Basic inorganic and organic chemicals market in Hungary: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 159 supply contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals through award notices on TED; the 157 of them that state a value (98.7%) add up to €9.79 million. Hungary imported €509 million of goods in the customs headings matched to basic inorganic and organic chemicals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2905, 2901, 2902, 2915, 2909 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 15.4% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 31 companies have won 395 public supply contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals in Hungary, in 149 award notices from 23 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Hungary.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 73.2% of all awards.
  • 53.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Hungary — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €30.3 billion in 2025, 13.8% 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, "Basic inorganic and organic chemicals market in Hungary", https://cresques.com/markets/hu/243-basic-inorganic-and-organic-chemicals, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
31
since November 2023
Award notices
149
on TED
Public buyers
23
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€509.1M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
395
in 149 award notices
Awarded value
€36.1M
from 99% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
31
with at least one award
Public buyers
23
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 77Nov–Dec 20232024: 10710720242025: 15915920252026: 1221222026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20237
2024107
2025159
2026122
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €359.3K€359.3KNov–Dec 20232024: €10.2M€10.2M20242025: €9.8M€9.8M20252026: €15.8M€15.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€359.3K
2024€10.2M
2025€9.8M
2026€15.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 250
  2. Universities, schools and research: 77
  3. Water utilities: 26
  4. Environment and waste: 14
  5. Economic affairs: 14
  6. Culture, sport and religion: 8
  7. Electricity utilities: 4
  8. Hospitals and health services: 2
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration250
Universities, schools and research77
Water utilities26
Environment and waste14
Economic affairs14
Culture, sport and religion8
Electricity utilities4
Hospitals and health services2
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Észak-Magyarország235
    HU31
    Észak-Magyarország: 235
  2. Pest66
    HU12
    Pest: 66
  3. Budapest43
    HU11
    Budapest: 43
  4. Közép-Dunántúl24
    HU21
    Közép-Dunántúl: 24
  5. Dél-Alföld13
    HU33
    Dél-Alföld: 13
  6. Észak-Alföld9
    HU32
    Észak-Alföld: 9
  7. Dél-Dunántúl3
    HU23
    Dél-Dunántúl: 3
  8. Nyugat-Dunántúl2
    HU22
    Nyugat-Dunántúl: 2
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Észak-Magyarország235
Pest66
Budapest43
Közép-Dunántúl24
Dél-Alföld13
Észak-Alföld9
Dél-Dunántúl3
Nyugat-Dunántúl2
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 24.3%, Medium-sized 25.3%, Small 39%, Micro 6.1%, Size not stated 5.3%Large companies: 96 (24.3%)24%Medium-sized: 100 (25.3%)25%Small: 154 (39%)39%Micro: 24 (6.1%)Size not stated: 21 (5.3%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies96 · 24.3%
Medium-sized100 · 25.3%
Small154 · 39%
Micro24 · 6.1%
Size not stated21 · 5.3%
Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)2023: €601.5M€601.5M20232024: €594.9M€594.9M20242025: €509.1M€509.1M2025
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Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)
2023€601.5M
2024€594.9M
2025€509.1M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Kazincbarcika225
    Kazincbarcika: 225
  2. Gödöllő66
    Gödöllő: 66
  3. Budapest43
    Budapest: 43
  4. Balatonfűzfő14
    Balatonfűzfő: 14
  5. Békéscsaba12
    Békéscsaba: 12
  6. Tihany10
    Tihany: 10
  7. Debrecen8
    Debrecen: 8
  8. Miskolc6
    Miskolc: 6
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Where the buyers are (city)
Kazincbarcika225
Gödöllő66
Budapest43
Balatonfűzfő14
Békéscsaba12
Tihany10
Debrecen8
Miskolc6

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 2905, 2901, 2902, 2915, 2909, 2917, 2921, 2815, 2914, 2809, 2801, 2807, 2806 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Hungary

100%

Awards to companies registered in Hungary: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

73.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 73.2%

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

Lots with a single bid

53.7%

Lots with a single bid: 53.7%

Among 395 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. VízTEC Zrt.59 public contracts in total
  2. VINYL Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság55 public contracts in total
  3. UNICHEM Vegyipari, Kereskedelmi, Szolgáltató Kft.31 public contracts in total
  4. VWR International Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság121 public contracts in total
  5. Reanal Laborvegyszer Kereskedelmi Kft.19 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals in Hungary?
31 companies won 149 contract award notices for these categories from 23 public buyers in Hungary since November 2023. The companies that win most often are VízTEC Zrt., VINYL Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, UNICHEM Vegyipari, Kereskedelmi, Szolgáltató Kft., VWR International Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, Reanal Laborvegyszer Kereskedelmi Kft..
How big is the basic inorganic and organic chemicals market in Hungary?
In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 159 supply contracts for basic inorganic and organic chemicals through award notices on TED; the 157 of them that state a value (98.7%) add up to €9.79 million. Hungary imported €509 million of goods in the customs headings matched to basic inorganic and organic chemicals in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2905, 2901, 2902, 2915, 2909 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 15.4% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of basic inorganic and organic chemicals meet buyers and distributors in Hungary?
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.