Dyes and pigments market in Czechia: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Czechia awarded 50 supply contracts for dyes and pigments through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (66%) add up to €4.48 million. Czechia imported €193 million of goods in the customs headings matched to dyes and pigments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3206, 3204, 3203, 2817, 2821 and 5 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 7.3% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 86 companies have won 296 public supply contracts for dyes and pigments in Czechia, in 56 award notices from 11 public buyers.
  • 98.3% of these awards went to companies registered in Czechia; the most frequent foreign origin is Slovakia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 30.4% of all awards.
  • 31.1% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Czechia — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €50.5 billion in 2025, 14.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Dyes and pigments market in Czechia", https://cresques.com/markets/cz/242-dyes-and-pigments, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
86
since November 2023
Award notices
56
on TED
Public buyers
11
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€193.1M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Czechia: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
296
in 56 award notices
Awarded value
€10.8M
from 57% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
86
with at least one award
Public buyers
11
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 979720242025: 505020252026: 1491492026
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Contracts awarded by year
202497
202550
2026149
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €387.2K€387.2K20242025: €4.5M€4.5M20252026: €6M€6M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€387.2K
2025€4.5M
2026€6M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services: 177
  2. Universities, schools and research: 93
  3. Cities, regions and central administration: 16
  4. Environment and waste: 6
  5. Water utilities: 4
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services177
Universities, schools and research93
Cities, regions and central administration16
Environment and waste6
Water utilities4
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Moravskoslezsko134
    CZ08
    Moravskoslezsko: 134
  2. Praha131
    CZ01
    Praha: 131
  3. Střední Morava25
    CZ07
    Střední Morava: 25
  4. Severovýchod6
    CZ05
    Severovýchod: 6
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Moravskoslezsko134
Praha131
Střední Morava25
Severovýchod6
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 6.1%, SME (size not stated) 93.9%Large companies: 18 (6.1%)SME (size not stated): 278 (93.9%)94%
  • Large companies
  • SME (size not stated)
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies18 · 6.1%
SME (size not stated)278 · 93.9%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Slovakia5
    Slovakia: 5
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Slovakia5
Imports of these goods into Czechia, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Czechia, all buyers (EUR)2023: €179.9M€179.9M20232024: €193.7M€193.7M20242025: €193.1M€193.1M2025
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Imports of these goods into Czechia, all buyers (EUR)
2023€179.9M
2024€193.7M
2025€193.1M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Ostrava134
    Ostrava: 134
  2. Praha114
    Praha: 114
  3. Olomouc25
    Olomouc: 25
  4. Praha 68
    Praha 6: 8
  5. Stráž pod Ralskem6
    Stráž pod Ralskem: 6
  6. Praha - Hostivař5
    Praha - Hostivař: 5
  7. Praha 24
    Praha 2: 4
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Where the buyers are (city)
Ostrava134
Praha114
Olomouc25
Praha 68
Stráž pod Ralskem6
Praha - Hostivař5
Praha 24

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 3206, 3204, 3203, 2817, 2821, 2823, 2816, 3205, 3202, 3201 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Czechia

98.3%

Awards to companies registered in Czechia: 98.3%

5 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

30.4%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 30.4%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

31.1%

Lots with a single bid: 31.1%

Among 296 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. VWR International s.r.o.265 public contracts in total
  2. BioTech a.s.224 public contracts in total
  3. Lach-Ner, s.r.o.43 public contracts in total
  4. EXBIO Praha, a.s.43 public contracts in total
  5. Life Technologies Czech Republic s.r.o.106 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for dyes and pigments in Czechia?
86 companies won 56 contract award notices for these categories from 11 public buyers in Czechia since November 2023. The companies that win most often are VWR International s.r.o., BioTech a.s., Lach-Ner, s.r.o., EXBIO Praha, a.s., Life Technologies Czech Republic s.r.o..
How big is the dyes and pigments market in Czechia?
In 2025, public buyers in Czechia awarded 50 supply contracts for dyes and pigments through award notices on TED; the 33 of them that state a value (66%) add up to €4.48 million. Czechia imported €193 million of goods in the customs headings matched to dyes and pigments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3206, 3204, 3203, 2817, 2821 and 5 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 7.3% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of dyes and pigments meet buyers and distributors in Czechia?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Chemspec Europe, ACHEMA, CPHI Frankfurt, JEC World, in-cosmetics Global, CHINAPLAS — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.