Fine and various chemical products market in Sweden: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 30 supply contracts for fine and various chemical products through award notices on TED; the 2 of them that state a value (6.7%) add up to €2.13 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Sweden imported €843 million of goods in the customs headings matched to fine and various chemical products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3824, 3815, 3506, 3811, 3403 and 6 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.5% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 82 companies have won 264 public supply contracts for fine and various chemical products in Sweden, in 90 award notices from 67 public buyers.
  • 83% of these awards went to companies registered in Sweden; the most frequent foreign origin is Finland.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 43.9% of all awards.
  • 35.8% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Sweden — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €106 billion in 2025, 17.6% 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, "Fine and various chemical products market in Sweden", https://cresques.com/markets/se/249-fine-and-various-chemical-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
82
since November 2023
Award notices
90
on TED
Public buyers
67
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€842.9M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

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

Contracts awarded
264
in 90 award notices
Awarded value
€22.2M
from 7% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
82
with at least one award
Public buyers
67
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 13613620242025: 303020252026: 98982026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024136
202530
202698
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €14.4M€14.4M20242025: €2.1M€2.1M20252026: €5.7M€5.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€14.4M
2025€2.1M
2026€5.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 139
  2. Hospitals and health services: 57
  3. Water utilities: 24
  4. Armed forces and defence agencies: 21
  5. Universities, schools and research: 9
  6. Environment and waste: 7
  7. Electricity utilities: 3
  8. Airports: 3
  9. Other1
    Other: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration139
Hospitals and health services57
Water utilities24
Armed forces and defence agencies21
Universities, schools and research9
Environment and waste7
Electricity utilities3
Airports3
Other1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Stockholm62
    SE11
    Stockholm: 62
  2. Östra Mellansverige55
    SE12
    Östra Mellansverige: 55
  3. Småland med öarna55
    SE21
    Småland med öarna: 55
  4. Västsverige32
    SE23
    Västsverige: 32
  5. Övre Norrland25
    SE33
    Övre Norrland: 25
  6. Sydsverige21
    SE22
    Sydsverige: 21
  7. Norra Mellansverige10
    SE31
    Norra Mellansverige: 10
  8. Mellersta Norrland4
    SE32
    Mellersta Norrland: 4
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Stockholm62
Östra Mellansverige55
Småland med öarna55
Västsverige32
Övre Norrland25
Sydsverige21
Norra Mellansverige10
Mellersta Norrland4
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 31.8%, Medium-sized 3.8%, Small 0.4%, Micro 0.8%, SME (size not stated) 4.9%, Size not stated 58.3%Large companies: 84 (31.8%)32%Medium-sized: 10 (3.8%)Small: 1 (0.4%)Micro: 2 (0.8%)SME (size not stated): 13 (4.9%)Size not stated: 154 (58.3%)58%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies84 · 31.8%
Medium-sized10 · 3.8%
Small1 · 0.4%
Micro2 · 0.8%
SME (size not stated)13 · 4.9%
Size not stated154 · 58.3%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Finland25
    Finland: 25
  2. Netherlands8
    Netherlands: 8
  3. Germany6
    Germany: 6
  4. Denmark3
    Denmark: 3
  5. Norway2
    Norway: 2
  6. United Kingdom1
    United Kingdom: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Finland25
Netherlands8
Germany6
Denmark3
Norway2
United Kingdom1
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)2023: €830.6M€830.6M20232024: €811M€811M20242025: €842.9M€842.9M2025
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Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
2023€830.6M
2024€811M
2025€842.9M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Stockholm41
    Stockholm: 41
  2. VISBY27
    VISBY: 27
  3. MARIESTAD20
    MARIESTAD: 20
  4. Skellefteå20
    Skellefteå: 20
  5. SALA18
    SALA: 18
  6. LINKÖPING16
    LINKÖPING: 16
  7. Uppsala13
    Uppsala: 13
  8. Gislaved8
    Gislaved: 8
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Where the buyers are (city)
Stockholm41
VISBY27
MARIESTAD20
Skellefteå20
SALA18
LINKÖPING16
Uppsala13
Gislaved8

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 3824, 3815, 3506, 3811, 3403, 3301, 3504, 3809, 3707, 3802, 3820 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Sweden

83%

Awards to companies registered in Sweden: 83%

45 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

43.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 43.9%

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

Lots with a single bid

35.8%

Lots with a single bid: 35.8%

Among 179 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. Brenntag Nordic Aktiebolag28 public contracts in total
  2. Kemira Oyj58 public contracts in total
  3. Feralco Nordic AB22 public contracts in total
  4. SNF Nordic AB11 public contracts in total
  5. Swed Handling AB15 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for fine and various chemical products in Sweden?
82 companies won 90 contract award notices for these categories from 67 public buyers in Sweden since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Brenntag Nordic Aktiebolag, Kemira Oyj, Feralco Nordic AB, SNF Nordic AB, Swed Handling AB.
How big is the fine and various chemical products market in Sweden?
In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 30 supply contracts for fine and various chemical products through award notices on TED; the 2 of them that state a value (6.7%) add up to €2.13 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Sweden imported €843 million of goods in the customs headings matched to fine and various chemical products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3824, 3815, 3506, 3811, 3403 and 6 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 1.5% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of fine and various chemical products meet buyers and distributors in Sweden?
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.