chemicals; 305 importing or manufacturing companies during 2011. Many different companies also sell to the metal product industry, plastic product industry, cleaning companies and the paper industry.
81 companies sell to the health care sector. 55 companies sell chemicals to consumers in other ways than in the retail trade, i.e. on the internet and by mail order.
Very few companies have reported that they supply sectors like opticians and manufactures of nuclear fuel with chemical products.
| SNI code | Sector | Number of companies |
|---|---|---|
| EXP | Export | 489 |
| F | Construction industry | 305 |
| G47 | Retailsale, except for such with motor vehicles | 301 |
| C25 | Industry for fabricated metal products | 230 |
| C22.2 | Industry for plastic products | 210 |
| G46.75 | Wholesale of chemical products | 192 |
| N81.2 | Cleaning companies and chimney-sweepers | 174 |
| C17 | Industry for pulp, paper and paper products | 170 |
| C20.3 | Paint industry | 160 |
| C10 | Food product industry | 141 |
| G45 | Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 137 |
| C20.59 | Production of other chemical products but synthetic fibres | 135 |
| G45.2 | Maintenance and repair garages for motor vehicles | 132 |
| C22.1 | Industry for plastic and rubber products | 121 |
| C24 | Industry for basic metals | 119 |
| C25.6 | Surface treatment and coating of metals | 113 |
| A01 | Agriculture | 111 |
| C18 | Publishers and printers; other industry for reproduction | 103 |
| C16 | Industry for wood and products of wood | 100 |
| C28 | Industry for machinery and equipment | 99 |
| D35 | Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply | 95 |
| C29 | Industry for motor vehicles | 91 |
| G47.523 | Paint shop | 91 |
| H | Transport and storage | 89 |
| G46 | Wholesale trade except of motor vehicles | 89 |
| G45.3 | Sales establishments for motor vehicle parts and accessories | 84 |
| C27 | Industry for electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c. | 84 |
| Q | Health and sick care, veterinary clinics | 81 |
| G46.9 | Wholesale trade, others | 79 |
| C20.41 | Industry for cleaning and polishing preparations | 77 |
| S | Services | 74 |
| C32 | Other industrial production | 73 |
| C20.14 | Industry for organic basic chemicals | 73 |
| C30 | Boat building-, bicycle-, aircraft- and railmounted vehicles industry | 71 |
| C20.52 | Industry for glues | 68 |
| C21.2 | Industry for pharmaceutical preparations | 64 |
| C23.6 | Industry for articles of concrete, plaster and cement | 64 |
| E37 | Purifying and waste treatment plants | 62 |
| G47.9 | Retail sale not in stores | 55 |
| C13 | Textile industry | 55 |
| C20.42 | Industry for perfumes and toiletries | 54 |
| C20.16 | Industry for plastics in primary forms | 53 |
| C19 | Industry for coke, refined petroleum products | 48 |
| C20.13 | Industry for inorganic basic chemicals | 47 |
| G47.3 | Petrol stations | 44 |
| A02 | Forestry | 44 |
| C21.1 | Industry for basic pharmaceutical products | 44 |
| L | Real estate companies | 44 |
| C31 | Furniture industry | 44 |
| C23.1 | Industry for glass and glass products | 43 |
| G47.643 | Retail sale of boating and car accessories | 41 |
| B | Mines and quarries | 41 |
| E36 | Water supply plant | 40 |
| S96.01 | Laundries and drycleaning establishments | 40 |
| C23.5 | Industry for cement, lime and plaster | 38 |
| I | Hotels and restaurants | 37 |
| O84.2 | Public administration | 37 |
| G46.44 | Wholesale of china and glassware, wallpaper and cleaning materials | 35 |
| C26 | Industry of office machinery and computers | 35 |
| M72 | Institutes for research and development | 34 |
| M71.2 | Companies for technical testing and analysis | 33 |
| S96.09 | Other service activities n.e.c. | 31 |
| C15 | Tanneries; industry for leather goods | 30 |
| C23.9 | Industry for abrasives, rockwool and glass wool | 30 |
| C20.12 | Industry for dyes and pigments | 27 |
| C26.3 | Manufacture of communication equipment | 26 |
| G47.64 | Sports shop | 26 |
| C20.2 | Industry for pesticides | 26 |
| C20.51 | Industry for explosives | 26 |
| R93.1 | Sporting activities | 24 |
| C23.4 | Industry for ceramic products | 24 |
| C26.7 | Industry for medical, precision and optical instruments | 23 |
| C20.17 | Industry for synthetic rubber in primary forms | 22 |
| G46.12 | Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals | 21 |
| C20.15 | Industry for fertilizers and nitrogen compounds | 21 |
| G46.46 | Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods | 16 |
| P | Educational system | 15 |
| G47.531 | Retail sale of wallpaper and floor covering | 15 |
| M74.204 | Photographic laboratories | 13 |
| C20.11 | Industry for industrial gases | 13 |
| G47.73 | Pharmacy | 12 |
| C23.7 | Industry for stone products | 11 |
| C20.6 | Industry for man-made fibres | 11 |
| E38.3 | Recycling industry | 10 |
| A03 | Fishermen, fish farmers | 9 |
| O84.22 | Total defence | 9 |
| E38 | Purifying and waste treatment plants | 9 |
| C11 | Beverage industry | 8 |
| S95.2 | Repair shops for personal and household goods | 8 |
| C23.32 | Industry for bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay | 8 |
| M75 | Health and sick care, veterinary clinics | 7 |
| C14 | Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing | 6 |
| C23.31 | Industry for ceramic tiles and flags | 6 |
| C12 | Tobacco industry | 5 |
| G47.782 | Shops for photographic equipment | 4 |
| G47.4 | Computer shops | 4 |
| C20.53 | Industry for essential oils | 3 |
| G47.772 | Jeweller's shop | 3 |
| C26.2 | Industry of office machinery and computers | 2 |
| G47.781 | Optician | 2 |
| C24.46 | Processing of nuclear fuel | 1 |
Source: Products Register, Swedish Chemicals Agency 2011.