Dyes and pigments market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 61 supply contracts for dyes and pigments through award notices on TED; the 2 of them that state a value (3.3%) add up to €298,090, a floor rather than the full contract value. Spain imported €818 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 1.2% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 61 companies have won 78 public supply contracts for dyes and pigments in Spain, in 8 award notices from 6 public buyers.
- 97.4% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Sweden.
- The five companies that win most often hold 28.2% of all awards.
- 24.4% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Spain — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €192 billion in 2025, 11.3% 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 Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/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
- 61
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 8
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 6
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €818.4M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Spain: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 78
- in 8 award notices
- Awarded value
- €3M
- from 24% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 61
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 6
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 61 |
| 2026 | 5 |
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| 2024 | €345.6K |
| 2025 | €298.1K |
| 2026 | €2.3M |
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| Hospitals and health services | 57 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 14 |
| Environment and waste | 7 |
- Comunitat Valenciana57ES52
- Comunidad de Madrid12ES30
- Principado de Asturias5ES12
- Illes Balears2ES53
- Andalucía1ES61
- Galicia1ES11
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| Comunitat Valenciana | 57 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 12 |
| Principado de Asturias | 5 |
| Illes Balears | 2 |
| Andalucía | 1 |
| Galicia | 1 |
- Large companies
- SME (size not stated)
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| Large companies | 18 · 23.1% |
| SME (size not stated) | 60 · 76.9% |
- Sweden1
- United States1
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| Sweden | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
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| 2023 | €808.6M |
| 2024 | €850.8M |
| 2025 | €818.4M |
- Valencia57
- Palma14
- Oviedo5
- Aljaraque1
- CERCEDA1
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| Valencia | 57 |
| Palma | 14 |
| Oviedo | 5 |
| Aljaraque | 1 |
| CERCEDA | 1 |
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 Spain
97.4%
2 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
28.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
24.4%
Among 78 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
- Casa Gaillard, S.A.10 public contracts in total
- SCHARLAB, S.L.41 public contracts in total
- Nirco, S.L.37 public contracts in total
- Roche Diagnostics, S.L.143 public contracts in total
- Agilent Technologies Spain SL88 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Spain
- ExpoquimiaTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
- in-cosmetics GlobalTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
- EquiplastTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
- Chemspec EuropeTrade fair · Basel, Switzerland
- ACHEMATrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- CPHI FrankfurtTrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for dyes and pigments in Spain?
- 61 companies won 8 contract award notices for these categories from 6 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Casa Gaillard, S.A., SCHARLAB, S.L., Nirco, S.L., Roche Diagnostics, S.L., Agilent Technologies Spain SL.
- How big is the dyes and pigments market in Spain?
- In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 61 supply contracts for dyes and pigments through award notices on TED; the 2 of them that state a value (3.3%) add up to €298,090, a floor rather than the full contract value. Spain imported €818 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 1.2% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of dyes and pigments meet buyers and distributors in Spain?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Expoquimia, in-cosmetics Global, Equiplast, Chemspec Europe, ACHEMA, CPHI Frankfurt — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for dyes and pigments in Spain?
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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.