Chemical products market in Denmark: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Denmark awarded 29 supply contracts for chemical products through award notices on TED; the 11 of them that state a value (37.9%) add up to €9.28 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 25 companies have won 91 public supply contracts for chemical products in Denmark, in 25 award notices from 21 public buyers.
  • 97.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Denmark; the most frequent foreign origin is Germany.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 53.8% of all awards.
  • 18.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Denmark — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €54.5 billion in 2025, 13% 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, "Chemical products market in Denmark", https://cresques.com/markets/dk/240-chemical-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
25
since November 2023
Award notices
25
on TED
Public buyers
21
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
91
in 25 award notices
Awarded value
€17.1M
from 29% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
25
with at least one award
Public buyers
21
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2929Nov–Dec 20232024: 181820242025: 292920252026: 15152026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202329
202418
202529
202615
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €0€0Nov–Dec 20232024: €3.5M€3.5M20242025: €9.3M€9.3M20252026: €4.3M€4.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€0
2024€3.5M
2025€9.3M
2026€4.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 38
  2. Universities, schools and research: 33
  3. Water utilities: 15
  4. Environment and waste: 4
  5. Hospitals and health services: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration38
Universities, schools and research33
Water utilities15
Environment and waste4
Hospitals and health services1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Nordjylland32
    DK05
    Nordjylland: 32
  2. Midtjylland21
    DK04
    Midtjylland: 21
  3. Hovedstaden17
    DK01
    Hovedstaden: 17
  4. Syddanmark14
    DK03
    Syddanmark: 14
  5. Sjælland7
    DK02
    Sjælland: 7
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Nordjylland32
Midtjylland21
Hovedstaden17
Syddanmark14
Sjælland7
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 5.5%, Medium-sized 8.8%, Small 5.5%, SME (size not stated) 8.8%, Size not stated 71.4%Large companies: 5 (5.5%)Medium-sized: 8 (8.8%)Small: 5 (5.5%)SME (size not stated): 8 (8.8%)Size not stated: 65 (71.4%)71%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies5 · 5.5%
Medium-sized8 · 8.8%
Small5 · 5.5%
SME (size not stated)8 · 8.8%
Size not stated65 · 71.4%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Germany1
    Germany: 1
  2. Sweden1
    Sweden: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Germany1
Sweden1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Aalborg29
    Aalborg: 29
  2. Horsens12
    Horsens: 12
  3. Esbjerg N10
    Esbjerg N: 10
  4. Birkerød5
    Birkerød: 5
  5. Bredebro4
    Bredebro: 4
  6. Kgs. Lyngby4
    Kgs. Lyngby: 4
  7. Nykøbing F4
    Nykøbing F: 4
  8. Aarhus3
    Aarhus: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Aalborg29
Horsens12
Esbjerg N10
Birkerød5
Bredebro4
Kgs. Lyngby4
Nykøbing F4
Aarhus3

Awards to companies registered in Denmark

97.8%

Awards to companies registered in Denmark: 97.8%

2 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

53.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 53.8%

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

Lots with a single bid

18.3%

Lots with a single bid: 18.3%

Among 60 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. Kemira Oyj22 public contracts in total
  2. Becton Dickinson Denmark A/S12 public contracts in total
  3. Nanoscribe GmbH & Co. KG22 public contracts in total
  4. Saint-Gobain Distribution Denmark A/S17 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for chemical products in Denmark?
25 companies won 25 contract award notices for these categories from 21 public buyers in Denmark since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Kemira Oyj, Becton Dickinson Denmark A/S, Nanoscribe GmbH & Co. KG, Saint-Gobain Distribution Denmark A/S.
How big is the chemical products market in Denmark?
In 2025, public buyers in Denmark awarded 29 supply contracts for chemical products through award notices on TED; the 11 of them that state a value (37.9%) add up to €9.28 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
Where do suppliers of chemical products meet buyers and distributors in Denmark?
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.
How do I find a distributor for chemical products in Denmark?
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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); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.