$16.7bn
$X.Xbn
15,180
2,219
$X.Xbn
The Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling industry is integral to Australia's chemical sector. Chemical wholesalers distribute an extensive range of chemical-based products, which manufacturers use to produce a host of goods, from base products and intermediate goods and components, through to finished products.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $16.7bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 |
---|---|---|
Redox | 790.0 | |
Ixom | 680.0 | |
BASF | 350.0 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Polymer and plastic products, Other basic chemical products including explosives and Specialty chemical products. Polymer and plastic products is the largest segment of the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling in Australia.
Global price variations mean that fertilisers and pesticides are a highly volatile product segment
Industry companies wholesale a range of basic and specialty industrial and agricultural chemicals, and allied products. These products are sourced from upstream manufacturing industries or imported.
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ANZSIC 3323 - Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling in Australia
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Chemical wholesalers have faced various challenges in recent years. External variables including global chemical price variations, supply chain disruptions stemming from the ...
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The industry wholesales and distributes intermediate products – like base and feedstock products, alongside specialty and refined chemicals – which are sold as inputs to manuf...
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Chemical product wholesaling activity remains concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria. Together, these two states are home to over 60.0% of industry enterprises.
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Price is often the key basis of competition between chemical wholesalers. However, prices are highly volatile and often set on the world stage, giving chemical wholesalers li...
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Australia imported over $30.0 billion worth of chemicals in 2022-23. This means exchange rate fluctuations can significantly influence the prices wholesalers pay for imported...
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The market size of the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling industry in Australia is $16.7bn in 2024.
There are 2,219 businesses in the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling industry in Australia, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 2.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling industry in Australia is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling market in Australia are Redox, Ixom and BASF
Basic organic and inorganic chemicals and Explosives are part of the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling industry.
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Redox.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling industry in Australia.